James Movick

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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.

On December 23, 2021, two Australian cabinet ministers jointly announced Movick had been appointed the director of the Pacific Fusion Centre, based on his decades of International experience.[5] Marise Payne was the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Women, while Zed Seselja was the Minister for International Development and the Pacific. Anna Naupa of Vanuatu will be his deputy director. The agency reports to the Australian Parliament on security concerns in the Pacific.

References

  1. "About FFA: Director General". Forum Fisheries Agency. Honiara. 2019-11-10. Archived from the original on 2020-02-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20200202010807/https://www.ffa.int/dg. Retrieved 2020-04-06. "Dr Tupou-Roosen replaced Mr James Movick, who held the role since 2012." 
  2. "Record 12 vessels under investigation as FFA's Operation Kurukuru 2014 ends". Forum Fisheries Agency. Honiara. 2014-10-24. http://www.ffa.int/node/1407. 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." 
  3. Mere Satakala (2016-11-15). "Meet To Help Counter Illegal Fishing". Fiji Sun (Suva). https://fijisun.com.fj/2016/11/15/meet-to-help-counter-illegal-fishing/. 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." 
  4. "US quits fish treaty". Marshall Islands Journal. 2016-01-22. https://marshallislandsjournal.com/us-quits-fish-treaty/. 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." 
  5. Marise Payne; Zed Seselja (2021-12-23). "Pacific Fusion Centre leadership". Government of Australia. Archived from the original on 2022-02-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20220207134514/https://www.foreignminister.gov.au/minister/marise-payne/media-release/pacific-fusion-centre-leadership. Retrieved 2020-04-06. "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."