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Synthesis of 8 reporting years · 2018–2025

FAME has matured from outputs to impact — while broadening reach

Eight years of results reporting reveal a portfolio that has roughly doubled in size, shifted from delivering training and tools toward documented changes in practice and impact, and progressively integrated gender, climate and partnerships as core dimensions rather than side concerns.

450
Results reported
2018–2025
8
Consecutive reporting
years analysed
22
PICTs cited across
the result base
15
Recurring themes
identified

Drill into the strategic dimensions →

See how the 450 results map across the FAME Business Plan 2022–2027 objectives, SPC Strategic Plan Key Focus Areas, Pathways, Flagships, and primary & secondary SDG contributions.

Open analysis

Browse all 450 results →

Search and filter every individual FAME result reported between 2018 and 2025 — 450 records with full text, KRA, KFA, SDG, Pathway and PICT tags. Read SPC's contribution to each result.

Open register

Five key messages

Distilled from the 450-result corpus by examining type evolution, theme prevalence, geographic mentions, and quantified outcomes.

+40%

The reporting cycle expanded substantially in 2023

From a steady 47–58 results per year (2018–2022), the annual register jumped to 81 in 2023 — the first year under the refreshed FAME Results Framework. It has since stabilised in the 49–54 range as reporting moved to the seven Business Plan objectives.

Reporting maturity
26→38%

Higher-order results doubled their share

"Change in practice" and "Impact" rose from 26% of typed results in 2018 to 38% in 2022 and 36% in 2023 — evidence that FAME is increasingly documenting outcomes, not just outputs.

Outcome focus
2→28%

Gender went from afterthought to mainstream

Gender and inclusion appeared in just 2% of 2018 results. By 2020 that reached 28%; by 2023 it stabilised around 21%. The 2025 dataset under-reflects this because the FAME01-style headline result format strips disaggregated data.

Cross-cutting
1,379

Capacity development at scale

In 2024 alone, SPC (FAME) trained 1,379 Pacific Islanders (415 women, 964 men). Earlier headline counts include 349 in regionally-recognised qualifications (2022) and 177 in the Pacific Fisheries Leadership Programme.

People reach
€127M

Partnerships scaled into 9-figure territory

From single-partnership mentions in 2018–2021, partnerships and funding reach EUR 116.9M (2023, 40 projects · 5 programmes · 16+ donors) and EUR 127M (2024). The 2025 GCF Regional Tuna Programme adds USD 107.4M.

Investment

Reporting trajectory and theme prevalence

Results reported per year

Annual count of FAME-tagged results in the divisional registers. Vertical scale is proportional.

58
48
47
57
56
81
54
49
20182019202020212022202320242025

What the trajectory tells us

The 2023 jump to 81 results reflects the introduction of the FAME Results Framework with its more granular indicator set (FAME01–FAME81). Numbers settled back as the framework was refined and rolled up into the seven Business Plan objectives that anchor 2024–25 reporting.

Lower 2025 totals do not indicate reduced activity — they reflect deduplication and the move to objective-level reporting under the FAME Business Plan 2022–2027.

Theme prevalence heatmap

Each cell shows the percentage of that year's results touching the theme (keyword tagging; results can match multiple themes). Empty cells indicate no mention. The AVG% column shows mean prevalence across the eight years; TOT is the absolute count of results matching each theme.

Theme 2018201920202021 2022202320242025 AVG%TOT
Aquaculture282328393433351229%133
Capacity development & training192932322927441028%125
Coastal fisheries & CBFM241730303238241426%122
Monitoring, control & surveillance282321261421171220%92
Tuna science & stock assessment14151521202828418%85
Policy, governance & legal28191921122017818%82
Ecosystems & biodiversity17212321181613817%77
Data systems & digital7251718211720616%74
Gender & social inclusion2212819142113415%69
Publications & scientific papers71215129129410%46
Climate change & ecosystems178111196449%39
Tagging & sampling5697126467%31
Food security & livelihoods5249146126%31
Partnerships & funding229121165%26
FADs (Fish Aggregating Devices)56657224%19

2025 percentages are lower across the board because FAME01-format headline records summarise multi-result programmes in fewer rows; aggregate themes are still present.

Cross-cutting patterns & trends

Aquaculture and capacity development are FAME's most persistent themes

Aquaculture appears in ~29% of results every year (peaking at 39% in 2021) — the only theme that maintained >25% prevalence in five of eight years. Capacity development sits at 28% average, peaking at 44% in 2024 with the PFLP graduation cohort and Cert IV in Compliance.

Policy work shifted from "support" to "embedded"

Policy/legal results were 28% in 2018 (FAME helping PICTs draft policies) but only 8–17% from 2022 onwards. That is not a retreat — it reflects that policy outcomes are now reported within domain-specific results (e.g. 26 coastal management plans across 6 PICTs in 2024, 22 legislations across 13 PICTs).

Data systems went from emerging to operationalised

Tufman 2, Tails, Ikasavea, OnBoard, OnShore, Ollo, ReefLex — the digital infrastructure layer matured year by year. From a single Tails milestone (20,000 trips, 2018) to 100,087 fishing trips uploaded by 2023 across 8 PICTs, with 339,825 Digital Library downloads in 2022.

