House of Delegates passed the Blue Prosperity Plan bill in the FY 2022 Supplemental Budget, amending the Palau National Marine Sanctuary Act with 10 yes and 4 no votes. The bill passed its 3rd and final reading on Sunday night and was transmitted to Senate. It will go through 3 readings in the Senate before […]
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Gov’t seeks more value from tuna fishing
Palau is looking at opportunities to get more value from tuna fisheries, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Environment Steven Victor said.He said that much value can be obtained with Palau utilizing four types of fishing purse seine fishing, longline fishing, pole and line, and trolling.Longlines target a variety of tuna species albacore, bigeye, yellowfin, and […]
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One Island Nation’s Controversial plan to take Climate Justice into own hands
By Amy Gunia KOROR (TIMES) — Palau’s waters contain some of the world’s richest marine biodiversity. Critically endangered hawksbill turtles and endangered Napoleon wrasse, which can grow up to six feet long and are known for the distinctive bulge on their foreheads, cruise through reefs home to hundreds of species of coral. The country, an […]
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Correcting the Record on Recent Media Articles about Proposed PNMS Bill (HB No. 11-30-2S, HD1)
By: Speaker Sabino AnastacioPalau, like many of its Pacific Island peers, is deeply reliant on the international community. From tourists who frequent our beautiful islands to experience world-class diving, to bilateral and multi-lateral partners that help us to address emerging and existing threats to our stability, to civil society organizations that support our efforts to […]
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Logical fallacies of House Bill 11-30-2S (amending PNMS)
House of Delegates’ standing committee’s report on its bill 11-30-2S, amending the Palau National Marine Sanctuary (PNMS) law, cited examples of economic losses resulting from the 80% closure of the PNMS and calls for changes to the law to reclaim the losses. The purpose of the bill 11-30-2S is said to “stimulate economic recovery” by […]
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PNMS, casualty of COVId-19 pandemic
The economic devastation left behind by the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic that impacted tourism could claim an unlikely victim, an environmental policy that seeks to protect 80% of Palau’s Economic Exclusive Zone (EEZ) from extractive and exploitive fishery. Seeking other sources of revenue to cover government fiscal shortfall after the country lost over 35% of its […]