FORUM FISHERIES COMMITTEE 118th MEETING: Full Annotated Agenda

1. Apologies
2. Election of Chair
3. Adoption of Agenda

4. Reporting against Leaders and Ministers directives

5. Impacts of COVID-19 Pandemic

          a. COVID Protocols (and vaccination of fishing crew)

6. Implementation of the FFA Strategic Plan 2020-25

7. FFA 5 year Business Plan

8. Impact of Climate Change on Oceanic Fisheries

9. Priorities for WCPFC

10. CMS Related Work: Audit Point & Risk-Based Assessment Framework

11. Implementation of Regional Longline Strategy

12. Management of South Pacific Albacore

13.Enhancing tools and partnerships to combat IUU fishing

14. Aerial Surveillance Program-Information Ownership

15. Harmonised Minimum Terms and Conditions for Access by Fishing Vessels

16. Review of ISMS Policy

17. Observer Safety and Livelihoods

18. Outcome of MCSWG24

19. Development of a socio-economic indicators framework

20. Crew Safety and Welfare-including implementation of crewing project

21. Business Case for Pacific Islands Food Revolution Programme Sponsorship

22. Harnessing Comparative Advantage

23. Update on US Treaty

24. Outcomes of the 20th Audit Risk Committee

25. 2021/2022 Annual Work Plan and Budget

26. Director General Performance Assessments - Appointment of FFC Subcommittee

27. Proposed FFCMIN18 and RFMM2 Arrangements and Agenda

28. Independent Review of Increasing Sustainable Economic Returns from Fisheries

29. Matters Arising from Information Papers

30. Next Meeting

31. Clearance of FFC118 Outcomes

32. Close of Meetings