Media-Releases

Rai Balang surveillance sweep nabs IUU fishers : Blue boats spotted in PNG EEZ

17 Mach, 2017, FFA HQ SOLOMON ISLANDS – Fishing without a working Vessel Monitoring System and illegal shark fishing are amongst the license breaches picked up in the just-ended Operation Rai Balang surveillance sweep for 2017. LINK TO RAI BALANG PHOTOGALLERY 2017

Challenges, opportunities in regional fisheries top informal Ministerial agenda

9 Mar, 2017 FFA HQ Honiara SOLOMON ISLANDS – Pacific Ministers of Fisheries are in Honiara this week discussing opportunities and challenges for strategic fisheries cooperation.

FFA’s ‘MoanaVoices’ spreads the word on Fisheries careers for Pacific women

9 Mar, 2017 FFA HQ Honiara SOLOMON ISLANDS – Profiles of eight Pacific women in regional, industry and national fisheries administrations are featured in a new FFA publication aimed at encouraging more women to consider the diverse range of jobs in Offshore Fisheries. (Link to MOANAVOICES magazine here)

International Women's Day 2017 FFA statement: FFA to progress new Gender Equity Framework in 2017

08 Mar 2017, FFA HQ SOLOMON ISLANDS – The 8th of March marks International Women’s Day. This year the United Nation’s has chosen the theme “Women’s Economic Empowerment in the Changing World of Work.” This draw’s attention to residual issues such as the gender pay gap, unpaid care work, the challenges for women in the informal economy and the opportunities created by new technologies.

OFCF, FFA annual funding meet reaches ten-year, US10m milestone

Joint FFA-OFCF Release-- Wed 1 March 2017, FFA HQ, SOLOMON ISLANDS— In a move that will help strengthen Pacific tuna fisheries, cooperation between the Overseas Fishery Cooperation Foundation of Japan (OFCF) and the Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) was reaffirmed during negotiations in Honiara over the past three days.

Hats off to Solomon Islands for return to green card on EU market access, says FFA

26 February 2017, FFA HQ Honiara SOLOMON ISLANDS – News of the return to green card status for Solomon Islands tuna into the EU market provides much-deserved cause for celebration, says the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency, FFA.

New Zealand funds major boost for South Pacific albacore long-line management

24 February 2017,FA HQ Honiara SOLOMON ISLANDS – Efforts to implement the Tokelau Arrangement for South Pacific albacore will be significantly boosted by a funding grant of NZ$7.1 million from New Zealand.

FFA TRADE AND INDUSTRY NEWS Volume 9: Issue 6 November-December 2016

By Elizabeth Havice, Mike McCoy, Liam Campling[1]

CONTENTS

Fisheries Management

Lack lustre progress at WCPFC13; Pacific Bluefin outlook remains dire

US Treaty inked as US fleet seeks more high seas fishing

MSC heavily criticised by founding partner, WWF

Fisheries Development

United Nations adopts ‘World Tuna Day’

WCPFC13: Pacific solidarity for Observer safety puts fishing nations on notice, says FFA

WCPFC13, DENARAU, FIJI ISLANDS 9th Dec 2016—Pacific nations have put the global fishing nations on notice that the safety of Observers is not to be trifled with.

Forum Fisheries nations express condolences on passing of Nauru Fisheries Minister Valdon Dowiyogo

WCPFC13, Denarau, Nadi, FIJI ISLANDS: Friday 9th Dec 2016 –Forum Fisheries Agency, FFA member nations have expressed condolences this morning at the sudden passing of Nauru's Minister of Fisheries, Hon. Valdon Dowiyogo.

The 48-year old son of former President Bernard Dowiyogo had been on an official visit to Russia at the time of his death, early yesterday.

Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA)

Strengthening national capacity and regional solidarity for sustainable tuna fisheries