This is a story about a woman who was determined to succeed, no matter the obstacles. In this case it was to go to sea – even though she grew up in the highlands of Papua New Guinea and had never seen or lived near the sea. Rachael Luru, the first Pacific Island Fisheries Observer, […]
The vision of the Pacific Island Forum Leaders in establishing the FFA in 1979 was exceptional. Anticipating the adoption of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Seas, Leaders identified fisheries as a critical regional sector in which our coastal states could support each other in harnessing their sovereign rights to conserve and […]
First FFA-led monitoring, control and surveillance operation for the year – Operation Rai Balang 2019 ends on a high note The first FFA-led monitoring, control and surveillance operation for the year – Operation Rai Balang (OPRB19) ended on 29 March, finding only six infringements. The infringements were in relation to five vessels not displaying country […]
The Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) was awarded the top prize in the 2019 Stop Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing competition yesterday. “This achievement recognises FFA’s work in Monitoring, Control and Surveillance initiatives to deter IUU fishing in the Pacific. Well done to the team at FFA, past and present, and all of […]
Pacific Forum Leaders have welcomed the increased air surveillance capacity of the new Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) Aerial Surveillance Program funded by Australia under the Pacific Maritime Security Program, PMSP. In a special event hosted at the Nauru International Airport this evening, leaders were able to inspect one of two King Air200 aircraft, fitted with […]
Everything and anything to do with seafood from cold storage, processing equipment to packaging, fisheries technology, and exporting can be found at a seafood show. Each year hundreds of seafood exhibitors showcase their products at the biggest seafood show in the world – European Seafood Expo. There are thousands of buyers, suppliers, media and other seafood […]
The fish that thrive in our waters are of great importance to Pacific Island countries. Shared stewardship of the Pacific Ocean and maintaining regional solidarity as one “Blue Continent” will ensure this resource continues to make a significant contribution to the sustainable development of our people. For decades we have been successful in managing our […]
Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals SDGs: An Exemplary Contribution The Sustainable Development Goals are the blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all. The Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) was established by Pacific leaders in 1979 to support cooperation among Pacific Island Countries in management of tuna fisheries of the Western and Central Pacific Ocean (WCPO). The […]
New Zealand commits NZD 4.9 million to help stop illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing in the Pacific In a move to enhance tuna fisheries management in the Pacific, the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) committed NZD 4.9 million to the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) yesterday. This funding will be […]
Investigations into four serious breaches of vessel fishing licenses have opened up after another regional fisheries surveillance sweep in the Pacific tuna fishery. Operation Island Chief, a ten-day annual operation which ended August 4, involved nine Pacific patrol boats from the 10 participating FFA member nations- Fiji, FSM, Kiribati, Palau, PNG, Nauru, the Marshall Islands, […]
There were no apprehensions and no blue boats, but the annual fisheries surveillance sweep of the Polynesia sub-region still served up a round of interesting highlights for 2017. Coordinated by the FFA’s Regional Fisheries Surveillance Centre, Operation Tui Moana ended its ten-day run on Friday 26th May. Despite the high winds and rough seas which […]