OUR TEAM
provides policy, governance and strategic support to deliver tuna fisheries management, development and operations
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We are governed
by our members through the Forum Fisheries Committee (FFC)…
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Our executive team
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FFA’s organisation is structured
to deliver tuna fisheries management, development and operations
The Forum Fisheries Committee (FFC) is the governing body of the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA). It provides policy direction and oversight, and serves as the primary decision-making body on Pacific regional fisheries management and cooperation among FFA Members.
The FFC operates through two governing chambers: FFC Officials and FFC Ministerial.
FFC Officials is represented by senior government officials responsible for fisheries from the 17 Members of FFA. This chamber agrees on FFA’s priorities, annual work programme, and budget.
FFC Ministerial is represented by government Ministers responsible for fisheries from the 17 Members of FFA. It provides higher-level oversight of FFA’s work and sets the Agency’s strategic direction.
Both chambers meet annually. The FFC Officials Meeting is usually held in May, followed by the FFC Ministerial Meeting, which is typically held around July.
The FFA Secretariat, based in Honiara, Solomon Islands, is responsible for implementing the directives and decisions endorsed by the FFC.
Our executive team guides the work of the Secretariat,
supported by high-level advisers in Audit, Legal, Communications, Transformation, Monitoring and Evaluation and Training, and works with Division Directors and staff to develop high-level policy advice for FFC and Members.
Support from the executive covers:
The FFA Secretariat is headed by the Director-General and supported by an executive team comprising the Deputy Director-General and four Divisional Directors. The current FFA Director-General is Mr. Noan David Pakop.
We have 4 divisions of work:
Fisheries management
provides policy and legal frameworks for the sustainable management of tuna.
Fisheries development
develops the capacity of members to sustainably harvest, process and market tuna to create livelihoods.
Fisheries operations
supports monitoring, control and surveillance of fisheries as well as treaty administration, information technology and vessel registration and monitoring.
Corporate services
supports the organisation’s work through administration, human resources, finance and other corporate functions.
Learn more about our Members, partners and donors
We support 17 Members in the Pacific and surrounds; donor partners support our work; and we collaborate with regional partners.