SIOFA has currently 13 Contracting Parties (CP), Cooperating non Contracting Parties (CNCP) and Participating Fishing Entities (PFE), these 3 status are usualy acronymised CCP. FAO is the legal depositary of the SIOFA signatories. The table below lists the SIOFA CCPs, their status and the current head of delegation person.
Name | Status | head of delegation |
---|---|---|
Australia | CP | Mat Kertesz |
China | CP | Haiwen Sun |
Comoros | CNCP | Mahamoudou Abidina |
Cook Islands | CP | Pamela Maru |
European Union | CP | Fiona Harford |
France (Overseas Territories) | CP | Matthieu Piron |
India | CNCP | Jujjavarapu Balaji |
Japan | CP | Ichiro Nomura |
Korea | CP | Tae-hoon Won |
Mauritius | CP | Meera Koonjul |
Seychelles | CP | Roy Clarisse |
Chinese Taipei | PFE | Tsu Kang, Wen |
Thailand | CP | Chalermchai Suwannarak |
Other entities and countries can participate to SIOFA. See the information provided in the attached documents on this topic. It is also possible to be an observer of the SIOFA. Please see the information also provided in the below documents.