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New EU seafood regulation to affect 97% of EU-listed Pacific Island-flagged vessels

UNDP and The Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency have released a major report documenting two decades of transformative work in tuna fisheries management – a story of unprecedented collaboration between scientists, government officials, fisheries workers, NGOs, and international development partners.

South Pacific albacore tops agenda at WCPFC22 as Pacific Ministers show solidarity

South Pacific albacore is the leading priority of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) as the 22nd Regular Session opened today in Manila, Philippines.

Operation Island Chief reinforces Pacific unity against illegal fishing

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.

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.

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.

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).

OPERATION RAI BALANG 2025: FFA Members hunt for illegal fishing across 14 million square kilometres of Ocean

Illegal fishing across 14 million square kilometres of the Pacific Ocean faced a strong crackdown during Operation Rai Balang 2025 (OPRB25) that concluded this afternoon.

Operation Kurukuru 2024 successfully concludes

Strengthening the fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing to promote sustainable fisheries and enhancing maritime security across the Pacific are key outcomes of Operation Kurukuru, which came to a close today.