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Big challenges headline key Micronesia Fisheries meeting
Saturday, 4 May 2019, 6:21 pm | Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency
POHNPEI, 4 May 2019 -- “The sustainable management of our offshore tuna resources must deliver stronger economic and social benefits to our island communities.” This is the key message from Forum Fisheries Agency Director-General Dr Manu Tupou-Roosen ... More >>
FFA Embraces the call to action for a "balance for better"
Thursday, 7 March 2019, 4:12 pm | Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency
As we celebrate International Women’s Day, we recognise that the theme “Balance for Better” – a call to action for driving gender balance across the world – resonates with our own FFA vision. More >>
Samoa and FFA sign agreement on Regional Aerial Surveillance
Thursday, 28 February 2019, 1:50 pm | Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency
APIA, 28 February 2019 – The Prime Minister of Samoa, Hon. Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi and FFA Director General, Dr Manu Tupou-Roosen signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to formalise Samoa’s support for the FFA’s Regional Aerial ... More >>
Australian CoDF visit a reminder of the power of cooperation
Saturday, 26 January 2019, 10:26 am | Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency
The Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency yesterday welcomed the highest ranking military official from Australia, General Angus Campbell. “The visit by Australian Chief of Defence Force, General Angus Campbell and his team is a reminder of the ... More >>
New Zealand commits NZD 4.9 million to FFA
Friday, 29 June 2018, 12:15 pm | Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency
AUCKLAND 29 June 2018, -- In a move to enhance tuna fisheries management in the Pacific, the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) committed NZD 4.9million to the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) yesterday. More >>
106th Officials Forum Fisheries Committee Meeting Ends
Saturday, 12 May 2018, 1:07 pm | Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency
RAROTONGA, 12 May 2018 – At the conclusion of the 106th Officials Forum Fisheries Committee Meeting, delegates from around the Pacific made substantial progress and agreed to a number of key issues that can now be tabled at the 15th Forum Fisheries ... More >>
IUU report puts confirmed figure on illegal tuna fishing
Friday, 11 March 2016, 3:55 pm | Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency
10 Mar, FFA HQ SOLOMON ISLANDS – The findings of a major study which will put accurate and up to date numbers to the nature and extent of illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing will be made public next week. More >>
Pacific nations to benefit from FFA’s new-look centre
Tuesday, 6 October 2015, 12:27 pm | Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency
Pacific nations to benefit from FFA’s new-look centre for fisheries surveillance 6 October, 2015, FFA RFSC, Honiara SOLOMON ISLANDS –Fisheries surveillance work at the Pacific's Regional Fisheries Surveillance Centre has been refreshed with a ... More >>
FFA, USP team up to train regional tuna ‘detectives’
Friday, 21 February 2014, 1:13 pm | Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency
FFA HQ, Honiara, SOLOMON ISLANDS. --Fisheries inspectors, investigators and enforcement officers from across the Pacific head home from Suva this weekend, after spending almost a month honing their ‘investigative’ skills to help detect fisheries offences. ... More >>
FFA to build on gains made from Cairns Tuna summit
Wednesday, 18 December 2013, 9:12 am | Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency
FFA says it will build on gains made from Cairns Tuna summit as Samoa prepares to host WCPFC 2014. More >>
Samoa confirmed as host country for WCPFC 2014
Friday, 6 December 2013, 11:54 am | Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency
WCPFC 10, Cairns, AUSTRALIA. — Thursday 28th November 2013 –Samoa will be hosting not just one but two major international meetings in 2014. The host country for the global UN Conference on Small Islands Developing States in September next year will ... More >>
Pacific fisheries training scholarship boost
Monday, 11 November 2013, 12:47 pm | Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency
FFA HQ, Honiara, SOLOMON ISLANDS. — New Zealand Aid and the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency will be collaborating in a new initiative to promote maritime qualifications training for the Pacific. More >>
FFA signs partnership agreement with NZ development org
Tuesday, 1 October 2013, 2:39 pm | Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency
A boost in numbers of New Zealand development volunteers supporting Pacific fisheries is to follow the launch of a new regional partnership between the New Zealand Volunteer Services’ Abroad (VSA) program, the Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) and the Secretariat ... More >>
Regional Fisheries Surveillance Cooperation Continues
Friday, 6 September 2013, 4:21 pm | Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency
FFA HQ, Honiara, SOLOMON ISLANDS Pacific analysts and national fisheries officers are noting stronger levels of cooperation and data collation, following on from the annual ‘Operation Bigeye 2013’ regional surveillance swoop on fishing vessels ... More >>
Illegal Fishing Maritime Surveillance Operation
Tuesday, 22 November 2011, 1:30 pm | Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency
Operation Kurukuru 2011, a coordinated maritime surveillance operation in which the countries of the Pacific region cooperated to detect, deter and eliminate activities such as illegal, unregulated and unreported (IUU) fishing and other transnational ... More >>
PNA statement on key decisions on managing tuna fisheries
Tuesday, 12 April 2011, 9:33 am | Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency
Funafuti, Tuvalu, 11 April 2011: The Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) Ministers concluded today as leaders made key decisions to advance their sustainable management and development of its tuna. More >>
Outcomes from meetings on illegal fishing
Wednesday, 6 April 2011, 2:26 pm | Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency
HONIARA, SOLOMON ISLANDS, 25 MARCH-1 APRIL 2011: The 17 members of the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) met last week to discuss how to address illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing at the 14th Monitoring, Control and Surveillance (MCS) ... More >>
Tuvalu Minister Opens PNA Annual Meeting On Sustainable Tuna
Monday, 4 April 2011, 11:12 am | Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency
FUNAFUTI, TUVALU, 4 APRIL 2011: The Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) annual meeting opened today in Tuvalu to discuss key issues around sustainable management and development of its tuna. More >>
Report from visits from Australia, Fiji, Kiribati to FFA
Wednesday, 16 March 2011, 1:51 pm | Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency
High level delegations from member countries of the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) - Australia, Fiji and Kiribati - visited the regional headquarters of the agency last week to tour the Regional Fisheries Surveillance Centre and to discuss ... More >>
DEVFISH II project of EU funded $10 million USD
Monday, 14 March 2011, 1:45 pm | Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency
HONIARA, SOLOMON ISLANDS, 14 MARCH 2011: The European Union (EU), Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) and Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) have commenced the DEVFISH II project to provide national and regional assistance to Pacific ... More >>
