Review of Institutional Reform and Institutional Strenghtening in Pacific Fisheries

This page contains a report on experiences and lessons learned from fisheries institutional reform (IR) and institutional strengthening (IS) activities in the Pacific. Critical input into this report came from discussions at a workshop conducted at the FFA Headquarters in Honiara on 15-16 May 2007.

This workshop was co-funded by FFA Trust Funds for National Institutional Strengthening Review and the OFM Project.

Discussions at this workshop, together with information garnered from informal discussions with of member country representatives at the annual Forum Fisheries Committee meeting in 2007 and other reviewed literature has led to this valuable review of the factors necessary for sustainable institutional reform and strengthening. Information on the pros and cons of different Statutory Authority and Departmental fishery governance models is likely to be of considerable interest to persons with fisheries management responsibilities at all levels.