IN BRIEF - Forum Fisheries Agency secures ISO 27001 certification for Information security
SOLOMON ISLANDS
Wednesday, August 07, 2024
The Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) has proudly announced its achievement of the ISO 27001 certification, an international standard for managing information security.
FFA Director General Dr Manu Tupou-Roosen and FFA ICT Manager Sakaio Manoa display the ISO 27001 certificate. Photo: FFA
This milestone emphasised the agency’s commitment to safeguarding the data and information of its Secretariat and member states.
“We are pleased to share that Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) has achieved the ISO 27001 certification,”the FFA said.
“This marks a significant upgrade in our ongoing commitment toward the security of the FFA Secretariat and our Members’ data and information.”
The certification process, led by the FFA’s ICT department, took two years of dedicated effort.
“Our teams, led by the ICT department, had worked tirelessly over the past two years to ensure this milestone,”the FFA said.
ISO 27001 provides a framework for establishing, implementing, maintaining, and continually improving an information security management system (ISMS). It ensures that organisations have established methodologies and a framework for business and IT processes to help identify, manage, and reduce risks to information security.
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Yesterday morning maritime authorities in the Aysén region of Chile received a report that the wellboat Vali had run aground after hitting rocks
EUROPEAN UNION
FAAPE hopes for approval in November.
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The rules cap bycatch at 10% per haul (5% for shrimp). Exceeding these limits triggers a 60-hour fishing ban within 5 nautical miles.The regulation also protects corals, sponges and crabs, bans shark finning, and strengthens sampling, reporting and landing requirements.
NORWAY
Lerøy Seafood Group has introduced poultry byproducts into feed at all its offshore salmon farms, while Mowi is preparing to adopt similar ingredients at its operations in Norway and Scotland.
OMAN
PERU
Record ocean warming, declining anchoveta stocks and fishing restrictions threaten jobs, exports and global aquaculture supplies.
UNITED KINGDOM
Review will examine the sustainability of the model in place since 1996.
VIET NAM
Nearly 200 Vietnamese aquaculture stakeholders have met in Can Tho to discuss certification changes and prepare for ASC’s new Farm Standard
ARGENTINA
