As per CMM 16, Members and CNCPs may continue using their own non-accredited national observer programme or service provider to meet observer coverage requirements until 31 December 2026. From 1 January 2027, Members and CNCPs shall only deploy observers from national observer programmes or service providers accredited under the SPRFMO.
At its 8th Annual Meeting, the SPRFMO Commission selected MRAG as the SPRFMO Observer Programme Accreditation Evaluator (paragraph 59 of the COMM8-Report).
Since then several Members/CNCPs and service providers have been assessed and granted accreditation with the SPRFMO Observer Programme. CMM16 provides that the period of accreditation is for 5 years from the date upon which accreditation is granted. For Members whose programmes were granted accreditation by the Commission by the close of its 12th Meeting, such accreditation shall have an automatic extension of 3 years.
In accordance with CMM 16, contact details for the SPRFMO Observer Programmes, both accredited and in the process of accreditation, are:
| Member/Service Provider | Contact(s) | Accr. period |
|
Australia |
Tamre Sarhan |
5 Feb 2021 Extended to: |
|
Chile |
Luis Cocas Gonzalez Erick Gaete Alfaro |
5 Feb 2021 Extended to: |
|
China |
Ms Ruojin QIAO Dr Gang LI, Assistant Professor Mr Ce LIU, Secretary Ms Meng WANG |
17 Feb 2023 Extended to: |
|
Cook Islands |
Bermy Ariihee Saiasi (Sai) Sarau Lualua Tua |
06 Mar 2026 |
|
Ecuador |
Pedro Santistevan |
Not yet accredited |
|
European |
Benoit Marcoux
Official EU contact European Commission
Directorate General
Maritime Affairs and Fisheries
Sieto Verver (Netherlands)
Principal coordinator
Wageningen Marine Research
Vilda Griuniene (Lithuania)
EU Member State focal point
Ministry of Agriculture
Republic of Lithuania
Ireneusz Wojcik (Poland)
EU Member State focal point
National Marine Fisheries Research Institute
Dr Christoph Stransky (Germany)
EU Member State focal point
Thunen Institute of Sea Fisheries
|
2 Feb 2024 Extended to: |
|
Republic of |
Dr Youjung Kwon Mr Kiwon Choi Dr Seok-Gwan Choi Dr Eunjung Kim |
28 Jan 2022 Extended to: |
| New Zealand |
Stewart Alderson
Operations Manager
Fisheries Observer Services
Ministry for Primary Industries
|
5 Feb 2021 Extended to: |
|
Republic of |
Francisco Barahona
Observer Program Coordinator
Panama Observers Program, S.A.
|
06 Mar 2026* *Transhipment only
|
| Peru |
Edwin Francisco Ramírez López
Inspector - Fishing Vessels
Directorate of Supervision and Oversight
General Directorate of Supervision, Oversight, and Sanctioning - PA
Ministry of Production
Guillermo Enrique Fustamante Irigoin
Director General
General Directorate for Supervision, Inspection, and Sanctioning in Fisheries and Aquaculture (DGSFS-PA)
Ministry of Production
Heberton López Dávila
Director
Directorate for Supervision and Oversight in Fisheries and Aquaculture (DSF-PA)
Ministry of Production
Natali Alcedo Duran
Professional
Directorate for Supervision and Oversight in Fisheries and Aquaculture (DSF-PA)
Ministry of Production
|
Alternative program as
|
|
Russian Federation |
Dmitry Kremenyuk |
06 March 2026 06 March 2031 |
|
Chinese Taipei |
Mr Shih-Chin CHOU
Section Chief
Fisheries Agency
Ms Han-Ching CHUANG
Assistant
Fisheries Agency
Ms Fang-Chia HSU
Secretary
Overseas Fisheries Development Council
|
28 Jan 2022 Extended to: |
|
CapMarine |
Ms Melanie Williamson |
17 Feb 2023 Extended to: |