Pacific Tuna 2050: Resilience, Innovation, Equity and Sustainable Trade for a Prosperous Future

The Pacific tuna story is, at its heart, a story about stewardship: of people, of resources, and of an ocean whose productivity sustains communities far beyond the Blue Pacific Continent. That ethos was unmistakable at the 9th Pacific Tuna Forum (PTF 2025), where senior officials, scientists, industry leaders, and civil society gathered to take stock of progress and chart a course to 2050. Framed by the theme “Pacific Tuna 2050: Resilience, Innovation, Equity and Sustainable Trade for a Prosperous Future,” the two-day programme in Nadi, Fiji, combined hard science with policy, market intelligence with social responsibility, and regional vision with practical investment pathways.

Hosted by the Government of Fiji, in partnership with Papua New Guinea National Fisheries Authority (PNG NFA) and INFOFISH; and co-organised with the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA), the Pacific Community (SPC), the Parties to the Nauru Agreement Office (PNAO), the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC), the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS), and FAO GLOBEFISH, the Forum reaffirmed the Pacific’s leadership of a fishery that supplies the majority of the world’s tuna. It also underscored a broader truth: tuna is not only an export commodity but a pillar of food security, livelihoods, culture, and trade across the region.

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