The 9th South Pacific Albacore workshop (SPA9) came to a conclusion on Friday, 27th June 2025, after five days of discussion and deliberation among FFA members present at the workshop.

The workshop objectives are to consider a revised a management procedure to manage the South Pacific Albacore fishery sustainably, continue the discussion on allocation proposals to advance the work on the SPA conservation and management measures and solidify their unified position for this fishery before the Western Central Pacific Fisheries Commission annual meeting this year (WCPFC22).

SPA9 is attended by three officials from the Oceanic Fisheries Division to keep pace with the ongoing discussion on the development of the management procedure for this fishery, and more importantly, national interest is accommodated during the discussion. This is a crucial workshop for members dependent on this fishery, including those who are developing their albacore fishery, like Kiribati.

Words of thanks to the Forum Fisheries Agency Secretariat for organizing the workshop in beautiful Brisbane.