Honiara, 3 September 2020 – A fisheries monitoring, control and surveillance operation in the Pacific concludes this week, with excellent cooperation demonstrated between nations despite the...
IUU fishing
FFA: Aerial surveillance critical for monitoring of our EEZs — media release
HONIARA, 25 August 2020 – Fisheries ministers at their 17th Forum Fisheries Committee meeting on 6–7 August recognized the importance of aerial surveillance, including through the Pacific...
Fisheries ministers strengthen commitment to regional cooperation amid pandemic: media release
HONIARA, 8 August 2020 – Fisheries Ministers from member countries of the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) have expressed serious concern about the unprecedented impacts of the...
FFC adopts the FFA regional PSM framework: media release
HONIARA, 5 August 2020 – The Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Committee (FFC) has successfully sanctioned the regional Port State Measure (PSM) framework at its 114th meeting, held in...
Exchange of maritime boundaries data to boost fisheries monitoring, control and surveillance in region: media release
SUVA, 16 June 2020 – A milestone has been reached by the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) and the Pacific Community (SPC) following the successful completion of an agreement between...
FFA calls for action to address human elements of IUU fishing: media release
HONIARA, 28 May 2020 – AMIDST the ongoing challenge of illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing worldwide, the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) has called for collective action...
Boats to boost security in Solomons: Sogavare
HONIARA, 15 November 2019 – The arrival of the new Guardian class patrol boats for Solomon Islands will greatly improve the capabilities of the local police force to serve the nation, secure its...
Media Release: FFA leads one of largest maritime surveillance operations to end illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing
HONIARA, 25 October 2019 – The Pacific Island Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) lead Operation Kurukuru is one of the largest maritime surveillance operations globally covering an area the land size of...
US steps up in Pacific; launches coastal surveillance system
Kayangel State, one of the sites of the coastal surveillance system. Photo: Richard Brooks
‘No place to hide’ for illegal fishing fleets as surveillance satellites prepare for lift-off
Republished from Mongabay News, 30 August 2019 by Gavin Haines A low-cost satellite revolution is paving the way for real-time monitoring of fishing vessels using synthetic-aperture radar (SAR).SAR...
