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Capacity boost for Tuvalu, Fiji and Nauru boarding practitioners

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).

Second Advanced Fisheries Negotiations Course Underway in Honiara

Judicial Officers across the Pacific and international fisheries legal experts are gathering in Honiara over a three (3) days Symposium.

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.

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.