South Pacific Tuna Treaty

The South Pacific Tuna Treaty is a fisheries treaty agreement between the United States and 16 Pacific Island countries. The treaty entered into force in 1988, was extended in 1993, 2002, 2016, and again in 2024, currently lasting until 2033, unless otherwise extended. It allows for United States fishing vessels to fish in the exclusive economic zones of the other party states.
The parties to the treaty are:

The area covered by the treaty contains the largest and most valuable tuna fisheries in the world, on which many Pacific Island countries depend as one of their most important natural resources.