In the Western and Central Pacific Ocean (WCPO), which accounts for over half of world
tuna production, purse seine effort and catch on floating objects have increased significantly …

Tunas are the focus of significant fisheries in the Pacific Ocean, where landings of four species
– skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis), yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares), bigeye tuna (…

In an effort to increase purse seine fishing efficiency for tropical tunas, over 30,000 drifting
Fish Aggregating Devices (dFADs) are deployed every year by fishers in the Western and …

Foraging with tuna is a well-documented seabird strategy, referred to as facilitated foraging.
However, despite this behaviour being considered almost obligatory in nutrient-poor tropical …

The distribution of marine species is often modeled using Eulerian approaches, in which
changes to population density or abundance are calculated at fixed locations in space. …

Large-scale, no-take marine protected areas (MPAs) have been established in several
locations in the Pacific and expansion of such areas to reach 30% of the ocean area is actively …

Maintaining the level of fish consumption in Pacific Island countries recommended for good
nutrition as the populations of coastal communities grow, and as coral reefs are degraded by …

Catch and distribution of tuna in the ocean are typically investigated with ocean basin-scale
models. Due to their large scale, such models must greatly simplify tuna behaviour occurring …

Tuna fisheries catch over three million tonnes of skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) each
year, the majority of which come from purse-seine vessels targeting fish associated with man-…

Delineating the stock structure of highly-mobile, wide-ranging fishes subject to exploitation
is a challenging task, yet one that is fundamental to optimal fisheries management. A case in …