Pacific plan action committee meeting 13-14 July 2010,l Suva, Fiji : update of progress made in the development of the framework for Pacific Oceanscape

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Microsoft Word - MSWG-RT-MeetingReport-Apia-5-7Jul10.docReport of a Meeting of the Marine Sector Working Group (In association with the Pacific Islands Round Table Meeting) Meeting of 5th-7th July 2010 Development Bank of Samoa, Apia, Samoa Introduction and Background The Marine Sector Working group (MSWG) dates back to the late 1990s, when its primary focus was on the development of the Pacific Islands Regional Ocean Policy (PIROP), which was finally institutionalised in 2004-2005. Unfortunately, the PIROP has not had the impact that was expected at the time of its development, and has lost some visibility in recent years. Following a proposal put forward by Kiribati at the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Leader’s 40th Meeting in 2009, the development of a Framework for Pacific Oceanscape (FfPO) was called for. Subsequently, the MSWG met in February 2010 (after some hiatus) at the Secretariat of the Pacific Communities’ (SPC) Land Resources Division Office in Nabua, Fiji. At this mee