The Pacific Islands region has set ambitious goals and strategies for the sustainable economic development of their fisheries resources. They want to improve the sustainability and increase the value received (revenues, employment, food security) from their resources. New Zealand supports the strategies aimed at achieving these objectives, particularly those that will improve fisheries management and reduce IUU fishing. We are investing over US$36 million in activities that will strengthen oceanic and coastal fisheries governance, improve monitoring and traceability, reform policies and laws, empower port and coastal state controls, resource scientific advice on stock target and limits, facilitate responsible investment, and develop the next generation of Pacific fisheries leaders. These investments provide added impetus gains being made by Pacific Island governments and the work being co-ordinated by the Pacific Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA), Parties to the Nauru Agreement Office (PNAO), Pacific Community (SPC) and Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS).