Tuna players want lobby group for fishing rights

Major players in the tuna industry are calling for the creation of a lobby arm that would promote the Philippines in the global fisheries organizations, particularly the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC).

In her speech during the recent National Tuna Congress, Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) Chairman Luwalhati Antonino said that there is a need for the Philippines to exert strong and united presence in WCPFC to ensure the country’s tuna industry gets its rightful share from the resources and protect gains from conservations efforts.