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- 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
FFA area of competence - High seas, National waters
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. The designations employed and the presentation of material in the map(s) are for illustration only and do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of FAO concerning the legal or constitutional status of any country, territory or sea area, or concerning the delimitation of frontiers or boundaries.
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 meeting and event schedules can be found at http://www.ffa.int/calendar Publications Publications are available on the FFA Web site. Contacts
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