Nations fishing in the South Pacific have an opportunity to protect its seamounts and other vulnerable ecosystems

The thirteenth meeting of the Commission to the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (SPRFMO COMM-13) meets in Santiago, Chile, in February 2025. 

SPRFMO is responsible for the conservation and management of high seas fisheries in the South Pacific Ocean, and for safeguarding the marine ecosystems of this area. It must do so following an ecosystem approach and the precautionary principle as set out in the SPRFMO Convention which requires decisions to be made on the basis of best available science rather than waiting for evidence of threat or damage, utilising advice provided to it by its Scientific Committee (SC) and Compliance and Technical Committee (CTC). 

Read the DSCC priorities here.