Canada dispatches North Pacific Ocean anti-IUU patrol
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) has launched its fourth annual high seas patrol to detect and deter IUU fishing in the North Pacific Ocean. Operation North Pacific Guard (Op. NPG),…
NZ Hosts FFC142 as region faces growing pressure
Pacific solidarity, shared ocean stewardship, and regional partnership took centre stage as senior fisheries officials, diplomats, and regional partners gathered for an official welcome alongside the 142nd Forum Fisheries Committee…
Seminar strengthens regional maritime safety cooperation
The Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) had concluded its 7th Maritime College Seminar in Honiara, bringing together maritime educators and regional stakeholders to strengthen cooperation in maritime safety and…
Tuna stocks healthy, IUU fishing losses down, reports FFA DG
Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) D-G Noan David Pakop addressed Pacific leaders at the 54th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting (PIFLM54) in Honiara to outlining the region’s achievements in…
Reinforcing unity against illegal fishing
Operation Island Chief 2025 (OPIC25), part of the ongoing programme of surveillance and monitoring operations to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing across the Pacific, has concluded after running…
The FFA-Niue side event deliberated under the theme On the Road to Climate-Resilient Fisheries
Pacific leaders lobby for climate-resilient fisheries
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. This comes with a…
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 Niue for the 138th Forum…
ISSF welcomes adoption of minimum EM standards at WCPFC meeting
The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) has wrapped its annual meeting in Fiji, concluding it with several positive results for Pacific Ocean tuna fisheries, including for electronic monitoring (EM) and management procedures. ISSF urged action…
FFA members welcome WCPFC adoption of crew labour standards
Members of the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) have welcomed the landmark adoption of a Conservation and Management Measure (CMM) on Crew Labour Standards at the 21st Session of…
Operation Kurukuru underscores commitment to sustainable management
Strengthening the fight against IUU fishing to promote sustainable fisheries and enhancing maritime security across the Pacific are key outcomes of Operation Kurukuru, which has just come to a close.…
