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 members
Executive Secretary
 Dr Sebastian Rodriguez
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 Dr Sebastian Rodriguez [2]

Members

The government members of the SPRFMO are:[3]

 Australia Chile China
 Cook Islands Cuba Ecuador
 European Union Faroe Islands South Korea
 New Zealand Peru Russia
Chinese Taipei 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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