FFA strategic plan 2005 - 2020 : Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency Responsible fisheries and Sustainable Benefits Strength Through Co-operation

Abstract

The Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) was established in 1979 when ten Pacific nations signed the FFA Convention. Since that time the membership of the FFA has increased to seventeen. The FFA consists of the Forum Fisheries Committee (FFC) as the governing body comprising a representative from each member Country and Territory; and the FFA Secretariat based in Honiara in the Solomon Islands. A Council of Ministers meets on a biennial basis to provide oversight of regional fisheries matters.