About - Membership
The Commission is composed of such Members and Associate Members of the Organization that are coastal States, whose territories are situated wholly or partly within the area of the Commission.
- Comoros
- France (french only)
- Kenya
- Madagascar
- Maldives
- Mauritius
- Mozambique
- Seychelles
- South Africa
- Somalia
- United Republic of Tanzania
- Yemen
Area of competence
SWIOFC area of competence covers inland waters of member countries of SWIOFC (see blue shaded areas).
The area of competence of the Commission shall be all waters of the Indian Ocean (including those under the national jurisdiction of Member States), bounded by a line drawn as follows: from a point on the high water mark on the East African coast at latitude 10° 00 N, thence due east along this parallel to the longitude 65°00 E, thence due south along this meridian to the equator, thence due east along this parallel to the longitude 80° 00 E, thence due south along this meridian to a parallel 45° 00 S, thence due west along this parallel to the longitude 30° 00 E, thence due north along this meridian to the coast of the African Continent.