“We remind ourselves that FFA members were the founding members for the Tuna Commission. And since the beginning, even during the days of the negotiations for the Convention [to establish the...
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Prince Charles launches Solomon Islands’ Ocean Policy
HONIARA, 28 November 2019 -– His Royal Highness, Prince Charles, has launched the Solomon Islands Ocean Policy, which aims to step up sustainable management and conservation of the Solomon Islands...
Pacific Fishing Agency celebrates 40 years
Manumatavai Tupou-Roosen. Photo: Lisa Williams/PMN
Chief Justice of the Solomon Islands and FFA Director-General co-host the first Pacific regional judicial symposium to promote responsibility in fisheries
Market wharves of Honiara, Solomon Islands. Photo: Francisco Blaha
FFA launches fact sheets on tuna fishing basics
The Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) has published two fact sheets that define basic aspects of tuna fishing in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean. One is on the four tuna species...
Pohnpei hosts symposium on technology for tuna transparency
A Group photo of the T-3 Challenge Electronic Monitoring Symposium participants and attendees in Pohnpei. Photo: FSMIS
Gender, human rights and sustainable resource management important aspects of significant Pacific-EU Marine Partnership Programme
Republished from Pacific Community, 26 March 2019 The recent Pacific Community (SPC) 11th Heads of Fisheries meeting held in Noumea, New Caledonia from 11-13 March 2019 has been briefed on a large...
EU fund targets fish laundering in the Pacific
Republished from Radio New Zealand, 10 September 2018 The European Union says its new funding agreement with marine agencies in the Pacific will help prevent fish laundering in the region. The EU,...
Huge grant from Europe to help save Pacific Ocean
Republished from Radio New Zealand, 5 September 2018 Four key regional agencies have signed a deal with the European Union to help promote sustainable management and sound ocean governance in the...
New Zealand commits NZD 4.9 million to help stop illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing in the Pacific
Press release—republished from Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA), 29 June 2018 In a move to enhance tuna fisheries management in the Pacific, the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs...
