About SPC's Coastal Fisheries Programme (CFP)

The Coastal Fisheries Programme (CFP) is one of two programmes that make up the Fisheries, Aquaculture and Marine Ecosystem (FAME) Division of SPC, the other one being the Oceanic Fisheries Programme. The CFP’s goal is: “coastal fisheries, nearshore fisheries and aquaculture in Pacific Island Countries and Territories are managed and developed sustainably”. The CFP is made up of two sections: the Aquaculture Section and the Coastal Fisheries Management, Science and Livelihoods Section.

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Pacific handbook for human rights, gender equity and social inclusion in tuna industries

The Pacific handbook for human rights (HR), gender equity and social inclusion (GESI) in tuna industries is an illustratively tailored guide designed to assist fisheries practitioners in national agencies, the private sector, training institutions or civil society organisations to better understand and apply HR/GESI lenses with the prosperous vision of an inclusive, equitable and socio-economically thriving Pacific tuna industry.

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SPC Beche-de-mer Information Bulletin #43

Twelve original articles and scientific observations from around the world are included in this issue. The first article by Ducarme et al. describes the results of a one-year sea cucumber survey conducted in Vanuatu (South Pacific) during 2019/2020. Then, Paderanga et al. give us information on the distribution and abundance of white teatfish in the area of Medano White Island Marine Fish Sanctuary in the Philippines.

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Legal guide to enabling & strengthening coastal fisheries co-management in the Pacific

This guide is intended to support fisheries agencies of PICTs in assessing and improving their co-management legislative frameworks to enable local fishing communities to meet their aspirations for healthy coastal ecosystems while preserving their livelihood

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SPC Fisheries Address Book 2023

The SPC Fisheries Address Book contains more than 1500 individual contacts of fisheries-related people, mainly from the Pacific Islands Region, but also from other parts of the world.

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Other recent articles:

• Women in Fisheries Information Bulletin #37 Read more...
• SPC Fisheries Newsletter #169 Read more...
• SPC FAME Business Plan 2022–2027 Read more...
• Household survey of Special Management Area communities in Tonga Read more...
• Women in Fisheries Information Bulletin #36 Read more...
• SPC Fisheries Newsletter #167 Read more...
• Rights of nature and their relevance to coastal fisheries Download the Information paper (1 Mb)
• 14th SPC Heads of Fisheries Meeting Read more...
• SPC Fisheries Address Book 2022 Read more...
• SPC Beche-de-Mer Information Bulletin #41 Read more...
• SPC Women in fisheries Information Bulletin #35 Read more...
• SPC Fisheries Newsletter #166 Read more...
• Scaling up community-based fisheries management: Regional workshop report Download the PDF
• Assessment of COVID-19 socio-economic impacts on Special Management Area households and small-scale fishers in Tonga Download the report
• Policy Brief #37 on scaling up community-based fisheries management Download the PDF
• The Fourth SPC Regional Technical Meeting on Coastal Fisheries and Aquaculture (RTMCFA4) took place on 12–15 October 2021 Read more.
• SPC Fisheries Newsletter #165 Read more
• Pacific Framework for Action on Scaling up Community-based Fisheries Management: 2021–2025 Read more
• Women in Fisheries nformation Bulletin #34 Read more
• Monitoring the vulnerability and adaptation of coastal fisheries to climate change – Majuro Atoll, RMI Download the Report (3MB)

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