Media and communications personnel from FFA Members are gathered in Suva for a three-day long training workshop ahead of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC21) that commences from 28 November – 03 December.
The workshop aims to build the capacity of fisheries media and communications personnel to effectively cover fisheries policies, promote media relations, and facilitate informed public dialogue around key issues—particularly those discussed during the upcoming WCPFC21.
FFA Deputy Director-General, Dr Pio Manoa officially opened the workshop on Monday followed by remarks from the WCPFC Executive Director, Rhea Moss-Christian.
“The WCPFC is the regional fisheries management organisation in the region so the interests of FFA Members must always be safeguarded in the binding rules and decisions of the Commission,” Dr Manoa explained in acknowledging the WCPFC’s role in Pacific fisheries.
“This is an exciting three days we will have here, and I am particularly proud to see a solid team of instructors that have availed themselves to come and support the training this week.”
The three days workshop also includes the participation of the Pacific Islands News Association (PINA) Board Members, providing a unique opportunity for fisheries communications representatives to build and extend their relationships with the mainstream media.
FFA acknowledges the World Bank’s support toward this workshop under the FFA Pacific Islands Regional Oceanscape Programme – Second Phase for Economic Resilience (PROPER).
