SPRFMO – South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation
Description
The South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (SPRFMO) is an inter-governmental organisation that is committed to the long-term conservation and sustainable use of the fishery resources of the South Pacific Ocean.
The SPRFMO Convention applies to the high seas of the South Pacific, covering about a quarter of the high seas areas.
Currently, the main commercial resources fished in the SPRFMO area are jack mackerel and jumbo flying squid in the Southeast Pacific and, to a much lesser degree, deep-sea species often associated with seamounts in the Southwest Pacific.
The contracting parties are: Australia, China, Cuba, Ecuador, the European Union, Denmark (representing the Faroe Islands), New Zealand, Peru, South Korea, Russia, Chinese Taipei, the United States of America, Vanuatu, Chile and the Cook Islands.
RFMO location and website
South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation - SPRFMO
Level 26 Plimmer Towers
2-6 Gilmer Terrace
NEW ZEALAND
Website: https://www.sprfmo.int/
Geographical Area
Legislation
- Conservation and management measures for stocks agreed by SPRFMO
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Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009, establishing a Community control system for ensuring with rules of common fisheries policy
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Regulation (EU) 2017/2403 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2017, on the sustainable management of external fishing fleets.
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TAC and QUOTA Regulation - Council Regulation (EU) fixing every year the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Union waters and, for Union fishing vessels, in certain non-Union waters