South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation

South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation

Logo of the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation
Abbreviation SPRFMO
Formation 24 August 2012 (2012-08-24)
Type International organization
Purpose Fisheries
Headquarters Wellington, New Zealand
Coordinates 41°17′09″S 174°46′21″E / 41.2858901°S 174.7726154°E / -41.2858901; 174.7726154Coordinates: 41°17′09″S 174°46′21″E / 41.2858901°S 174.7726154°E / -41.2858901; 174.7726154
Area served
South Pacific
Membership
15 state members
Executive Secretary
 Johanne Fischer
Website www.sprfmo.int

The South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (SPRFMO) is an intergovernmental organization created by international treaty, the Convention on the Conservation and Management of High Seas Fishery Resources in the South Pacific Ocean signed in Auckland on 14 November 2009.[1]

The intent of the signatories was to commit "to ensuring the long-term conservation and sustainable use of fishery resources in the South Pacific Ocean and in so doing safeguarding the marine ecosystems in which the resources occur."[1]

Secretariat

The secretariat of SPRFMO is based in Wellington, New Zealand. Currently the Executive Secretary is Johanne Fischer[2]

Members

The government members of the SPRFO are:[3]

 Australia  Chile  China
 Cook Islands  Cuba  Ecuador
 Europe  Faroe Islands  South Korea
 New Zealand  Peru  Russia
 Taiwan  United States  Vanuatu

References

  1. 1 2 "Convention on the Conservation and Management of High Seas Fishery Resources in the South Pacific Ocean (Auckland, 14 November 2009) - ATS 28 of 2012”. Australasian Legal Information Institute, Australian Treaties Library. Retrieved on 18 April 2017.
  2. ↑ "South Pacific Regional Management Organisation". www.sprfmo.int. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  3. ↑ "South Pacific Regional Management Organisation". www.sprfmo.int. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
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