The South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (SPRFMO) is an

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created by

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, the ''Convention on the Conservation and Management of High Seas Fishery Resources in the South Pacific Ocean'' signed in

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on ."Convention on the Conservation and Management of High Seas Fishery Resources in the South Pacific Ocean (Auckland, 14 November 2009) – ATS 28 of 2012”
Australasian Legal Information Institute, Australian Treaties Library. Retrieved on 18 April 2017. The intent of the signatories was to commit "to ensuring the long-term conservation and sustainable use of fishery resources in the South Pacific Ocean and in so doing safeguarding the marine ecosystems in which the resources occur."

Secretariat

The secretariat of SPRFMO is based in

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. Currently the Executive Secretary is Mr Craig Loveridge

Members

The government members of the SPRFMO are:

References

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