Worth $2-3 billion per year tuna caught in the national waters of Members is important for many people’s livelihoods in the Pacific. FFA supports sustainable offshore fisheries and healthy ecosystems → FFA supports Members at national and regional levels → FFA aims to maximise economic and social benefits from fisheries →

OUR VISION

Our people enjoying the greatest possible social and economic benefits from the sustainable use of offshore fisheries resources.

OUR MISSION

Empowering FFA Members to take collective and national action for the sustainable use of offshore fisheries resources.

SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES

Ensure sustainable fisheries and healthy ecosystems.

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EMPOWER MEMBERS

Empower our Members to maximise their social and economic benefits from their offshore fisheries.

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MONITOR FISHERIES

Monitor fisheries in order to reduce illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

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HIGH LEVEL ADVICE

Members are supported with high level policy advice from technical experts in training, communications and training.

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Collaborating with donor and regional partners

FFA supports 17 Members

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Recent News, Speeches and Press Releases

from FFA

Tackling gender gaps in Fisheries: FFA, SPC inaugural GESI Forum

11 April 2024

Pacific Fisheries Ministers have called for consideration and action on fisheries in United Nations Framework on Climate Change Convention Conference of the Parties (COP) meetings, as the world’s biggest and healthiest tuna stock faces potential depletion because of climate change.

Milestone for Pacific/US Tuna Treaty

28 March 2024

Pacific Fisheries Ministers have called for consideration and action on fisheries in United Nations Framework on Climate Change Convention Conference of the Parties (COP) meetings, as the world’s biggest and healthiest tuna stock faces potential depletion because of climate change.

FFA launches new Electronic Vessel Register and Port State Measures Systems

21 March 2024

Pacific Fisheries Ministers have called for consideration and action on fisheries in United Nations Framework on Climate Change Convention Conference of the Parties (COP) meetings, as the world’s biggest and healthiest tuna stock faces potential depletion because of climate change.

Operation Rai Balang: Joint Forces Combat IUU Fishing to Secure Sustainable Fisheries Future

18 March 2024

Pacific Fisheries Ministers have called for consideration and action on fisheries in United Nations Framework on Climate Change Convention Conference of the Parties (COP) meetings, as the world’s biggest and healthiest tuna stock faces potential depletion because of climate change.

FFA Members strengthen relations with Development Partners

27 February 2024

Pacific Fisheries Ministers have called for consideration and action on fisheries in United Nations Framework on Climate Change Convention Conference of the Parties (COP) meetings, as the world’s biggest and healthiest tuna stock faces potential depletion because of climate change.

Q&A: Exploring indigenous knowledge to foster sustainable fishing practices

27 February 2024

Solomon Islands-based fisheries researcher Jasmine Rahi’i has…

Patrol boat rearmament to help safeguard Solomon Islands fisheries

27 February 2024

In a development aimed at enhancing maritime security and combating…

Fisheries Ministers Call for Increased Fisheries Commitment in COP Meetings

14 December 2023

Pacific Fisheries Ministers have called for consideration and action on fisheries in United Nations Framework on Climate Change Convention Conference of the Parties (COP) meetings, as the world’s biggest and healthiest tuna stock faces potential depletion because of climate change.

“Collaborative Efforts in the Pacific: Regional Agencies Unite to Combat Transnational Crimes and IUU Fishing”

24 November 2023

Transnational organized crime (TOC) poses a significant and growing threat to national and international security, with dire implications for public safety, public health, democratic institutions, and economic stability across the globe.

FFA Members agree on management options for Pacific Tuna Fishery

13 November 2023

In a series of meetings convened at the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) recently, FFA Members have agreed on management options for the region's multi-million dollar Tuna Fishery.

Operation Kurukuru: Joint Forces Combat IUU Fishing to Secure Sustainable Fisheries Future

6 November 2023

Enhancing maritime security and promoting sustainable fisheries management across the Pacific is a key outcome of Operation Kurukuru, which came to a close on Friday.

Moana Voices: Dorothy Wickham – the voice behind the ‘Solwata Blo Iumi’ radio campaign

17 October 2023

Highlighting the role of Pacific women has allowed a broadcaster…

Jobs, infrastructure, revenue: New initiative looks to maximise benefits of tuna fisheries for FFA member countries

9 October 2023

Tuna fishing holds significant importance to the economies and…

The tech helping tackle illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing

9 October 2023

The four key tuna fisheries of the Western and Central Pacific…

‘It all washed away’: Wild weather devastates small-scale Aruligo fish hatchery

3 October 2023

A local Tilapia farm in Aruligo, North West Guadalcanal, has…

RNZ: New Poseidons zoom in on illegal fishers

7 September 2023

Boats have just 30 seconds warning before the Air Force's new…

Unreported tuna catch in the sights of Pacific island nations

7 September 2023

Illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing of tuna in…

Guadalcanal’s aquaculture project and its potential role in sustainable fishing

30 August 2023

Aquaculture reduces the need for excessive fishing of wild species,…

An eye on the Pacific: The Regional Fisheries Surveillance Centre

25 August 2023

The Regional Fisheries Surveillance Centre based in Honiara,…

It takes a village: Global fisheries gathering highlights importance of cooperation and data sharing

22 August 2023

An international gathering of fisheries enforcement experts in…

Pacific Ocean Safeguarded from illegal fishing threats thanks to Operation Island Chief

21 August 2023

Monitoring, control and surveillance operation to help stop illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing a success.

Sogavare: Aquaculture vital in tackling overfishing and depletion of fish stocks

14 August 2023

With its vast coastline and rich marine resources, the Solomon…

Pacific Fisheries Ministers advance regional fisheries priorities

20 July 2023

Monitoring, control and surveillance operation to help stop illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing a success.

Pacific signs new economic assistance agreement with the United States

18 July 2023

Monitoring, control and surveillance operation to help stop illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing a success.