Statement on World Ocean Day 2021
Dr Manu Tupou-Roosen, Director General, Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency FFA welcomes the theme of this year’s #WorldOceanDay The Ocean: Life and Livelihood. This resonates strongly with our membership with the Ocean being central to our survival. Our region is home to the world’s largest and best-managed tuna fishery in the world. The biological sustainability […]
Operation Tui Moana, a regional fisheries surveillance operation covering the Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs) of Cook Islands, Fiji, Niue, Samoa, Tokelau, Tonga and Tuvalu as well as associated high seas, marked 20 years protecting this important Pacific resource. Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) Director of Fisheries Operations, Allan Rahari reflected that recognising the contribution of Operation […]
The Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) is stepping up efforts to stop the dumping of plastic waste at sea in the western and central Pacific Ocean (WCPO). The agency has completed a consultancy study into ways of improving compliance with the rules. It focuses on plastic waste dumped by tuna fishing vessels. Since 1 […]
New Fiji Chair for Forum Fisheries Committee (FFC) The 118th Forum Fisheries Officials Committee (FFC) meeting commenced this week with Fiji taking on the chair responsibility. Acting Permanent Secretary for Fisheries, Pene Baleinabuli, called on the regional forum to continue strengthening efforts to address the multiple and increasingly complex issues involving the sustainable management of […]
Amplifying the voices of young Pacific people and addressing their questions and concerns is at the heart of the Teen Tuna Tok campaign, launched this week to mark World Tuna Day (Sunday 2nd May 2021). The social media campaign, a joint initiative from the Pacific’s lead agencies working with Tuna, has received entries from teens […]
It is with great regret that Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) shares the news of the untimely passing of Mrs Mbwenea Teioki, Principal Compliance and Monitoring Officer, Ministry of Fisheries, Republic of Kiribati. Mbwenea spent her entire career in service to the national Kiribati fisheries sector. Working for the Ministry of Fisheries she held roles encompassing […]
The Pacific Way – Cooperation in MCS Technologies
Seafood and Fisheries Emerging Technologies Conference Keynote Speech: The Pacific Way: Cooperation in MCS Technologies Dr Manu Tupou-Roosen, FFA Director- General Thank you Mark, nice to ‘see you’ again, appreciate the kind introduction. Malo e lelei everyone and trust that you are keeping safe and well during these challenging times. Thank you for this opportunity to address […]
The first Forum Fisheries Agency coordinated fisheries monitoring, control and surveillance operation of 2021, Operation Rai Balang concluded last week after two weeks of increased surveillance effort in eight Pacific nations. National organisations in Federated States of Micronesia, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu have been working together to conduct surveillance, […]
As Pacific nations face declines in per capita growth rates of 5.7%, with six years of economic output* projected to be lost due to COVID-19, protecting the contribution of the oceanic fisheries sector has come into sharp focus. Thanks to an ongoing program of surveillance, including Operation Rai Balang last week, important protections are being provided […]
Applications are invited for scholarships for the Certificate IV in First Line Management (FLM) contextualised for fisheries. FFA is committed to the capacity development of our Members and ensuring, where possible, the training delivered is internationally recognised and provides our Officers with certificates of qualification. Commencing on March 22, 2021, successful applicants will enrol with […]
It is with great sadness that we share the news of the passing of The Honourable Marion Henry of The Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). The Hon. Henry held the role of Chair of the Forum Fisheries Committee, the governing body of FFA, since June 2019. He led the FFA’s Ministerial meetings in 2019 and 2020. […]
Member countries of the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) are actively working together to mitigate the risk of COVID-19 being transmitted through fisheries operations, allowing the industry to continue making a vital contribution to Pacific island economies. Regional protocols have been developed through a strong partnership, led by the Australian Government’s Office of the […]