FFA TRADE AND INDUSTRY NEWS . Volume 11: Issue 4July-August 2018
By Elizabeth Havice, Liam Campling and Mike McCoy [1]
CONTENTS
Special Feature
FFA study on ‘Corporate Dynamics in the Shelf-stable Tuna Industry’
Fisheries Trade
Trump’s US trade-war and China’s tuna
Kiribati meets all requirements for EU market access
Update on EU ‘yellow card’ warnings
Fisheries Management
NAURUPIF 2018, Yaren –5th September 2018--Pacific Forum Leaders have welcomed the increased air surveillance capacity of the new Forum Fishe
Elizabeth Havice and Liam Campling (2018), Corporate Dynamics in the Shelf-stable Tuna Industry, Honiara: Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency
Covering 16.5 million square kilometres over 10 days with 10 FFA member states, Operation Island Chief found no infringements or breaches
Forum Fisheries Ministers announced the appointment of the incoming Director General of the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA), Dr Manumatavai Tupou-Roosen, at the conclusion of the 15th Forum Fisheries Committee Ministerial meeting which was held in the Cook Islands on 3-5 July and chaired by Cook Islands Prime Minister and Minister of Marine Resources, Honourable Henry Puna.
FFA TRADE AND INDUSTRY NEWS. Volume 11: Issue 3May-June 2018
By Liam Campling, Elizabeth Havice, Mike McCoy [1]
CONTENTS
Special Feature
Highlights from 2018 Infofish World Tuna Conference
Preferential Trade
Solomon Islands set to graduate from LDC status, threatening duty-free access to EU for tuna loins
Fisheries Management
PNA announces a blockchain initiative for Pacifical fishery; traceability initiatives flourish
PRESS RELEASE: AUSTRALIA COMMITS NEW LONG-TERM SUPPORT TO FFA
RAROTONGA, 3 July 2018, -- Every year ministerial delegations from the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) 17 member countries meet to discuss priority issues for enhanced regional cooperation in offshore fisheries, focusing on the sustainable management of the highly-valuable tuna sector.
The Cook Islands will host this year’s 15th Forum Fisheries Committee Ministers Meeting (FFCMIN15) in Rarotonga from July 3-5, 2018. The theme of this year’s meeting will be “Our Moana, our fish, our future.”
1 July 2018
COOK ISLANDS MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND IMMIGRATION (MFAI) AND MINISTRY OF MARINE RESOURCES (MMR) MEDIA STATEMENT