Request for Proposals: WCPFC Game Theory Analysis

Sharks Pacific is requesting proposals for a Game-Theoretic Analysis of Voting versus Consensus Decision-Making in the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission.

Sharks Pacific seeks to engage a qualified game theorist or research team with expertise in institutional economics, international relations, and/or public choice theory to conduct a comprehensive analysis that will:

• Map the strategic structure of WCPFC decision-making, identifying how current rules create incentives for consensus-seeking versus voting behaviour
• Model coalition formation dynamics under consensus and voting scenarios, with particular attention to PICT interests and FFA coordination
• Analyse voting power distribution under the dual-chamber system and identify conditions under which different coalitions could form stable majorities
• Assess the stability of cooperation in a repeated-game framework, examining how voting versus consensus affects long-term reciprocity and compliance
• Evaluate alternative institutional designs and their likely effects on decision-making efficiency, conservation outcomes, and distributional fairness
• Provide actionable insights for PICT delegations on strategic considerations around voting, coalition building, and institutional reform

Download the WCPFC Game Theory Analysis RFP