The major tuna stocks in the waters of the members of the Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) are found to be healthy and not overfished as revealed in the communique signed during the conclusion of the 14th annual PNA ministerial meeting held in Palau on May 31. Ministry of Natural Resources, Environment, and Tourism […]
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PNA ministerial meeting held in Palau
The fisheries ministers of the member countries of the Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) conducted a two-day meeting to tackle measures on conservation and management of their tuna fishery stocks at the Palasia Hotel in Koror, Palau on May 29-30. Ministry of Natural Resources, Environment, and Tourism (MNRET) Fisheries Scientist Vanessa Jaith, in an […]
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Palau to host 2019 PNA fisheries ministers meeting
Palau will host next year’s fisheries management meetings of the Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA). The fisheries ministers from Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Palau, Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, Marshall Islands, Kiribati, Tuvalu and Tokelau hold annual meetings to adopt policies affecting the multi-billion dollar western and central Pacific tuna fishery. The meeting […]
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Sengebau joins other Pacific Ministers getting set for tough tuna talks
Honolulu, Hawaii – Ministers from the eight Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) nations and Tokelau will be meeting here Friday. Palau Minister of Natural Resources, Environment and Tourism Umiich Sengebau will attend the meeting which is set on Friday, Dec. 7 (Saturday 8th Palau time). The powerful grouping which controls waters in which more […]
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Another Filipino fishing company to buy Palau’s fishing days
Another Filipino firm is keen on purchasing Palau’s fishing days under its vessel-day scheme (VDS) Palau Minister of Natural Resources, Environment and Tourism Umiich Sengebau confirmed last week. Trans Pacific Corporation is the second company from the Philippines interested in buying Palau’s fishing days and also fishing in the island nation’s waters, Sengebau stated. Sengebau […]