Authorities of the Inspection Vessel
Paragraph 12 of the Procedures requires the Commission to “maintain a register of all authorized inspection vessels and authorities or inspectors” (the WCPFC High Seas Boarding and Inspection Register). This paragraph also stipulates that, “only vessels and authorities or inspectors listed on the Commission’s Register are authorized under the Procedures to board and inspect foreign flagged fishing vessels on the high seas within the Convention Area”. At present, the only Members with authorised inspection vessels listed on the WCPFC High Seas Boarding and Inspection Register are:
- Australia
- Canada
- Cook Islands
- Federated States of Micronesia
- Fiji
- France
- Japan
- Kiribati
- Republic of Korea
- New Zealand
- Papua New Guinea
- Chinese Taipei
- Tuvalu
- United States of America
Below is the current list of "Authority of Inspection Vessel" contacts. An authorised CCM user designated “Party Admin” (see Authorised CCM Users tab) is able to modify their list through their CCM portal.
Authorities Of Inspection Vessels
Country | Name | Phone | Office or position held | Last Updated | |
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Australia | Australian Fisheries Management Authority | mcs@afma.gov.au | +61 2 6275 5818 | Monitoring and Surveillance team | 5 Jul 2022 - 3:06pm |
Canada | International Fisheries Enforcement Program | dfo.cpinternational.mpo@dfo-mpo.gc.ca | +1-250-217-8700 | International Fisheries Enforcement Program | 19 Jul 2023 - 4:31pm |
Canada | Dustin De Gagne | Dustin.DeGagne@dfo-mpo.gc.ca | Senior Compliance Program Officer | 21 Jul 2023 - 11:13am | |
Canada | Felicia Cull | felicia.cull@dfo-mpo.gc.ca | Senior Policy Advisor | 14 Sep 2023 - 10:39am | |
Canada | Sean Wheeler | sean.wheeler@dfo-mpo.gc.ca | +1 250 217 8700 | Chief of International Programs | 21 Jul 2023 - 11:13am |
China | Sun Chong | suncongbeiwai@aliyun.com | Deputy Director of Highsea Fisheries | 16 May 2023 - 12:08pm | |
China | China Overseas Fisheries Association | liyan@cofa.net.cn | 86-10-65854085 | Secretary General | 30 Mar 2023 - 11:10am |
Cook Islands | Pamela Maru | P.Maru@mmr.gov.ck | +682 28721 | Secretary | 8 Jul 2022 - 6:51am |
Cook Islands | Offshore Fisheries Division | rar@mmr.gov.ck | +682 28721 | Correspondence copies | 26 Feb 2019 - 3:53pm |
Ecuador | Juliana García Cuenca | jgarciac@produccion.gob.ec | Director of Fisheries Control | 18 Nov 2021 - 5:20am | |
Ecuador | Despacho | despachovap@produccion.gob.ec | +593 5 266 6109 Ext. 1103 - 1104 | Office of the Vice Ministry of Aquaculture and Fisheries | 31 May 2023 - 7:02am |
El Salvador | Edgar Palacios | edgar.palacios@mag.gob.sv | General Director of Fisheries and Aquaculture | 15 Sep 2022 - 4:28am | |
El Salvador | Antonio Carlos Vasquez Jovel | antonio.vasquez@mag.gob.sv | +503 2210 1961 | Head of Fisheries and Aquaculture Management Department | 17 Aug 2023 - 8:19am |
Federated States of Micronesia | FSM NATIONAL POLICE (MARITIME WING) | smp.fsm@gmail.com | +691 320-2384 or 320 5983 | 10 Sep 2019 - 10:04am | |
Fiji | Fiji Maritime Surveillance Rescue Coordination Center | operations@mrscfiji.org | +679 3315380 / +679 3316 204 / +679 3316 205 | Fiji Maritime Surveillance Rescue Coordination Center | 20 May 2019 - 11:20am |
France | Office for State Action at Sea of New-Caledonia | czm-nc.aem.chef-bureau.fct@def.gouv.fr | +687 293 073 | Office for State Action at Sea of New-Caledonia | 25 Sep 2023 - 3:41pm |
France | Mathilde Sbinne | mathilde.sbinne@mer.gouv.fr | +33140818980 | Fisheries Officer | 26 Sep 2023 - 6:30pm |
France | Mr Olivier Marc Dion | olivier.dion@mer.gouv.fr | +33 1 4081 9510 | Head of Fisheries Control Unit | 26 Sep 2023 - 6:31pm |
France | French Maritime Affairs Service in New Caledonia | dam.controlepeches@gouv.nc | Local Service in Charge of Fisheries Control | 25 Jul 2023 - 4:38pm | |
France | Juliette Haziza | juliette.haziza@developpement-durable.gouv.fr | +33 6 59 54 28 27 | International tuna agreements officer | 26 Sep 2023 - 6:24pm |
France | France Fisheries Monitoring Centre | cnsp-france@developpement-durable.gouv.fr | +33 2 9729 3427 | For Circulars only | 7 Jun 2022 - 11:19pm |
