Relations with Other Organisations

Maintenance of strong partnerships with other institutions helps us share information, avoid duplication, and work together on common goals. A formal relation is a written agreement between our Commission and another group that:

• Explains how we will cooperate.
• Lists what we will share (for example, data or expertise).
• Describes when and how often we will meet or report progress.

Common agreement types:

• Data Exchange Agreement: We share scientific or vessel data.
• Memoranda of Understanding (MOU): We outline broad goals for cooperation.
• Memoranda of Cooperation (MOC): We set detailed steps for specific activities.

Below is an overview of each partner, followed by our agreements with them.

1. Pacific Community – Oceanic Fisheries Programme (SPC-OFP)

Why this partnership? SPC-OFP provides countries in the Pacific with access to scientific information, research and advice on the region's fisheries, and serves as the Commission's Scientific Services provider. 

2. Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA)

Why this partnership? FFA supports small island nations in managing their fisheries, and assists its members in participating in the work of the Commission and implementing the Commission's obligations and decisions.

3. International Scientific Committee for Tuna and Tuna-like Species in the North Pacific Ocean (ISC)

Why this partnership? ISC focuses on scientific research relating to tuna and tuna-like species in the North Pacific.

4. Secretariat for the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)

Why this partnership? SPREP works on broader environmental issues on behalf of Pacific Island countries.

5. Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC)

Why this partnership? IOTC manages tuna stocks in the Indian Ocean, and the WCPF Convention calls on the WPCFC to cooperate and initiate consultations with the IOTC.

6. Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC)

Why this partnership? IATTC manages tuna in the eastern Pacific, including in an area also managed by the WCPFC, and the WCPF Convention calls on the WPCFC to cooperate and initiate consultations with the IATTC.

7. Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR)

Why this partnership? CCAMLR manages marine life around Antarctica, and the WCPF Convention calls on the WPCFC to cooperate and initiate consultations with CCAMLR .

8. Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna (CCSBT)

Why this partnership? CCSBT focuses on southern bluefin tuna stocks, including in an area also managed by the WCPFC, and the WCPF Convention calls on the WPCFC to cooperate and initiate consultations with CCSBT.

9. Agreement on the Conservation of Albatross and Petrels (ACAP)

Why this partnership? ACAP protects seabirds such as albatrosses.

10. North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission (NPAFC)

Why this partnership? NPAFC manages salmon and other anadromous fish in the North Pacific.

11. South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (SPRFMO)

Why this partnership? SPRFMO manages deep-sea fisheries in the South Pacific, and there is overlap in the Convention Areas of the the WCPFC and the SPRFMO. 

12. North Pacific Fisheries Commission (NPFC)

Why this partnership? NPFC manages fisheries in the North Pacific Ocean, and and there is overlap in the Convention Areas of the WCPFC and the NPFC.