James Movick | |
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Nationality | Federated States of Micronesia |
Occupation | civil servant |
Known for | served as the Director General of the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency from 2012 to 2018 |
James Movick is a civil servant from the Federated States of Micronesia who served as the Director General of the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency from 2012 to 2018.[1][2][3]
In 2016 the United States informed the Forum Fisheries Agency that it would not pay the $17 million share of the Agency's expenses.[4] In return the Agency declined to issue any fishing licenses to American fishing vessels.
Dr Tupou-Roosen replaced Mr James Movick, who held the role since 2012.
'Further details on the alleged infringements are an operational matter and will be dealt with at the national level but I think the findings demonstrate the level of standards and effectiveness which our national partners are applying to themselves in the area of maritime surveillance,' says FFA Director General James Movick.
In his opening speech, FFA Director-General, James Movick said the biggest threat to the fisheries industry is unreported and unregulated fishing in the Pacific region.
'The treaty has provided a strong foundation for cooperation, not solely on fisheries access, but a wide range of other matters including conservation and management of marine resources, efforts to combat illegal fishing, and capacity building in a range of management and technical areas,' William Gibbons-Fly, the State Department's Director of the Office of Marine Conservation, told FFA Director James Movick in a letter this weekend.