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Unfinished business remains as WCPFC meeting ends
Saturday, 11 December 2010, 6:47 pm | Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency
HAWAII, US, 10 DECEMBER 2010: As the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) annual meeting closed today, FFA members said there was unfinished business that the Commission needed to address next year. While FFA members made advances ... More >>
Special Management Measures on Eastern High Seas Pocket
Saturday, 11 December 2010, 4:48 pm | Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency
10th December, 2010, Hawaii: The Cook Islands delegation to the Western Central Pacific Fisheries Commission has successfully introduced special management measures designed to combat illegal, unregulated and unreported (IUU) fishing in the eastern high seas ... More >>
Action to restrict access to fishing grounds
Saturday, 27 November 2010, 8:16 pm | Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency
MAJURO, MARSHALL ISLANDS, FRIDAY 26 NOVEMBER 2010: The Ministerial Meeting of the Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) which includes leaders from Federated States of Micronesia, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Solomon ... More >>
Forum Sets up Tuna Website
Saturday, 27 November 2010, 6:53 pm | Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency
The Ministerial Meeting of the Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) which includes leaders from Federated States of Micronesia, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Tuvalu, today launched the PNA website – ... More >>
FFA & SPC Assist Fisheries Review In Tuvalu
Friday, 15 October 2010, 4:37 pm | Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency
The Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency with the Secretariat of the South Pacific Community are assisting Tuvalu to hold stakeholder consultations and develop a National Tuna Fisheries Management and Development Plan this week. More >>
FFA Provides Assistance For Fisheries Development
Friday, 1 October 2010, 3:27 pm | Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency
A unique FFA initiative is underway to increase the returns to domestic economies by assisting national fisheries development through facilitating productive investment activities in member countries. More >>
Tuvalu Launches 4-Year Roadmap For Fisheries
Tuesday, 21 September 2010, 5:19 pm | Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency
After months of discussion,consultation, and planning, Tuvalu launched a roadmap for how to strengthen its fisheries institutions, manage and develop its fisheries and coordinate activities of government. More >>
Solomon Star: Luisibaea Warns Fishing Vessels
Tuesday, 21 September 2010, 5:18 pm | Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency
Newly appointed Fisheries Minister Jimmy Lusibaea has sent a clear warning to all foreign fishing vessels found fishing illegally in our waters that they would be prosecuted if they are caught. More >>
Surveillance Conducted Across Pacific Waters
Tuesday, 24 August 2010, 4:09 pm | Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency
This year's Operation Island Chief, a surveillance operation involving PNG, Federated States of Micronesia, Palau, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Kiribati and the USA, coordinated by the FFA Regional Fisheries Surveillance Centre, ended yesterday. More >>
Key Fisheries Meetings Outcomes: November 2009
Monday, 9 November 2009, 2:59 pm | Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency
The 5th Regional Steering Committee was held on 7 November 2009, the final steering committee meeting for the project which ends its first phase in December 2010. Achievements of the Project were detailed in science, fisheries management and fisheries monitoring, ... More >>
Pacific Islands Forum Communique on Fisheries
Friday, 7 August 2009, 12:32 pm | Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency
15. Leaders noted that fisheries resources of the Pacific represent a major source of food and income for Pacific Islands Countries (PICs) and for many Pacific people is the main prospect for sustainable economic development. The maximization of return ... More >>
FFA Prosecuting Illegal Fishing Vessels
Monday, 3 November 2008, 9:50 pm | Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency
In Tonga this week, fisheries officers, police and maritime navy at the workshop will learn more about International law, National laws, Regional and Sub-regional Fisheries Agreements, Fishing Vessel Boarding & Evidence Collections and Court Procedures. More >>
PNA fishing arrangement signed by Marshal Islands
Friday, 22 August 2008, 2:46 pm | Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency
NIUE, DATE 2008: The Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency's Director General was pleased to witness the signing of the Parties to the Nauru (PNA) Agreement 3rd Implementing Arrangement by Marshall Islands in Niue today. This historic subregional arrangement, ... More >>
