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Observer Programme

At its 8th Annual Meeting the SPRFMO Commission selected MRAG as the SPRFMO Observer Programme Accreditation Evaluator (see Paragraph 59 of the COMM8-Report). In 2020 the Observer Programmes of 3 Members were evaluated and granted accreditation (CTC8-Doc10_Rev2 SPRFMO Observer Programme Implementation Report), and in 2022, 2 additional Member Observer Programmes were granted accreditation (CTC9-Doc10 SPRFMO Observer Implementation Report). In accordance with CMM 16-2021, contact details for the five SPRFMO Accredited Observer Programmes are:

Member Contact(s) Accr. period 
Australia
 
Tamre Sarhan
Manager Observer Program
Australian Fisheries Management Authority
tamre.sarhan@afma.gov.au
 
23 Jan 2021
23 Jan 2026
 
Chile
 
Luis Cocas González
Bycatch and Observer Programs Coordinator
Undersecretariat for Fisheries and Aquaculture
lcocas@subpesca.cl

Erick Gaete Alfaro
Coordinator of SPRFMO accreditation process
Fisheries Development Institute (IFOP)
erick.gaete@ifop.cl
 
23 Jan 2021
23 Jan 2026
 
China
 
Ms. Ruojin QIAO
China's Commissioner to SPRFMO
Division of Distant Water fishery
Bureau of Fisheries
Ministry of Agriculture
bofdwf@126.com

Mr.LI Gang, Assistant
Professor
Shang Hai Ocean University
g-li@shou.edu.cn

Mr Ce LIU, Secretary
China Overseas Fisheries Association
liuce@cofa.net.cn

Ms Meng WANG
China Overseas Fisheries Association
wangmeng@cofa.net.cn
   
Cook Islands
 
Kerrie Robertson
Director, Offshore Fisheries
Ministry of Marine Resources
K.Robertson@mmr.gov.ck

Sai Sarau
Senior Fisheries Officer
Interim Observer Coordinator
Ministry of Marine Resources
s.sarau@mmr.gov.ck
   
Ecuador
 
Pedro Santistevan
Coordinator Programa Observer
Fundacion Tunacons
psantistevan@tunacons.org
   
European
Union
 
Mr Benoît Marcoux
Official EU contact, European Commission
Directorate General
Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Unit B2
benoit.marcoux@ec.europa.eu

Sieto Verver (Netherlands)
Principal coordinator
Wageningen Marine Research
sieto.verver@wur.nl

Vilda Griuniene (Lithuania)
EU Member State focal point 
Ministry of Agriculture
Republic of Lithuania
vilda.griuniene@zum.lt

Ireneusz Wójcik (Poland)
EU Member State focal point
National Marine Fisheries Research Institute
iwojcik@mir.gdynia.pl

Dr. Christoph Stransky (Germany)
EU Member State focal point
Thünen Institute of Sea Fisheries
christoph.stransky@thuenen.de
   
Republic of 
Korea
 
Dr Youjung Kwon
National Institute of Fisheries Science
kwonuj@korea.kr

Mr Kiwon Choi
Korea Fisheries Resources Agency
kiuniya@fira.or.kr

Dr Seok-Gwan Choi
National Institute of Fisheries Science
sgchoi@korea.kr

Dr Eunjung Kim
National Institute of Fisheries Science
eunjungkim@korea.kr
 
22 Jan 2022
22 Jan 2027
 
New Zealand
 
Stewart Alderson, Operations Manager
Fisheries Observer Services
Ministry for Primary Industries
stewart.alderson@mpi.govt.nz
 
23 Jan 2021
23 Jan 2026
 
Chinese Taipei
 
Mr Shih-Chin CHOU, Section Chief
Fisheries Agency
shiihcin@ms1.fa.gov.tw

Ms Han-Ching CHUANG, Assistant
Fisheries Agency
hanching@ms1.fa.gov.tw

Ms Fang-Chia HSU, Secretary
Overseas Fisheries Development Council
melody0555@ofdc.org.tw
 
22 Jan 2022
22 Jan 2027

 

 

 

 

 

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