HONIARA, 03 JUNE 206 (UNDP) — The Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) has released a major report documenting two decades of transformative work in tuna fisheries management – a story of unprecedented collaboration between scientists, government officials, fisheries workers, NGOs, and international development partners. Pacific Power: A 20-Year Journey of Regional Leadership in Tuna […]
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Pacific Power, how regional cooperation transformed the world’s largest tuna fishery
HONIARA, 03 JUNE 206 (UNDP) — The Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) has released a major report documenting two decades of transformative work in tuna fisheries management – a story of unprecedented collaboration between scientists, government officials, fisheries workers, NGOs, and international development partners. Pacific Power: A 20-Year Journey of Regional Leadership in Tuna […]
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Sengebau says senators misinformed on vessel day scheme
Minister of Natural Resources, Environment and Tourism (MNRET) Umiich Sengebau claimed proponents of the move to delay the implementation of the Palau National Marine Sanctuary (PNMS) are “misinformed” by citing that revenues that Palau obtains from the Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) Vessel Day Scheme (VDS) will diminish. “You pass a law delaying something […]
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Palau sells PNA fishing days to Philippine company
PALAU for the first time is selling its fishing days under the Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) vessel day scheme (VDS) to a fishing company in the Philippines. Minister of Natural Resources, Environment and Tourism (MNRET) Umiich Sengebau in an interview said Palau has recently entered into a bilateral agreement with RD Fishing Group, […]