Category: Commodities

A major new study prepared for the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency offers an important reminder: the Western and Central Pacific Ocean remains the center of the global tuna industry. (Tuna Industry and Trade Dynamics and the Western and Central… read more Tuna Industry and Trade Dynamics

The Japanese Meteorological Agency has become the first major weather organization to officially declare the onset of El Niño. This marks the first such event in three years and could develop into one of the stronger episodes on record. With… read more Super El Niño Brings First Major Warning of 2026 Food Price Spikes

For generations, the Pacific islands have lived with the understanding that isolation carries a price. Cargo ships arrive when they arrive. Fuel costs rise when global markets tremble. A damaged port, a delayed tanker, or a cyclone striking the wrong… read more Pacific Islands Face Growing Energy Uncertainty

For many Pacific islanders, the ocean is not merely scenery or an economic resource. It is ancestry, food security, transportation, spirituality, and memory all woven together into one living system. That is why the growing push for deep-sea mining continues… read more Billions for Mining Firms, Pennies for the Pacific?