Pictured above: PNAO CEO, Dr. Sangaalofa Clark and FFA DG, Noan Pakop, initialing the addendum

The Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) and the Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) Office have reaffirmed their commitment to sustainable fisheries management through the initialing of an addendum to their existing Memorandum of Understanding. Through the updated agreement, both organizations will work closely to advance priority areas under the East New Britain Initiative.

The 21st Annual Ministerial meeting of the Parties to the Nauru Agreement was held in Majuro, Marshall Islands from 10 to 12 June 2026. The Honourable Ministers from the Federated States of Micronesia, Marshall Islands, Kiribati, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Palau, and Vanuatu attended with their key fisheries officials. Papua New Guinea (PNG) and Naoero were represented, respectively, by a Senior Official and Board Director. 

Majuro, May 20, 2026 — The PNA Office this week announced the winners of the World Tuna Day Competition., This year’s theme, “Sustaining Tuna, Sustaining Nations,” drew entries across four categories namely Art and Craft, Music and Video, Photography and Literature. The annual event drew an impressive range of entries, showcasing the region’s talent and the deep cultural and economic connection with tuna.

The Parties to the Nauru Agreement Office (PNAO), in collaboration with the Tuvalu Fisheries Authority (TFA), has successfully completed the first in-country training workshop under the 2026 PNA Compliance Regime Training Programme. Held from 13 to 17 April 2026 at the Tuvalu Fisheries Authority conference room in Funafuti, the five-day training marked the official launch of the port-based trialling of the new POA Debriefing Questionnaire and the integrated rollout of the PNA Compliance Case Register (PCCR) system across the PNA members in the region.

The Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) held its first R Course training for members from 14–18 April 2026, marking a milestone in efforts to strengthen institutional capacity.

The training, initially planned as an in-person event, was disrupted by flight delays caused by Typhoon Sinlaku. To ensure continuity, the PNA Office shifted to a virtual format. Participants in Majuro received on-site support from Policy Manager Brian Kumasi, while Dr. Brouwer guided the sessions online.

Majuro, Marshall Islands – March 23 to April 2nd
Information Technology Officers from across the Parties to the Nauru Agreement gathered in Majuro for a two week Drupal Training Workshop hosted at the PNA Office from March 23 to April 2. The workshop gave participants practical skills to build, manage, and secure websites using Drupal, a widely used content management system.

The 45^th Annual Meeting of the Officials of the Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA), a weeklong meeting covering items relating to PNA and PNA subsidiary arrangements, concluded on March 13, 2026, at the PNA Headquarters in Majuro, Marshall Islands. Delegates from the Federated States of Micronesia, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Tuvalu took part in the event.

Overview

?️  Art & Craft
?  Literature (Poems, Essays, Short Stories)
?  Music & Video
?  Photography

The annual PNA Observer Coordinators meeting was held on 4 February 2026 at the PNA Office in Majuro. Observer Coordinators worked together on key issues affecting observer operations on the FSMA and US Treaty fleets. In her opening statement, the PNA Office CEO referred to the observers as the “eyes and ears” of fisheries management who played a vital role in the success of the VDS, noting Parties’ pride in their observer program.

The Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) Office successfully hosted a PNA MSC CoC Trainers’ Workshop in Majuro, Marshall Islands, from 2–3 February 2026, bringing together PNA MSC CoC trainers from national observer programmes across PNA member countries.