As per CMM 16, Members and CNCPs may continue using their own non-accredited national observer programme or service provider to meet observer coverage requirements until 31 December 2026. From 1 January 2027, Members and CNCPs shall only deploy observers from national observer programmes or service providers accredited under the SPRFMO.
At its 8th Annual Meeting, the SPRFMO Commission selected MRAG as the SPRFMO Observer Programme Accreditation Evaluator (paragraph 59 of the COMM8-Report).
Since then several Members/CNCPs and service providers have been assessed and granted accreditation with the SPRFMO Observer Programme. CMM16 provides that the period of accreditation is for 5 years from the date upon which accreditation is granted. For Members whose programmes were granted accreditation by the Commission by the close of its 12th Meeting, such accreditation shall have an automatic extension of 3 years.
In accordance with CMM 16, contact details for the SPRFMO Observer Programmes, both accredited and in the process of accreditation, are:
| Member/Service Provider |
Contact(s) |
Accr. period |
|
Australia
|
Tamre Sarhan
Manager Observer Program
Australian Fisheries Management Authority
tamre.sarhan@afma.gov.au
|
5 Feb 2021
5 Feb 2026
Extended to:
5 Feb 2029
|
|
Chile
|
Luis Cocas Gonzalez
Bycatch and Observer Programs Coordinator
Undersecretariat for Fisheries and Aquaculture
lcocas@subpesca.cl
Erick Gaete Alfaro
Coordinator of SPRFMO accreditation process
Fisheries Development Institute (IFOP)
erick.gaete@ifop.cl
|
5 Feb 2021
5 Feb 2026
Extended to:
5 Feb 2029
|
|
China
|
Ms Ruojin QIAO
China's Commissioner to SPRFMO
Division of Distant Water fishery
Bureau of Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture
bofdwf@126.com
Dr Gang LI, Assistant Professor
Shang Hai Ocean University
g-li@shou.edu.cn
Mr Ce LIU, Secretary
China Overseas Fisheries Association
liuce@cofa.net.cn
Ms Meng WANG
China Overseas Fisheries Association
wangmeng@cofa.net.cn
|
17 Feb 2023
17 Feb 2028
Extended to:
17 Feb 2031
|
|
Cook Islands
|
Bermy Ariihee
Observer Coordinator
Ministry of Marine Resources
b.ariihee@mmr.gov.ck
Saiasi (Sai) Sarau
Compliance Officer
Ministry of Marine Resources
s.sarau@mmr.gov.ck
Lualua Tua
Director Offshore
Ministry of Marine Resources
l.tua@mmr.gov.ck
|
06 March 2026
06 March 2031
|
|
Ecuador
|
Pedro Santistevan
Coordinator Programa Observer
Fundacion Tunacons
psantistevan@tunacons.org
|
Not yet accredited
|
|
European
Union
|
Mr Benoit Marcoux
Official EU contact, European Commission
Directorate General
Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Unit B2
benoit.marcoux@ec.europa.eu
Sieto Verver (Netherlands)
Principal coordinator
Wageningen Marine Research
sieto.verver@wur.nl
Vilda Griuniene (Lithuania)
EU Member State focal point
Ministry of Agriculture
Republic of Lithuania
vilda.griuniene@zum.lt
Ireneusz Wojcik (Poland)
EU Member State focal point
National Marine Fisheries Research Institute
iwojcik@mir.gdynia.pl
Dr Christoph Stransky (Germany)
EU Member State focal point
Thunen Institute of Sea Fisheries
christoph.stransky@thuenen.de
|
2 Feb 2024
2 Feb 2029
Extended to:
2 Feb 2032
|
|
Republic of
Korea
|
Dr Youjung Kwon
National Institute of Fisheries Science
kwonuj@korea.kr
Mr Kiwon Choi
Korea Fisheries Resources Agency
kiuniya@fira.or.kr
Dr Seok-Gwan Choi
National Institute of Fisheries Science
sgchoi@korea.kr
Dr Eunjung Kim
National Institute of Fisheries Science
eunjungkim@korea.kr
|
28 Jan 2022
28 Jan 2027
Extended to:
28 Jan 2030
|
|
New Zealand
|
Stewart Alderson, Operations Manager
Fisheries Observer Services
Ministry for Primary Industries
stewart.alderson@mpi.govt.nz
|
5 Feb 2021
5 Feb 2026
Extended to:
5 Feb 2029
|
|
Republic of
Panama
|
Mr Francisco BARAHONA
Observer Program Coordinator
Panama Observers Program, S.A.
info@popsa.com.pa
Mr Mario AGUILAR
Asistente Tecnico
Aquatic Resource Authority of Panama
meaguilar@arap.gob.pa
|
06 March 2026*
06 March 2031
* Transhipment Only
|
|
Peru
|
Roberto Odiaga Campos
Engineer
Instituto del Mar del Perú
rodiaga@imarpe.gob.pe
Jimena Mendoza Samane
Biologist
Instituto del Mar del Perú
jimendoza@imarpe.gob.pe
Rocio Roncal Herrera
Biologist
Instituto del Mar del Perú
eroncal@imarpe.gob.pe
Julio Limache Valenzuela
Engineer
Instituto del Mar del Perú
|
Not yet accredited
Alternative program as
per Annex 4 of CMM 16:
17 Feb 2023
1 Jan 2027
|
|
Russian Federation
|
Dmitry Kremenyuk
Federal Agency for Fisheries
d.kremenyuk@fishcom.ru
Grigorii Masliankin
Manager Observer Programme
Russian Federal Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography
maslyankin@atlantniro.ru
Maxim Dubishchuk
Observer
Russian Federal Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography
mmd@atlantonpr.ru
Dmitry Churin
Observer
Russian Federal Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography
dedoxis@mail.ru
|
06 March 2026
06 March 2031 |
|
Chinese Taipei
|
Mr Shih-Chin CHOU, Section Chief
Fisheries Agency
shiihcin@ms1.fa.gov.tw
Ms Han-Ching CHUANG, Assistant
Fisheries Agency
hanching@ms1.fa.gov.tw
Ms Fang-Chia HSU, Secretary
Overseas Fisheries Development Council
melody0555@ofdc.org.tw
|
28 Jan 2022
28 Jan 2027
Extended to:
28 Jan 2030
|
|
CapMarine
|
Ms Melanie Williamson
Director
Capricorn Marine Environmental
melanie@capfish.co.za
|
17 Feb 2023
17 Feb 2028
Extended to:
17 Feb 2031
|
