This is the first PEUMP Coordination Group (PCG) Meeting for 2024.
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Ladies and gentlemen, esteemed colleagues, and valued community members,
Welcome to our important gathering today, where we focus on the critical role of Community-Based Fisheries Management (CBFM) in sustaining the vibrant coastal fisheries that are a cornerstone of our regional identity and economy.
Suva, Fiji - Fifteen regional scholarship recipients of the University of the South Pacific (USP) Pacific -European Union Marine Partnership (PEUMP) Programme today became the first batch to graduate with a micro-qualification in Establishing and Operating a Small Seafood Business in the Pacific.
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The workshop is co-funded by the Government of Australia and PEUMP. Technical and legal advisers are provided under the Pacific Maritime Boundaries Project, by Geoscience Australia.
• SPC/PMU to issue invitation to the EUD to attend
• PMU to draft speaking notes for EUD
• Issue a general Press Release on this given that there are multiple partners involved (EU, SPC, FFA, AG’s Office Aust etc). (TBC)
This will improve the accuracy of FFAs Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) to help fisheries enforcement, fisheries management and help combat IUU. FFA has an agreement with SPC to supply this data with PEUMP support.
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Issue joint PEUMP-EU-Sweden-FFA Press Release
Social media posts and images on SPC’s Facebook, Twitter, LinkdIn and Instagram pages, tagged EU, Sweden, FFA, SPC.
A milestone has been reached by the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) and the Pacific Community (SPC) following the successful completion of an agreement between the two organisations for the exchange of maritime boundaries data.