NFWF Grant Profile

Conservation Program(s):

Pacific Seabirds

Project Title: Integrated Seabird Bycatch Management Plan for Pacific Longline Fishery (Vanuatu)

Organization:

Safina Center

Project ID:

0115.22.073680

Award Amount:

$40000.00

Location:

The fishery occurs at grounds at higher latitudes across the Pacific, including in the central north Pacific Ocean to the north and west of the Hawaiian archipelago. Vanuatu is the domestic management. The vessels are owned by a Taiwanese company, based in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.