Western and Central Pacific Ocean

E510795

marine region oceanic region

The Western and Central Pacific Ocean is a vast marine region renowned for its exceptionally rich tuna fisheries and critical importance to the economies and food security of Pacific Island nations.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Western and Central Pacific Ocean canonical	1
south-central Pacific Ocean	1
western and central Pacific Ocean	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	marine region ⓘ oceanic region ⓘ
abbreviatedAs	WCPO NERFINISHED ⓘ
economicImportanceFor	Federated States of Micronesia NERFINISHED ⓘ Fiji NERFINISHED ⓘ Kiribati NERFINISHED ⓘ Marshall Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ Nauru NERFINISHED ⓘ Palau NERFINISHED ⓘ Papua New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ Samoa NERFINISHED ⓘ Solomon Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ Tonga NERFINISHED ⓘ Tuvalu NERFINISHED ⓘ Vanuatu NERFINISHED ⓘ
governedBy	Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	high marine biodiversity ⓘ rich tuna fisheries ⓘ tropical and subtropical waters ⓘ
hasEcosystemType	coral reef ecosystems in coastal areas ⓘ open ocean pelagic ecosystem ⓘ
hasKeyIssue	bycatch of non-target species ⓘ illegal unreported and unregulated fishing ⓘ impacts of climate change on fisheries ⓘ overfishing risk for tuna stocks ⓘ
hasManagementBody	Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ
importantFor	economies of Pacific Island countries ⓘ food security of Pacific Island countries ⓘ
isCriticalFor	livelihoods of coastal communities ⓘ regional food security ⓘ
isMajorSourceOf	albacore tuna ⓘ bigeye tuna ⓘ global tuna supply ⓘ skipjack tuna ⓘ yellowfin tuna ⓘ
isSubjectOf	marine conservation initiatives ⓘ regional fisheries management agreements ⓘ
locatedIn	Central Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Pacific Ocean ⓘ
supports	employment in fishing sector ⓘ export earnings from tuna products ⓘ government revenue from fishing access fees ⓘ
supportsSector	artisanal fisheries ⓘ industrial tuna fisheries ⓘ small-scale coastal fisheries ⓘ
usedBy	Pacific Island coastal states ⓘ distant-water fishing nations ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency → operatesIn → Western and Central Pacific Ocean ⓘ

U.S. Pacific unorganized territories → locatedIn → Western and Central Pacific Ocean ⓘ

subject surface form: Jarvis Island

this entity surface form: south-central Pacific Ocean

Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission → jurisdiction → Western and Central Pacific Ocean ⓘ

this entity surface form: western and central Pacific Ocean