France | Admiral commanding the maritime zone of the Pacific Ocean (ALPACI) | bureau-aem.chef@armees-polynesie.pf | +689 74 04 77 | 18 May 2018 - 7:08pm | |
France | Service de la Pêche – French Polynesian Fisheries Service | stephen.yen-kai-sun@peche.gov.pf | +689 50 25 50 | 18 May 2018 - 7:08pm | |
Japan | Haruo Tominaga | haruo_tominaga170@maff.go.jp | +81335028459 | Director for International Fisheruies Coordination | 13 Sep 2023 - 4:06pm |
Japan | Fisheries Agency of Japan | kokusai_kikaku@maff.go.jp | International affairs division | 18 Apr 2023 - 10:58pm | |
Japan | Masahide Kannou | masahide_kanno210@maff.go.jp | Staff, International Affairs Division | 3 Jul 2023 - 12:17pm | |
Japan | Shinji Hiruma | shinji_hiruma150@maff.go.jp | +81-3-3502-8459 | International Affairs Division | 18 Jan 2023 - 4:31pm |
Japan | Katsuki Takita | katsuki_takita760@maff.go.jp | +81335028459 | International Affairs Division | 11 Jul 2023 - 3:47pm |
Kiribati | Mr John Moote | ocpmu@police.gov.ki | +686 26559 | 18 May 2018 - 7:08pm | |
Kiribati | Dr. Agnes Yeeting | agnesy@mfmrd.gov.ki | +686 7502 1099 | Secretary | 31 May 2023 - 11:10am |
Nauru | Julian Itsimaera | julian.itsimaera2016@gmail.com | (674) 5582066 | Observer Coordinator | 26 Sep 2023 - 7:44pm |
New Caledonia | Inspection Authority | dam.controlpeches@gouv.nc | New Caledonia Local Service | 6 Nov 2022 - 8:23pm | |
New Zealand | Ministry for Primary Industries, New Zealand | InternationalCompliance@mpi.govt.nz | +64 4 819 4244 | International Compliance | 22 Jan 2020 - 12:59pm |
Panama | Eusebio Gaona | egaona@arap.gob.pa | +(507) 511 6031 | Operador de Centro de Seguimiento de Pesca | 23 Sep 2023 - 12:53am |
Panama | Mario Aguilar | meaguilar@arap.gob.pa | +507 68541897 | Fishing Monitoring Center Head | 4 Apr 2023 - 11:55am |
Panama | High Seas Fisheries Affairs | hsfs@arap.gob.pa | +5075116008 | In Charge of Compliance | 1 Jan 2020 - 4:15am |
Panama | Boris Enrico Rivera Mora | brivera@arap.gob.pa | +50766858049 | CHIEF OF DEPARTMENT CONTROL | 5 Apr 2023 - 10:16am |
Republic of Korea | Korea Coast Guard | risingsun@korea.kr | +82 (32) 835-2786 | International Cooperation Bureau | 18 May 2018 - 7:08pm |
Republic of Korea | Korea Coast Guard | kormpman@naver.com | +82 (32) 835-2594 (24 Hour) or 835 2241 | Guard and Security Bureau | 18 May 2018 - 7:08pm |
Samoa | Dr Seuseu Joseph Tauati | seuseu@maf.gov.ws | +685 22561 | Chief Executive Officer | 21 May 2023 - 6:20pm |
Samoa | Roseti Tile Imo | roseti.imo@maf.gov.ws | +685 20005 or 23069 | Assistant Chief Executive Officer | 21 May 2023 - 6:20pm |
Solomon Islands | Rosalie Masu | RMasu@fisheries.gov.sb | +677 7647511 | Deputy Secretary Technical | 5 Jul 2023 - 4:27pm |
Chinese Taipei | Coast Guard Administration, Ocean Affairs Council | jccc@cga.gov.tw | +886-2-2239-9228 or +886-2-2239-9235 (24 Hour) | Coast Guard Administration | 9 Mar 2020 - 2:01pm |
Chinese Taipei | Fisheries Agency, Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan | taiwan-wcpfc-hsbi@ms1.fa.gov.tw | +886-2-2383-5893 | Fisheries Agency | 9 Mar 2020 - 2:01pm |
Tokelau | Feleti Tulafono | ftulafono@gmail.com | TK: +690 731090 - WS: +685 7519758 | Director | 17 Apr 2023 - 6:35pm |
Tonga | Mele Fehoko Atuekaho | meletoaatuekaho@gmail.com | +6767722465 | Deputy Chief Executive Officer | 16 Sep 2023 - 4:15pm |
Tuvalu | Samasoni A Finikaso | samfinikaso70@gmail.com | +688 20344 | Director of Fisheries | 7 Jun 2023 - 10:29am |
Tuvalu | Mr. Talafou Esekia | talaloi@yahoo.com.au | +688 20187 | Maritime Commander | 18 May 2018 - 7:08pm |
United States of America | Jessica Conway McCollum | Jessica.C.McCollum@uscg.mil | 786-546-2083 | Current Operations and Domestic Fisheries Officer | 5 Jan 2023 - 9:41am |
United States of America | Maile Norman | maile.c.norman@uscg.mil | Coast Guard District Fourteen Enforcement | 5 Jan 2023 - 9:46am | |
United States of America | US Coast Guard | jrcchonolulu@uscg.mil | +1 808-535-3333 | Commander (Attention: Chief, Enforcement Branch) | 18 May 2018 - 7:08pm |
Vanuatu | Tony Taleo | ttaleo@fisheries.gov.vu | 5463595 | Deputy Director Offshore | 17 Apr 2023 - 10:00am |