Pacific Islands Oceanic Fisheries Management Project

FFA FISHERIES TRADE NEWS Volume 5: Issue 2 March-April 2012 By Amanda Hamilton, Elizabeth Havice, Liam Campling[1] CONTENTS Preferential Trade Agreements Ecuador pushes to retain duty free market access to EU Fisheries Management WCPFC8 disappoints on enhanced management of bigeye and yellowfin stocks US and Pacific Island Parties continue to negotiate US Treaty renewal Solomon Islands introduces a new longline licencing policy Tuna Markets Earth Island Institute and PACIFICAL/ PNA battle over ...

The New Zealand Aid Programme, acting on behalf of the Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT), are inviting submissions from suitably qualified and experienced consultants for the role of a Fisheries Advisor.  The role involves providing policy advice that includes building local staff capabilities in the management of Tuvalu’s fisheries.

CONTENTS Preferential Trade Agreements European Commission releases review of PNG’s ‘global sourcing’ Rules of Origin New Pacific Islands Chief Trade Advisor is appointed Trade Regulation US files final appeal against WTO ‘dolphin safe’ labelling ruling favouring Mexico Fisheries Management OPRT study echoes PITIA concerns over rapid increase in small tuna longliners ISSF introduces a resolution banning shark finning Tuna Markets MSC-certified PNA skipjack tuna on shelves by mid-2012 at the earliest Dongwon ...

Front row: Rev. Falematapule Lomu, Timothy Park (FFA Observer Manager), Lord Vaea (Minister for Agriculture & Food, Forests and Fisheries), Peter Sharples (SPC Observer Support and Development Coordinator), Mr. John Kelly (Chair of the 12 th ROCW) with the rest of the workshop participants read more

Participants at the FLOW6 Meeting held at the FFA Conference Center in Honiara     A five day regional Fisheries Licensing Officer’s Workshop commenced on Monday at the FFA Headquarters in Honiara. The Workshop is being attended by Licensing Officers from 15 Pacific Island FFA member countries enabling them to share knowledge and experience in the application of their respective licensing processes and conditions at the national, sub-regional and regional operation levels.

Information Management: Key to the Future   Tuna management officials from the Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of the Marshall Islands met in Pohnpei (6-8 February) initiating a joint pilot project to establish enhanced fisheries information management systems in each of their national fisheries administrations.

FFA FISHERIES TRADE NEWS Volume 4: Issue 12 December 2011 By Amanda Hamilton, Liam Campling, Elizabeth Havice[1] CONTENTS  World Trade Organisation Outcomes from the Eighth WTO Ministerial Conference Samoa accepted by Ministers as a WTO member Preferential Trade Agreements PACPs and the EC hold informal EPA discussions Fisheries Management PNA Skipjack Purse Seine fishery is awarded MSC certification Negotiations continue for renewal of the US Treaty  PITIA expresses concerns over Southern Longline ...

FFA FISHERIES TRADE NEWS Volume 4: Issue 10 & 11 October-November 2011 By Amanda Hamilton, Liam Campling, Elizabeth Havice[1] CONTENTS World Trade Organisation Vanuatu & Samoa step closer to WTO membership Fisheries Management Tuvalu joins Solomon Islands and Nauru in closing waters to foreign fishing Update on the MSC objection process for the PNA skipjack fishery PNG’s South Seas Tuna Corporation becomes one of ISSF’s newest members Operation Kurukuru 2011 – the ...

FFA MEDIA RELEASE: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Region’s biggest maritime surveillance operation acts to stop illegal fishing FFA REGIONAL HEADQUARTERS, HONIARA, SOLOMON ISLANDS, FRIDAY 18 NOVEMBER 2011: Operation Kurukuru 2011, a coordinated maritime surveillance operation in which the countries of the Pacific region cooperated to detect, deter and eliminate activities such as Illegal, Unregulated and Unreported (IUU) fishing and other transnational crimes which may have connections with fishing such as smuggling and people ...

