Regional Cooperation reduces Illegal, Unreported & Unregulated tuna fishing in Pacific The annual volume of catch thought to be taken by illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in the tuna fisheries of the Western and Central Pacific has reduced over the past decade with only 5% due to unlicensed and unregulated tuna fishing, according to […]
Pacific Islands unite against challenges to the sustainability of their tuna stocks and defend their sovereign rights to manage fisheries in their waters 18th Western & Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WFPFC), December 1-7, 2021 Making sure the tuna fisheries of the Western and Central Pacific remain sustainable is one of the driving aims of Pacific […]
Maritime boundaries high-level dialogue
Opening remarks by Forum Fisheries Agency FFA Director-General Dr Manu Tupou-Roosen Your Excellency Honourable David Panuelo, President of the Federated States of Micronesia Honourable Henry Puna, Pacific Oceans Commissioner and Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat Dr Stuart Minchin, Director General of the Pacific Community Distinguished representatives and partners It is a great […]
One of the largest fisheries surveillance operations in the world, Operation Kurukuru, came to a successful close today following 12 days of international co-operationto target Illegal, Unregulated and Unreported (IUU) fishing in the Pacific. Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) Director Fisheries Operations, Allan Rahari said the FFA-coordinated Operation combined intelligence gathering, analysis and surveillance […]
Chair of the Forum Fisheries Hon. Semi Koroilavesau (Fiji)
Committee Ministers Hon. Semi Koroilavesau (Fiji) Distinguished Honourable Ministers of our Forum Fisheries Agency member countries Director-General Dr. Manu Tupou-Roosen and members of the FFA Secretariat Ladies and gentlemen Ni sa Bula Vinaka and a very good morning to you all. Thank you for this opportunity to call our meeting to order. I would like […]
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Forum Fisheries Committee Ministerial Meeting 18
FFCMIN18 – FFA DG’s opening statement Thank you Honourable Chair. Let me begin by acknowledging Our Heavenly Father who is always with us and join in thanking the Hon. Minister Mona Ainu’u of Niue for the wonderful prayer to start our day. I acknowledge the Honourable Ministers here today, FFC Officials Chair Baleinabuli, Heads of […]
Pacific Ministers prioritise addressing Covid-19 and climate change impacts on Pacific tuna fisheries. Pacific Ministers have identified dealing with the immediate impacts of Covid-19 and the longer term threats of climate change on offshore fisheries as key areas to address, at the 18th Forum Fisheries Committee Ministerial (FFCMin18) meeting, which concluded yesterday. New FFCMin18 Chair, Fiji Minister for Fisheries, […]
A Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency-led surveillance operation covering 18.4 million square kilometres, came to a successful closure today (Friday 6th August 2021). FFA Director Fisheries Operations, Allan Rahari said that despite the 10-day Operation covering a substantial area it was bolstered by local knowledge and expertise. “Island Chief, one of four operations conducted […]
Key concerns for Pacific fisheries ministers Last week, the Pacific Regional Fisheries Ministers Meeting took place online addressing regional priorities for the Pacific’s coastal fisheries, aquaculture and marine sectors. The gathering included fisheries ministers and officials from the Pacific Island Forum countries and territories, as well as regional organisations and observers. “Today is a call for concerted […]
STUDY – Climate change is driving tuna further to the east, threatening the economic security of several small island states Global warming is expected to progressively push tuna populations from the waters of 10 Pacific Small Island Developing States (SIDS)* into the high seas, disrupting island economies, according to a new collaborative study by Conservation International and […]
The ongoing, sustainable management of the Pacific’s offshore fisheries is the focus of a new NZD$18 million Arrangement signed between the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) and the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA). The five-year Arrangement, signed in Honiara on Friday, gives funding and planning certainty to an industry that contributes an […]