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Document: 2026 WCPFC Position Statement


ISSF prepared this position statement for consideration at the 23rd regular session of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC), which will take place December 1–5, 2025.

The statement covers topics in these categories: compliance processes; tuna stock management; effective management procedures (harvest strategies); drifting fish aggregating device (FAD) management; electronic monitoring and reporting and observer coverage; monitoring, control, and surveillance; bycatch mitigation and shark protections; and capacity. The statement also includes ISSF’s top “asks” or requests of WCPFC.

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