Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission
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The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) is a regional fisheries management organisation established to conserve and manage tuna and other highly migratory fish stocks across the western and central areas of the Pacific Ocean. Its full name is Commission for the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean. It commenced operations in late 2005, and its secretariat is based in Pohnpei, in the northern Pacific state of the Federated States of Micronesia.
Abbreviation | WCPFC |
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Formation | 19 June 2004 (19 years ago) (2004-06-19) |
Type | Regional fisheries management organisation |
Purpose | Fisheries |
Headquarters | Kolonia, Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia |
Coordinates | 6.9666024°N 158.2128149°E / 6.9666024; 158.2128149 |
Area served | Western Pacific Ocean |
Membership | 26 state members |
Executive Director | Rhea Moss-Christian |
Website | www |
It was established by the international treaty Convention on the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean (WCPF Convention), which entered into force on 19 June 2004.[1] The WCPF Convention is the second regional fisheries management agreement negotiated since the conclusion of the 1995 U.N. Fish Stocks Agreement.