2021 typing convention gap

The 57 results reported for 2021 were submitted before the result-type classification (Output / Knowledge / Attitude / Practice / Impact) was standardised, so the type column is empty for that year. Content quality is consistent with other years — only the categorical metadata is missing.

Tuna science shows steady upward investment

Tuna science prevalence rose from 14% (2018) to 28% in 2023 and 2024. This tracks the build-out of CKMR sampling (10 PICTs by 2025), the skipjack harvest strategy adoption (2022), and the Management Procedure first cycle (2024).

Year-by-year highlights

The defining outcome from each year's reporting cycle — selected for its scale, significance and verifiability in the source records.

2018
Roadmap implementation begins; aquaculture proves food security value
Small-pond tilapia aquaculture documented as contributing to rural nutrition during post-cyclone recovery in fisheries-dependent communities after Cyclone Winston.
58 resultsTop theme: MCS
2019
All four tuna stocks now in the green; electronic reporting reaches 100%
Four key tuna stocks (bigeye, skipjack, South Pacific albacore, yellowfin) maintained above sustainable levels — an accomplishment unmatched globally. 100% electronic reporting for all longline vessels via OnBoard app.
48 resultsTop theme: Capacity
2020
WCPO record catch despite COVID; 92% training application rate
3,000,000 metric tonnes of WCPO tuna caught — 55% of global catch. 92% (n=593) of trained participants reported they would apply learning at work.
47 resultsTop theme: Aquaculture
2021
Coastal & aquaculture support deepens; ReefLex live
Strongest year for aquaculture (39% of results). ReefLex Pacific Law & Policy Database launched. EUR 2.7m partnership extension secured.
57 resultsTop theme: Aquaculture
2022
WCPFC adopts skipjack harvest strategy — Da Nang milestone
WCPFC adopted a harvest strategy for skipjack tuna at Da Nang — first-ever for the largest tuna fishery in the world. Tufman 2: 80% users report better data access; 95% better security.
56 resultsImpact: 3
2023
Framework refresh: 81 results; EUR 116.9M portfolio
FAME implemented 40 projects and 5 programmes worth EUR 116.9 million with 16+ donor partners. 9 new funding agreements totalling EUR 16.2M signed.
81 resultsImpact: 8 (peak)
2024
1,379 trained; 26 management plans; €127M in partnerships
SPC (FAME) trained 1,379 Pacific Islanders (415 women, 964 men). Supported 26 coastal management plans across 6 PICTs and 22 legislations across 13 PICTs. 11 partnerships at EUR 127M.
54 resultsTop theme: Capacity (44%)
2025
GCF US$107.4M; all 4 stocks healthy; 61% catch-value share
Green Climate Fund commits US$107.4M for the Regional Tuna Programme. FFA fleets take record 61% of catch value. All 4 stocks biologically healthy. Tuna employment 26,176 (+19% on 2015).
49 resultsReporting against 7 Business Plan objectives

Geographic reach — PICTs most frequently cited

Number of times each PICT is named in FAME results across all eight years. Fiji leads as it hosts FAME's main offices and many regional trainings. Most member countries appear 10–120 times.

Fiji122
Kiribati89
Tonga77
Federated States of Micronesia72
Cook Islands70
New Caledonia61
Samoa59
Papua New Guinea58
French Polynesia57
Marshall Islands56

Counts derived from name matching across all 450 result records. PICTs not in the top 10 still appear — with 22 PICTs in scope overall.

Implications for the FAME Business Plan 2022–2027

What the data confirms

  • FAME's science-to-policy pipeline works: 10 years of harvest strategy work → 2022 WCPFC adoption → 2024 first MP cycle.
  • Cross-cutting themes (gender, climate) now embedded in operational programmes, not separate "add-ons".
  • Partnerships have scaled by ~10× from 2018 baseline to EUR 127M (2024) and USD 107.4M GCF (2025).
  • Capacity development reaches 17–22 PICTs consistently and produces measurable career outcomes (PFLP: 28 promotions, 67% women).

Areas to watch

  • FAD (fish-aggregating devices) reporting declined from 7% (2022) to 2% (2023–24) to 0% (2025) — this needs verifying as it's a high-impact ecosystem area.
  • Climate change as a headline theme dropped from 17% (2018) to 4–6% (2023–25) — even as climate finance grew. Likely a reporting category issue, not a content issue.
  • 2021 typing gap should be back-coded for consistency.
  • 2025 results use a more aggregated FAME01-style format — consider whether this reduces visibility of disaggregated outcomes (women/PICTs/sectors).

Methodology

Sources

FAME_20182022_Results.xlsx (sheets 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022); 2023_Results.xlsx; 2024_Results_Framework_FINAL_EN.xlsx; 2025_Results.xlsx. Filtered to FAME-tagged rows only.

Theme tagging

Keyword-based pattern matching against result text and KRA description. A result can be tagged with multiple themes; percentages reflect prevalence not exclusivity.

Limitations

Tagging is automated. Counts reflect mentions in result text rather than verified attribution. PICT counts may double-count when a result mentions a country multiple times.