ITLOS Judge Highlights Legal Duty to Strengthen Fisheries Enforcement at Judicial Symposium
Judicial Officers across the Pacific and international fisheries legal experts are gathering in Honiara over a three (3) days Symposium.
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Judicial Symposium 2025 Opens in Honiara
Judicial Officers across the Pacific and international fisheries legal experts are gathering in Honiara over a three (3) days Symposium.
Pacific Leaders Rally for Climate-Resilient Fisheries at third UN Ocean Conference
Pacific leaders have issued a unified call for urgent global action to protect the world’s largest tuna production region from the accelerating impacts of climate change.
Samoa Dockside Boarding and Inspection Training
In an effort to enhance regional fisheries enforcement, the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) is supporting boarding and inspection of fishing vessels in Samoa, to ensure compliance with fisheries management regulations.
Operation TUI MOANA 2025 Concludes with Strong Regional Coordination
Ten Members of the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) took part in Operation TUI MOANA 2025 (OPTM25), a two-week regional operation targeting illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing across FFA Members’ Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs) and adjacent high seas areas within the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) area.
Fisheries Officials Meeting Concludes in Niue with Strong Commitments to Regional Cooperation and Sustainability
The 138th Annual Officials Meeting of the Forum Fisheries Committee (FFC) has officially concluded in Alofi, Niue, after a productive week of deliberations and strategic discussions.
Niue Hosts Crucial 138th Forum Fisheries Officials Meeting
Fisheries officials and delegates from the 17 Members of the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA), are gathering this week at the Millenium Hall in Alofi, Niue, for the 138th Forum Fisheries Committee (FFC) Annual Officials Meeting.
Ten Years Together: Celebrating Regional Solidarity Through the NTSA
Fisheries officials from across the 17 Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA), mark a decade of regional collaboration under the Niue Treaty Subsidiary Agreement (NTSA), during the 7th Meeting of the Parties in Niue.
FFA e-PSM becomes the second electronic system to automatically transfer data into PSMA GIES
The electronic Port State Measures (e-PSM) system of the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) is the second e-PSMA to be automatically transferring data into the FAO Agreement on Port State Measures (PSMA) Global Information Exchange System (GIES).
Fiji inaugurates new monitoring centre to battle illegal fishing
Fiji’s efforts to combat Illegal, Unregulated and Unreported (IUU) fishing has been significantly strengthened with the inauguration of a new, state-of-the-art Fisheries Monitoring Centre in Suva, Fiji.
FFA Members push for digital shift in fisheries surveillance: MCSWG28 Outcomes
The Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) concluded its 28th Monitoring, Control and Surveillance Working Group (MCSWG28) meeting at its headquarters in Honiara, marking a significant milestone in advancing digital tools and regional cooperation to protect the Pacific’s fisheries.
MCS practitioners on UNCLOS Article 73 ahead of MCSWG28
Monitoring, Control, and Surveillance (MCS) practitioners from Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) Members convened in Honiara for a workshop on Article 73 of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).