South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation

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South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation
AbbreviationSPRFMO
Formation24 August 2012(13 years ago) (2012-08-24)
Type International organization
Purpose Fisheries
Headquarters Wellington, New Zealand
Coordinates 41°17′09″S174°46′21″E / 41.2858901°S 174.7726154°E / -41.2858901; 174.7726154
Area served
South Pacific
Membership17 members
Executive Secretary
Mr Craig Loveridge
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]

Contents

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 Mr Craig Loveridge [2]

Members

The members of the SPRFMO Commission are: [3]

Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of Belize.svg  Belize Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark [note 1] Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador Flag of Europe.svg  European Union
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Flag of Panama.svg  Panama Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan [note 2]
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu
  1. In respect of the Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands
  2. Under Chinese Taipei

Additionally, Curaçao and Liberia are Cooperating Non-Contracting Parties. Angola, Colombia, France (in respect of their Oceanian territories), Japan and Tonga, as well as 15 intergovernmental organisations and 28 non-governmental organisations are observers.

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 23 June 2021.
  3. "Partifipation". www.sprfmo.int. Retrieved 5 October 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)