Commercial Fishing & Seafood Industry Contacts
- Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) (+691)

Government Contacts & Information Resources for
Commercial Fishing, Seafood, Aquaculture, Marine & Oceans in Federated States of Micronesia (FSM)

The Micronesian Fisheries Authority responsibilities range from conservation, management and development of the tuna resources within the FSM EEZ, to representing the National Government on fishing agreements with foreign nations.

National Oceanic Resource Management Authority of Micronesia - The Authority, initially named Micronesian Maritime Authority (MMA), was established in Public Law (PL) 6-11 and began operation on January 1, 1979.  The mandate of the Authority was to manage, conserve and manage FSM?s living marine resources within its Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).

NORMA Licencing Procedures - How to gain fishing access to the Exclusive Economic Zone or Fishery Waters of the Federated States of Micronesia.

Information on Fisheries Management in Micronesia - Including map, tuna landing places, offshore tuna fishing.

Forum Fisheries Agency - The Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) is based in Honiara, Solomon Islands and comprises 17 member governments. It was established in August 1979 to help countries manage their fishery resources that fall within their 200 mile exclusive economic zones. The founding document of the Agency is the South Pacific Forum Fisheries Agency Convention.

Dept. Economic Affairs - Investment in Fishing in FS Micronesia - SM has in recent years earned $18-24 million annually in licensing fees paid by foreign vessels for tuna fishing in the FSM’s Exclusive Economic Zone. More recently, additional earnings have begun to grow as private sector long-lining companies have been established in Pohnpei, and state-owned fishing corporations (such as Pohnpei Fishing Corporation and the Yap Fishing Corporation) have initiated their own fishing operations together with onshore processing. Direct exports of sashimi-grade fresh tuna by air to Japan account for increasing traffic at the airports, and a dedicated air freight service from all the FSM states is managed by the government-owned National Fisheries Corporation (NFC). Because of the extensive coral reefs and lagoons, mariculture and aquaculture is seen as a feature industry in the FSM, including farming of giant clams, eucheuma seaweed, sponges, pearls, green snails, trochus, milkfish and other species. Investment into this marine resource base is strongly encouraged to boost the economy.
 

Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission - Commission for the Conservation and Management  of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the  Western and Central Pacific Ocean

Fishery and Aquaculture Country Profile for Micronesia - aquatic species caught by country or area, by species items, by FAO major fishing areas, and year, for all commercial, industrial, recreational and subsistence purposes. The harvest from mariculture, aquaculture and other kinds of fish farming is also included.