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Judicial Symposium 2025 Opens in Honiara

HONIARA, 19 JUNE 2025 – Judicial Officers across the Pacific and international fisheries legal experts are gathering in Honiara over a three (3) days Symposium. This marks yet another significant regional event co-hosted by the Honourable Chief Justice of Solomon Islands Sir Albert R.

19 Jun 2025

PM Manele presides over the commencement ceremony for the New FFA Regional Fisheries Surveillance Centre
With the ground-breaking of its new Regional Fisheries Surveillance Centre, the Honiara based Forum Fisheries Agency, FFA, has added another chapter of success to its already long list of successes.
28 Oct 2024
Fisheries
23rd Annual Ministerial Forum Fisheries Meeting Underway in Honiara
By Sharon Nanau The 23rd Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Committee and the 5th Regional Fisheries Ministers’ Meeting commenced in Honiara today. All seventeen members of the Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) are present for the meeting this week.
23 Jul 2024
Operation Tui Moana 2024: Pacific region combats Illegal Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing to secure sustainable fisheries future
Combatting IUU fishing to promote sustainable fisheries across the Pacific is a key outcome of Operation Tui Moana 2024 (OPTM24), which came to a close today.
24 May 2024
Breaking News
NZD $14-million climate change funding support to benefits Pacific Islands
The Pacific Countries will be benefiting from a 14-million New Zealand dollars climate change funding support from the New Zealand government. The five-year funding assistance will help Pacific countries in addressing the impacts of climate change in the region.
12 Aug 2021
Breaking News
Operation Kurukuru air surveillance on Illegal, Unregulated and Unreported (IUU) fishing
The Forum Fisheries Agency’s largest maritime surveillance “Operation Kurukuru” will end Friday this week after a robust two weeks surveillance effort conducted by FFA and itsmembers.
28 Oct 2020
Breaking News
Pacific/UK talks on ocean and climate change action
Climate action and oceans realities in the Pacific Islands are the focus of the virtual tour by the United Kingdom’s Minister for Pacific and the Environment, Lord Zak Goldsmith.
3 Sept 2020
Breaking News
FFA’s Ministerial virtual meeting tomorrow
The Forum Fisheries Committee Ministerial teleconference meeting is due to be held tomorrow, (Thursday 06/08/2020). Top of the agendas is the impacts of COVID-19 on regional tuna fishery.
5 Aug 2020
Futsal
OPMC WISHED KURUKURU WELL AHEAD OF COLOMBIA TRIP
Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare and the staff of the Office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet wished the national futsal team, Kurukuru well before the national side jets off for Columbia yesterday. The FIFA Futsal World Cup 2016 begins next month.
11 Aug 2016
Fisheries
FFA MEMBER COUNTRIES ALERTED ON “BLUE BOATS”
The Director Operations of the Forum Fisheries Agency, Noan Pakop has called on Pacific Islands countries including Solomon Islands to be on alert for any sightings of illegal vessels crossing the Pacific waters. Mr.
11 Jul 2016
Fisheries
SIX FISHING INFRINGEMENTS REPORTED IN PACIFIC WATERS: FFA
The Director Operations of the Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA), Noan Pakop has confirmed six unidentified boats were detected within the Pacific waters. Mr Pakop revealed this in a recent interview with SIBC News.
26 Jun 2016
Fisheries
FFA MEMBERS MIGHT DISCUSS RENEGOTIATION WITH USA
The Forum Fisheries Agency Director-General, James Movick says FFA members might discuss renegotiating terms with the US to resume fishing this year. Movick says this ahead of an FFA members series of meetings in Fiji this week.
9 Feb 2016
Fisheries
SI WOULD FACE DIFFICULTIES TO SELL FISHING DAYS: FFA
It will be difficult for countries like Solomon Islands to seek permission from other fishing fleets to sell their number of fishing days, says the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Deputy Director-General Wez Norris.
22 Jan 2016
Fisheries
FFA DESCRIBED FISHING ROAR AS “UNFORTUNATE”
Deputy Director-General of the Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA), Wez Norris has described the dispute between FFA member countries and the cancellation of 37 US Fishing vessel licenses to stop fishing in the Pacific waters as an ‘unfortunate situation’.
20 Jan 2016
Fisheries
SOLOMON ISLANDS REGISTERED OFFICIAL T.R.A.C.E.S BY E.U
Solomon Islands has been registered as an official Trade Control and Expert System (TRACES) participant as of 1st July this year. This was made possible by the European Union (EU).
18 Jul 2015
Conferences
“WE HAVE HEARD THE CALL”: PM SOGAVARE ON POLITICAL CONFERENCE
“We have heard the call” – says the Prime Minister when he officially declared the opening of the Women’s Leadership and Political Participation Conference at the FFA Conference Room in Honiara this morning.
3 Jun 2015
Crime
VESSEL SUSPECTED OF ILLEGAL FISHING DETAINED
A vessel suspected of conducting illegal fishing activities in Solomon Islands waters has been arrested and is now detained at the Aola police patrol boat base in Honiara. Police Commissioner Frank Prendergast confirmed the arrest in his weekly media conference yesterday.
1 May 2015
Banks
WORLD BANK’s US$ 3.9-M TO IMPROVE PACIFIC FISHERIES MANAGEMENT
A World Bank grant of US$3.9 million will be used by the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) to support up to an additional US$36 million in grants primarily for national activities in offshore and coastal fisheries management and development in four Pacific Island countries.
2 Feb 2015