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South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation

Coordinates: 41°17′09″S 174°46′21″E / 41.2858901°S 174.7726154°E / -41.2858901; 174.7726154
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South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation
AbbreviationSPRFMO
Formation24 August 2012 (12 years ago) (2012-08-24)
TypeInternational organization
PurposeFisheries
HeadquartersWellington, New Zealand
Coordinates41°17′09″S 174°46′21″E / 41.2858901°S 174.7726154°E / -41.2858901; 174.7726154
Area served
South Pacific
Membership15 members
Executive Secretary
Mr Craig Loveridge
Websitewww.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

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The secretariat of SPRFMO is based in Wellington, New Zealand. Currently the Executive Secretary is Mr Craig Loveridge [2]

Members

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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
 Taiwan  United States  Vanuatu

References

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  1. ^ a b "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. ^ "South Pacific Regional Management Organisation". www.sprfmo.int. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
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