Operation Kurukuru: Joint forces to combat IUU fishing

This two-week comprehensive operation underscores the unwavering commitment from Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA), Members, Pacific QUADs and partners to safeguard the invaluable marine resources of Pacific Island nations and Western Central Pacific Ocean. Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) fishing activities pose a significant threat to the economic stability and food security of Pacific Island nations, undermining the efforts made toward sustainable fisheries management.

Fifteen PIC Members participated (Cook Islands, Fiji, Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), Kiribati, Nauru, Nuie, Palau, Papua New Guinea (PNG), Nauru, Republic of Marshall Islands (RMI), Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu, ) alongside assets and personnel from the Pacific Quadrilateral Defense Coordination Group (Pacific QUADs, namely Australia, France, New Zealand and the United States).Operation Kurukuru 2023 (OPKK23) was conducted in the combined area of the 15 participating Members’ Economic Exclusion Zones (EEZ’s) and the adjacent high seas pockets in an area of operation (AO) approximately 21.3 million square kilometres which is over three times the land mass of Australia.

Source: https://www.ffa.int/2023/11/operation-kurukuru-joint-forces-combat-iuu-fishing-to-secure-sustainable-fisheries-future/