The 6th Meeting of the Working Group to Support the Establishment of the SIOFA VMS (VMSWG06) is scheduled to take place on April 2, 2025, online. This meeting follows ongoing discussions regarding the implementation of a Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) under the Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement (SIOFA).
The main agenda items will include:
Reviewing the revised draft Terms of Reference (ToR) for the Working Group.
The 5th Meeting of the Working Group to Support the Establishment of the SIOFA VMS (VMSWG02) will meet on 13 March 2025 from 07:00 to 10:00 UTC.
As agreed by the 8th Meeting of the SIOFA Compliance Committee, the Secretariat will facilitate an informal workshop on completing the new SIOFA CCR Template. This will allow the CCPs to familiarise themselves with the new template and seek clarification and assistance in filling it out. The Workshop is scheduled on the 4th of March, from 07:00UTC until 09:00UTC.
Registration for the meeting is now open. CCPs are welcome to submit registration using the registration template below.
The 12th Meeting of the Parties will take place in Mauritius from 30 June to 4 July 2025.
The venue will be at the Hennessy Park Hotel in Ebene.
Deadlines for the submission of documents and information to the Secretariat are:
01 May 2025: applications for financial assistance (Article 13.4)
11 May 2025: requests for inclusion of supplementary items to the agenda
20 May 2025: proposals and working papers
16 June 2025: information and any other papers
The 9th Meeting of the Scientific Committee will take place in Mauritius from 25 to 27 June 2025.