International fisheries
DAFF provides policy advice on international fisheries agreements and related issues. These include the:
- Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna (CCSBT)
- Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC)
- Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC)
- Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA).
DAFF is also active in the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization and the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Committee.
Other responsibilities include:
- northern illegal fishing
- Australia’s bilateral relationships with Indonesia and Papua New Guinea
- Torres Strait Fisheries issues
- implementation of the Aquaculture Action Agenda, and
- coordination of the seafood supply chain, including seafood safety and market and trade strategies.
Current topics
Other information
Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (RFMOs)/Conventions
- Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR)
- Indian Ocean Tuna (IOTC)
- Southern Bluefin Tuna (CCSBT)
- Western and Central Pacific (WCPFC)
Multilateral cooperation
Regional cooperation
Last reviewed: 05 Nov 2008
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