James Movick
James Movick | |
|---|---|
| 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.
In May 2017 Movick reported back to the Pacific Forum on a recent operation where patrol vessels from five nations had patrolled for illegal fishers.[5] Bad weather had delayed boarding suspicious vessels, but he praised the cooperation of surviellance aircraft from Australia, France, New Zealand and the United States.
Movick retired from his position as Director General in September, 2019, to be replaced by Manumatavai Tupou-Roosen.[1][6]
On December 23, 2021, Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne appointed Movick Director General of the Pacific Fusion Centre.[7]
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"About FFA: Director General". Forum Fisheries Agency. Honiara. 2019-11-10. Archived from the original on 2020-02-02. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
Dr Tupou-Roosen replaced Mr James Movick, who held the role since 2012.
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"Record 12 vessels under investigation as FFA's Operation Kurukuru 2014 ends". Forum Fisheries Agency. Honiara. 2014-10-24. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
'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.
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Mere Satakala (2016-11-15). "Meet To Help Counter Illegal Fishing". Fiji Sun. Suva. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
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.
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"US quits fish treaty". Marshall Islands Journal. 2016-01-22. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
'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.
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Sakaio Manoa (2017-05-26). "Intel and analysis continues as Tui Moana surveillance sweep ends". Forum Fisheries Agency. Archived from the original on 2024-07-24. Retrieved 2026-02-15.
Despite the high winds and rough seas which hampered the ability of the five deployed patrol boats from Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, Australia and New Zealand to conduct boardings, “the completion of 18 air surveillance missions flown out of 21 planned, covering 7.3 million sq. km– a staggering 100% of the participating EEZs– signals the ongoing vigilance of Pacific nations over their EEZs and high seas borders,” said FFA Director-General James Movick.
- ↑ Sakaio Manoa (2018-09-05). "Pacific leaders welcome state of the art aerial surveillance". Forum Fisheries Agency. Archived from the original on 2024-07-20. Retrieved 2026-02-15.
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"Pacific Fusion Centre leadership". Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. 2021-12-23. Archived from the original on 2021-12-28. Retrieved 2026-02-15.
Mr James Movick of the Federated States of Micronesia has been appointed as the Director of the Pacific Fusion Centre, starting in late December 2021. Mr Movick brings over 40 years’ experience in Pacific diplomacy, leadership, and guidance to the Centre, including as Director General of the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency from 2012-2018.
- ↑ Sakaio Manoa (2017-08-15). "IUU cases open up in wake of regional 'Island Chief' Fisheries Operation". Forum Fisheries Agency. Archived from the original on 2024-07-24. Retrieved 2026-02-15.
- ↑ Sakaio Manoa (2018-08-06). "European Seafood Expo done, now look out Seafood Expo Asia". Forum Fisheries Agency. Archived from the original on 2024-07-20. Retrieved 2026-02-15.
- ↑ Sakaio Manoa (2022-05-26). "Monitoring, control and surveillance operation to help stop illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing a success". Forum Fisheries Agency. Archived from the original on 2024-07-24. Retrieved 2026-02-15.