Regional Observer Coordinators Workshop

23rd Regional Observer Coordinators Workshop - Brisbane, Australia
The workshop was jointly organised and facilitated by the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) and the Pacific Community (SPC). Representatives from Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), Fiji, Kiribati, Republic of Marshall Islands (RMI), Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea (PNG), Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu attended this meeting which was held in Brisbane, Australia from 28 Feb – 3 March 2023 for the 23rd Annual Regional Observer Coordinators Workshop (ROCW23). Observers from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency (NOAA), Parties to Nauru Agreement (PNA) Observer Agency, MRAG Asia Pacific and the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) Secretariat also participated in the meeting.
Meeting Documents
- ROCW23 Draft Provisional Agenda and Record

22nd Regional Observer Coordinators Workshop - virtually via zoom
The workshop was jointly organised and facilitated by the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) and the Pacific Community (SPC). Representatives from Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), Fiji, Kiribati, Republic of Marshall Islands (RMI), Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea (PNG), Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu will meet online from 1 – 4 March 2022 for the 22nd Annual Regional Observer Coordinators Workshop (ROCW21) held virtually via zoom. Observers from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency (NOAA), Parties to Nauru Agreement (PNA) Observer Agency, MRAG Asia Pacific and the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) Secretariat also participated in the meeting.
Meeting Documents
- ROCW22 Draft Provisional Agenda and Record

21st Regional Observer Coordinators Workshop - virtually via zoom
The workshop was jointly organised and facilitated by the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) and the Pacific Community (SPC). Representatives from Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), Fiji, Kiribati, Republic of Marshall Islands (RMI), Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea (PNG), Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu will meet online from 9 – 12 February 2021 for the 21st Annual Regional Observer Coordinators Workshop (ROCW21) held virtually via zoom. Observers from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency (NOAA), Parties to Nauru Agreement (PNA) Observer Agency, MRAG Asia Pacific and the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) Secretariat also participated in the meeting.
Meeting Documents
- ROCW21 Draft Provisional Agenda and Record
- 2014 ROCW Agenda.docx
- Programme Report Template.xlsx
- PIRFO Drebriefer Certification Audit Report.pdf
- PIRFO Observer Management Standards
- Outcomes of ROCW-13