COVER REPORT: WINNING FORMULA New FFA initiative results in business ventures in 5 countries By Samisoni Pareti read more

FFA FISHERIES TRADE NEWS Volume 4: Issues 8 & 9 August-September 2011 By Amanda Hamilton, Liam Campling, Elizabeth Havice[1] Editorial Note Commencing with this edition, FFA Fisheries Trade News will now be published on a bi-monthly basis. CONTENTS World Trade Organisation WTO releases panel ruling on US-Mexico tuna-dolphin dispute Preferential Trade Agreements Update on PACER negotiations Fisheries Management ISSF & Spanish industry object to PNA skipjack MSC certification Recent developments in the ...

Reference: JOB518 Location: Honiara, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands Employer: Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency Application deadline: 3 weeks 5 days 11 hours 59 minutes

FFA FISHERIES TRADE NEWS Volume 4: Issue 5 May 2011 By Amanda Hamilton, Elizabeth Havice, Liam Campling[1] Contents World Trade Organisation Vanuatu set for WTO accession WTO rules in favour of Mexico in the US-Mexico ‘tuna-dolphin’ dispute Trade Regulation EU proposes GSP reforms intended to benefit the most needy developing countries Fisheries Management PNG withdrawal spells the end of the US Multilateral Treaty Solomon Islands purse seine fishery closure under VDS Atlantic ...

FFA FISHERIES TRADE NEWS Volume 4: Issue 4 April 2011 By Amanda Hamilton, Elizabeth Havice, Liam Campling[1] CONTENTS Fisheries Subsidies WTO Doha Round on the brink of collapse Implications of a Doha Collapse for fisheries subsidies Preferential Trade Agreements Free Trade Agreement signed between the EU, Columbia and Peru Fisheries Management Outcomes from PNA Annual Ministerial Meeting Draft MSC assessment report is released for PNA skipjack fishery Greenpeace’s ongoing push to establish ...

FFA FISHERIES TRADE NEWS Volume 4: Issue 3 March 2011 By Liam Campling, Elizabeth Havice, Amanda Hamilton and Manleen Dugal[1] CONTENTS Fisheries Subsidies Update on fisheries subsidies discussions at the World Trade Organisation Preferential Trade Agreements Spanish industry interests continue to attack PNG over global sourcing rule ATPDEA expires, Ecuador pouch producers loose duty free access to US market Fisheries Management International Seafood Sustainability Foundation and Spanish fleet announce partnership Tuna Markets ...

FFA FISHERIES TRADE NEWS Volume 4: Issue 1& 2 January-February 2011 By Amanda Hamilton, Elizabeth Havice and Liam Campling[1] CONTENTS Fisheries Subsidies and Trade Update on fisheries subsidies discussions at the WTO EU deems IUU regulation a success Fisheries Development ISSF announces 2011 conservation goals and opposition to New Zealand albacore MSC certification Marine Stewardship Council updating strategic plan and assessment process Tuna Markets UK market moves toward pole and line and ...

HONIARA, SOLOMON ISLANDS, 14 MARCH 2011: The European Union (EU), Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) and Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) have commenced the DEVFISH II project to provide national and regional assistance to Pacific Island fisheries. read more

HONIARA, SOLOMON ISLANDS, 7-10 MARCH 2011: High level delegations from member countries of the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) - Australia, Fiji and Kiribati - visited the regional headquarters of the agency last week to tour the Regional Fisheries Surveillance Centre and to discuss key fisheries issues.

HONIARA, SOLOMON ISLANDS 7-10 FEBRUARY 2011: Fisheries Licensing Officers from 14 member countries of the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) have now completed the Fisheries Licensing Officer’s Workshop (FLOW), where they learned more about key legal and monitoring tools to control fishing. A total of 20 participants from Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu ...

FFA FISHERIES TRADE NEWS Volume 3: Issue 12 December 2010 By Amanda Hamilton, Elizabeth Havice and Liam Campling[1] CONTENTS Fisheries Subsidies and Trade Fisheries Subsidies Proposals Discussed at the World Trade Organisation Update on PACP-EU EPA Negotiation Fisheries Management Meeting Outcomes from WCPFC - Seventh Annual Session Corruption in Mediterranean Bluefin industry; 2011 Catch Quotas Reduced Slightly Fisheries Development Te Vaka Moana Group Holds Cooperation Talks Recent PNA Developments Fisheries Governance The ...