Forum Fisheries Agency

Forum Fisheries Agency Website

Established: 10 July 1979 by a Convention signed by the 12 members of the then South Pacific Forum. The Convention entered into force for Australia on 13 October 1979.

Location: Honiara, Solomon Islands.

Director-General: Mr Tanielu (Dan) Su’a (Samoa).

Aim: to enable member countries to benefit from the sustainable use of the region’s tuna resources. The FFA is the key regional fisheries agency for the Pacific. The FFA gives technical assistance in the development of fisheries management policies and the negotiation of fisheries access agreements, and plays a key role in the collection of fees and the surveillance of exclusive economic zones.

Australian contribution: Australia provided core funding of AUD1,815,839 in 2007-08.

Members: the 17 members are: Australia, Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Zealand, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu.

Observers: American Samoa, French Polynesia, Guam, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

Contact Details for Further Information

If you have any further questions about the Pacific regional organisations, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade may be able to help you. Please contact:

Director, Pacific Regional Section
Phone: (02) 6261 2224
Fax: (02) 6261 2661