Type
Themes
Year in force
2012Regional relevance
Summary
The Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement, adopted in 2006 and in force since 2012, established SIOFA, a general RFMO through which participating countries cooperate in the management of fisheries in the convention area. SIOFA is headquartered in La Réunion, France. As a general RFMO, SIOFA is responsible for the management of a wide variety of fisheries, the principal ones in the region being for Patagonian toothfish, alfonsino, and orange roughy.
Secretariat
Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement
Address: 13 Rue de Marseille, 97420 Le Port
Email: secretariat@siofa.org
Website: https://siofa.org/
Subsidiary to
Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the UNCLOS Relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks
Year in force : 2001