While the coronavirus continues its deadly progress in countries and cities around the world, some small island developing states in the Commonwealth are cautiously lifting lockdowns and relaxing their preventive measures.
Conservationists want the whole Pacific region to adopt the Cook Islands fisheries management approach. Experts at Conservation International say this will ensure all tuna fisheries within the jurisdiction of Pacific Island countries are
Initiatives to improve job prospects and safety at sea for fishing observers has been a key focus of the 114th Forum Fisheries Committee (FFC114) meeting.
A milestone has been reached by the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) and the Pacific Community (SPC) following the successful completion of an agreement between the two organisations for the exchange of maritime boundaries data.
The Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) has hosted a one-day online discussion today on the impacts of Climate Change on Offshore Fisheries. The meeting is part of the Secretariat’s work programme emanating from Forum Fisheries Ministers.
Amidst the ongoing challenge of Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing worldwide, the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) has called for collective action t
Since 1974, the world has celebrated World Environment Day every year on 5 June, engaging and encouraging governments, businesses, and citizens of the world to focus their efforts on a pressing environmental issue. This year, the focus shifts to biodiversity, and in the midst of this global pande
Twelve Pacific Islands nationals from 12 nations successfully completed their nine-month Pacific Ocean Finance Fellowship this week... Peni Suveinakama from the Office of the Pacific Ocean Commissioner officiated at the virtual closing ceremony...This integrated programme of training, financial s
As Pacific nations face the threat of coronavirus to their health and economic growth, the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) has taken action to continue to monitor and control fishing of the world’s largest tuna stocks. A key tool in FFA members’ efforts for monitoring, control and s
A new report analysing over 250 peer reviewed scientific articles finds that the impacts of mining deep sea polymetallic nodules would be extensive, severe, and last for generations, causing essentially irreversible species loss.