PACIFIC ISLANDS FORUM FISHERIES AGENCY

Forum Secretariat (ForSec)

Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC)

Secretariat to the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)

South Pacific Applied Geosciences Commission (SoPAC)

Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA)

“Ecotourism and basket weaving represent neither an opportunity to develop a sound foundation for a Pacific Island economy, nor a solution for a failing one; on the other hand competent natural resource management, especially fisheries, do”.

Australia Cook Islands Federated States of Micronesia Fiji Kiribati Nauru New Zealand Niue Palau Papua New Guinea Republic of the Marshall Islands Samoa Solomon IslandsTokelau Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu

FFA Strategic Plan

ProgramsFisheries ManagementFisheries Development

Business plan6 Sub programs

i. Ecosystem approach to fisheries management

ii. Monitoring and complianceiii. Treaties and sub-regional arrangement

administrationiv. Legal frameworks and international lawv. Economic development and market supportvi. Treaty, access and trade negotiations

ReformsFunding increasesNew structureNew logoNew Ministerial level governance Increase policy staff numbers

ChallengesDistance and remotenessCultureCorruption Political stabilityEconomic stabilityInfrastructure“OBSERVATIONS NOT CRITICISMS”

ChallengesDistance and remotenessCultureCorruption Political stabilityEconomic stabilityInfrastructure“OBSERVATIONS NOT CRITICISMS”

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