Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement (SIOFA) is an international fisheries agreement between several nations signed in

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on 7 July 2006 and entered into force on 21 June 2012. The purpose of the agreement is to ensure and promote the long-term conservation and sustainable use of the fishery resources in the area through cooperation among the member states.

Treaty area

The agreement area covers the

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between

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and

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.Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement
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(CCAMLR) in the south, the

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(SPRFMO) convention area in the east and the

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(SEAFO) convention area to the west. SIOFA covers fishery resources including fish, mollusks, crustaceans and other sedentary species within the area, though excludes highly migratory species and sedentary species subject to the fishery jurisdiction of coastal States. SIOFA also manages valuable fisheries, including for orange roughy, alfonsino and toothfish.

Signatories

As of July 2019, the treaty has been ratified by 10 states. In addition, 5 countries have signed but not ratified the treaty.

Secretariat

The Secretariat is based on the French Island of

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. The current Executive Secretary is Thierry Clot.

References

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External links

SIOFA official websiteFAO SIOFA summary
Fisheries treaties Treaties of Australia Treaties of the Cook Islands Treaties entered into by the European Union Treaties of France Treaties of Japan Treaties of South Korea Treaties of Mauritius Treaties of Seychelles Treaties of the Comoros Treaties of Kenya Treaties of Madagascar Treaties of Mozambique Treaties of New Zealand Organizations based in Réunion International organizations based in France Fisheries agencies