Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) Director-General, Noan David Pakop, addressed Pacific Leaders this morning at the 54th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting (PIFLM54) in Honiara, outlining the region’s achievements in fisheries cooperation and development, while calling for continued vigilance against ongoing challenges.
When Noan David Pakop took up the role of Director General of the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) in November 2024, it was more than a change in leadership. It was a historic milestone.
The Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) has concluded Operation Island Chief 2025 (OPIC25), part of its ongoing programme of surveillance and monitoring operations to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing across the Pacific.
The Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) has applauded Samoa’s leadership on the successful completion of Operation Ika Moana, a week-long operation to clamp down on illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing and other forms of maritime crime in the Blue Pacific.
The Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) has today received the US$60 million payment for 2024, under the Economic Assistance Agreement (EAA) associated with the Treaty on Fisheries with the Government of the United States of America.
The Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) continues to strengthen regional fisheries enforcement by supporting High Seas Boarding and Inspection (HSBI) of fishing vessel, to ensure compliance with conservation and management measures under the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC).
The 24th Forum Fisheries Committee (FFC) Ministerial Meeting and the 6th Regional Fisheries Ministers Meeting (RFMM) concluded today in Niue, with a Ministerial Retreat held in Alofi.
In a landmark development for Pacific fisheries, officials have reached consensus on the long-standing issue of South Pacific albacore (SPA) tuna allocation within the Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs) of the Pacific Island Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) Members south of the equator.
Women working behind the scenes across the Pacific fisheries sector were celebrated in Niue last night, as the latest edition of Moana Voices was honoured during the opening ceremony of the 24th Forum Fisheries Committee Ministerial Meeting (FFCMin24).
Over the next three days, Fisheries Ministers will deliberate on a comprehensive agenda covering priorities such as the Fisheries Roadmap, the Chair’s Ocean Literacy Initiative, the progress on the implementation of FFA’s Climate Change Strategy, and the East New Britain Initiative. Discussions will also include updates on fisheries development initiatives, the Independent Refresh and Performance Review of FFA, the 2050 Strategy, and the Review of Regional Architecture.
Twenty-six officials from Tuvalu Fisheries, Tuvalu Police Maritime, Fiji Fisheries, Fiji Navy and Nauru Fisheries completed a week-long training on Fisheries Boarding and Inspection, co-delivered by the Pacific Island Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA), Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) and New Zealand’s Ministry of Primary Industry (MPI).
Judicial Officers across the Pacific and international fisheries legal experts are gathering in Honiara over a three (3) days Symposium.