Definition maritime organisation established in 1952 to coordinate regional maritime policies in the South Pacific in order to adopt concerted positions of its member states in international negotiations, development of the law of the sea, international environmental law and other multilateral initiatives Reference "Council-EN, based on: 'Regional Fishery Bodies summary descriptions: Permanent Commission for the South Pacific (CPPS)', Fishery Governance Fact Sheets, FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Department, http://www.fao.org/fishery/rfb/cpps/en [30.9.2016]"
Comment The member states are Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.