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South Pacific Forum Fisheries Agency(FFA)
From：eTaiwanFish Location：Solomon Islands
| Co. Name ： | South Pacific Forum Fisheries Agency(FFA) |
| Co. URL ： | http://www.ffa.int |
| Co. TEL： | +(677) 21124 |
| Co. FAX： | +(677) 23995 |
| Co. EMail： | info@ffa.int |
| Co. Address ： | PO Box 629 Honiara, Solomon Islands |
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| Company Profile： | Tel：+(677) 21124 Address：PO Box 629 Honiara, Solomon Islands |
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The Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) was established in 1979 in response to the member countries' desire to promote regional cooperation and coordination in respect of fisheries issues and their concern to secure maximum benefits from the living marine resources of the region, in particular the highly migratory species.
Under the 1979 FFA Convention the Forum Fisheries Agency consists of the Forum Fisheries Committee (FFC) which is the governing body, and a Secretariat. The Agency presently has sixteen members, each of which is represented on the FFC. The Convention places the seat of the Agency at Honiara, and an Agreement between the Agency and the Government of Solomon Islands defines the diplomatic status of FFA.
The FFA Convention foresees the need for 'additional international machinery' to provide for cooperation in 'conservation and optimum utilisation' of tuna resources, between 'all coastal states and all states…harvesting ..such resources'. The projected establishment of the Tuna Commission under the Western and Central Pacific Tuna Convention will bring this foresight to realisation and extend it to the high seas.
FFC provides leadership, policy guidance and direction for the Agency and supervises the work of the Secretariat. FFC operates in a consultative manner, making decisions wherever possible by consensus. The Committee endeavours to be pro-active in foreseeing issues, promoting solidarity among its members and ensuring commitment of member countries to its decisions. The FFC Chair, which rotates among members, has a particularly important role in promoting regional solidarity and representing the collective views of the Member Countries.
The Secretariat, with a current establishment of 52 positions, is organised into six divisions, led by an executive management unit headed by the Director. |
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