James Movick
James Movick | |
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| Occupation | civil servant |
| Known for | served as the Director General of the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency from 2012 to 2018 |
James Movick is a civil servant from the Federated States of Micronesia who served as the Director General of the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency from 2012 to 2018.[1][2][3]
In 2016 the United States informed the Forum Fisheries Agency that it would not pay the $17 million share of the Agency's expenses.[4] In return the Agency declined to issue any fishing licenses to American fishing vessels.
References
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"About FFA: Director General". Forum Fisheries Agency. Honiara. 2019-11-10. Archived from the original on 2020-02-02. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
Dr Tupou-Roosen replaced Mr James Movick, who held the role since 2012.
- ^ "Record 12 vessels under investigation as FFA's Operation Kurukuru 2014 ends". Forum Fisheries Agency. Honiara. 2014-10-24. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
'Further details on the alleged infringements are an operational matter and will be dealt with at the national level but I think the findings demonstrate the level of standards and effectiveness which our national partners are applying to themselves in the area of maritime surveillance,' says FFA Director General James Movick.
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Mere Satakala (2016-11-15). "Meet To Help Counter Illegal Fishing". Fiji Sun. Suva. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
In his opening speech, FFA Director-General, James Movick said the biggest threat to the fisheries industry is unreported and unregulated fishing in the Pacific region.
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"US quits fish treaty". Marshall Islands Journal. 2016-01-22. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
'The treaty has provided a strong foundation for cooperation, not solely on fisheries access, but a wide range of other matters including conservation and management of marine resources, efforts to combat illegal fishing, and capacity building in a range of management and technical areas,' William Gibbons-Fly, the State Department's Director of the Office of Marine Conservation, told FFA Director James Movick in a letter this weekend.