The main objective of the Southwest Indian Ocean Fisheries Commission (SWIOFC) is to promote the sustainable utilization of the living marine resources of the Southwest Indian Ocean region, by the proper management and development of the living marine resources, and to address common problems of fisheries management and development faced by the Members of SWIOFC. Members are Comoros, France, Kenya, Madagascar, Maldives, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles, Somalia, South Africa, United Rep. of Tanzania and Yemen.

The objective of the Commission is to promote the effective conservation, management and development of the living marine resources of the area, iaw the FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries, and address common problems of fisheries management and development faced by its members. The members are Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, European Union, France, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Panama, Republic of Korea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent/Grenadines, Spain, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, UK, US, and Venezuela.

The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission, established in 2004 by the Convention for the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean. Members: Australia, China, Canada, Cook Is, EU, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, France, Indonesia, Japan, Kiribati, Republic of Korea, Republic of Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Zealand, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Chinese Taipei, Tonga, Tuvalu, US, and Vanuatu.

The South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation is an inter-governmental organisation that is committed to the long-term conservation and sustainable use of the fishery resources of the South Pacific Ocean and in so doing safeguarding the marine ecosystems in which the resources occur. The SPRFMO Convention applies to the high seas of the South Pacific, covering about a fourth of the Earth's high seas areas. There are 15 members: Australia, Peoples Republic of China, Cuba, the European Union, Republic of Korea, Peru, Chinese Taipei, Vanuatu, Chile, Cook Islands, Ecuador, Denmark (in respect of Faroe Islands), New Zealand, the Russian Federation and the United States. Cooperating non-contracting parties are Columbia, Curacao, Liberia and Panama.

The objectives of this Agreement are to ensure the long-term conservation and sustainable use of the fishery resources in the Area through cooperation among the Contracting Parties, and to promote the sustainable development of fisheries in the Area. It covers fishery resources including fish, molluscs, crustaceans and other sedentary species within the area, but excluding highly migratory species and sedentary species subject to the fishery jurisdiction of coastal states. SIOFA has nine Contracting Parties: Australia, the Cook Islands, the European Union, France (on behalf of its Indian Ocean Territories), Japan, the Republic of Korea, Mauritius, the Seychelles and Thailand. In addition, Chinese Taipei is deemed a fishing entity and Comoros is a cooperating non-Contracting Party. Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique and New Zealand are also signatories, but they have not yet ratified the agreement.

The South East Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (SEAFO) is an intergovernmental fisheries science and management body. Its primary purpose is to ensure the long-term conservation and sustainable use of all living marine resources in the South East Atlantic Ocean, and to safeguard the environment and marine ecosystems in which the resources occur. The Convention excludes the EEZ’s of the coastal states. The contracting parties are Angola, the EU, Japan, Republic of Korea, Namibia, Norway and South Africa.