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  1. Mission
  2. Area of competence
  3. Species and stocks coverage
  4. Legal framework
  5. Languages
  6. Organizations involved
  7. Structure
  8. Activities and meetings
  9. Publications
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MissionObjectivesThe main objective of the Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) is "to enable Member Countries to manage, conserve and use the tuna resources in their Exclusive Economic Zones and beyond, through enhancing national capacity and strengthening regional solidarity". FunctionsThe main functions of the FFA are to:
  • collect, analyse, evaluate and disseminate to parties relevant statistical and biological information with respect to the living marine resources of the region and in particular the highly migratory species;
  • collect and disseminate to parties relevant information on prices, shipping, processing and marketing of fish and fish products;
  • provide, on request, to any party technical advice and information, assistance in the development of fisheries policies and negotiations, and assistance in the issue of licences, the collection of fees or in matters pertaining to surveillance and enforcement;
  • seek to establish working arrangements with relevant regional and international organizations, particularly the South Pacific Commission
 Area of competenceThere is no precise definition of the FFA's area of competence by line of longitude and latitude. The FFA's competence is exerted in the South Pacific region, and its geographical coverage coincides mainly with FAO Statistical areas 71 and 81.
FFA area of competence - High seas, National waters
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 Species and stocks coverageTuna and tuna-like species. Legal frameworkEstablished by the South Pacific Forum Fisheries Agency Convention, signed in Honiara, Solomon Islands, on 10 July 1979. The Convention entered into force on 9 August 1979.

ftp://ftp.fao.org/FI/DOCUMENT/RFB/ffa/FFA_Convention.pdf LanguagesEnglish. Organizations involved

Member: Australia, Cook Islands, Republic of Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Fed.States of Micronesia, Nauru, New Zealand, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu.

 StructurePrincipal bodyThe Forum Fisheries Committee (FFC) is the governing body. The FFC provides leadership, policy guidance and direction for the FFA and supervises the work of the Secretariat. The FFC operates in a consultative manner, making decisions wherever possible by consensus. The FFC holds a regular session at least once every year. A special session is held at any time at the request of at least four parties. SecretariatThe Secretariat is organized into six divisions, led by an executive management unit headed by the Director.
The Secretariat participates in the Regional Fishery Bodies Secretariat Network (RSN). Activities and meetingsThe FFA focuses its work on:
  • Fisheries management – providing policy and legal frameworks for the sustainable management of tuna.
  • Fisheries development – developing the capacity of members to sustainably harvest, process and market tuna to create livelihoods.
  • Fisheries operations – supporting monitoring, control and surveillance of fisheries as well as treaty administration, information technology and vessel registration and monitoring.
  • Corporate services - supporting the organization's work through administration, human resources, budgeting and other corporate functions.
Information on the various areas of activities is available on the FFA Web site
Information on meeting and event schedules can be found at http://www.ffa.int/calendar Publications Publications are available on the FFA Web site.

General FFA contact details

Forum Fisheries Agency

PO Box 629
Honiara
Solomon Islands

Telephone: (+677) 21124

Fax: (+677) 23995

Email: info@ffa.int

Web site: http://www.ffa.int

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