Operation Kurukuru

Operation Kurukuru is an annual joint exercise of Pacific Islands Forum nations, intended to combat illegal fishing.^[1]^[2] The first exercise took place in 2005.

The nations of the Pacific Forum run a Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA).^[2] The FFA uses the resources of its member countries to run a Regional Fisheries Surveillance Centre (RFSC).

Operation Kurukuru 2014

114 fishing vessels were boarded, and inspected, during Operation Kurukuru 2014.^[2]

Operation Kurukuru 2017

Semi Koroilvesau, the Minister for Fisheries for Fiji, addressed recruits at Fiji's military's training centre at Vatuwaqa on 19 June 2017, reminding them of the importance in enforcing Fiji's Exclusive Economic Zone, and the importance of its participation in the annual Operation Kurukuru exercises.^[3]

References

^ Maika Bolatiki (2014-10-26). "Operation Kurukuru A Success". Fiji Sun. Retrieved 2018-01-21. Fiji Navy's Commander John Fox said other foreign countries had joined the operation which was launched 10 years ago specifically for maritime surveillance.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Record 12 vessels under investigation as FFA's Operation Kurukuru 2014 ends". Forum Fisheries Agency. Honiara. 2014-10-24. Retrieved 2018-01-21. The FFA Director General also commended the "outstanding" activity of Papua New Guinea's patrol boat the HMPNGS SEEADLER, another success story of Kurukuru 2014. Five of its six boardings resulted in discovery of potential infringements. The active participation of PNG is a major outcome for the current operation, linked to an earlier one-month attachment to FFA's Regional Fisheries Surveillance Centre by PNG Leading Seaman Riwas Israel Pala of the National Surveillance Coordination Centre based in Port Moresby.
^ "Let Us Not Ignore Our Ocean, EEZ". Fiji Sun. 2017-06-19. Retrieved 2018-01-21. Fiji also engages through sub-regional approaches, like Operation Kurukuru, in order to beef up national surveillance operations, done so through collaboration.

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[FijiSun2014-10-26-1] Maika Bolatiki (2014-10-26). "Operation Kurukuru A Success". Fiji Sun. Retrieved 2018-01-21. Fiji Navy's Commander John Fox said other foreign countries had joined the operation which was launched 10 years ago specifically for maritime surveillance.

[Ffa1407-2] "Record 12 vessels under investigation as FFA's Operation Kurukuru 2014 ends". Forum Fisheries Agency. Honiara. 2014-10-24. Retrieved 2018-01-21. The FFA Director General also commended the "outstanding" activity of Papua New Guinea's patrol boat the HMPNGS SEEADLER, another success story of Kurukuru 2014. Five of its six boardings resulted in discovery of potential infringements. The active participation of PNG is a major outcome for the current operation, linked to an earlier one-month attachment to FFA's Regional Fisheries Surveillance Centre by PNG Leading Seaman Riwas Israel Pala of the National Surveillance Coordination Centre based in Port Moresby.

[FijiSun2017-06-19-3] "Let Us Not Ignore Our Ocean, EEZ". Fiji Sun. 2017-06-19. Retrieved 2018-01-21. Fiji also engages through sub-regional approaches, like Operation Kurukuru, in order to beef up national surveillance operations, done so through collaboration.

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