PARTIES TO THE NAURU AGREEMENT
19th Annual PNA Ministerial Meeting
17-18 September 2024
Communique

Independent Adjudicator’s Decision on

Observer of the Year Awards
The coveted “Golden Caliper” Award for PNA Observer of the Year in 2023 was taken out by Steve Wareo of Solomon Islands, marginally ahead of Louise Minding from PNG who came second and Edward Nandi, also of PNG, who came third.   
The award recognises exceptional performance amongst PNA fisheries observers and is based on a score incorporating the quality of data collected (50% weighting), Party and POA Coordinator ratings (20% weighting each) and sea days completed (10%).
The prizes for the competition winners are:

The Adjudication Hearing for the MSC recertification of the PNA Purse Seine Fishery (Freeschool + FAD sets) concluded in Jakarta, Indonesia on Thursday 2 August 2024.

On August 1^st 2024, the PNAO hosted 40 girls, ages 6 – 12, from the Tulam Turi Girls STEAM Camp. The Camp is a two-week experiential learning opportunity for girls with a focus on fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math. The girls were given a tour of the Office where they had the opportunity to meet and learn from some of the PNAO staff and the Compliance Training Workshop participants.

On 29 July, the Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) Office at the PNA Headquarters in Majuro, kicked off a weeklong Compliance Training Workshop for Compliance Officers from the PNA member countries.  The second of its kind, the workshop aims to enhance the knowledge and skills of the fisheries compliance officers by providing hands-on training to address and resolve compliance issues faced by the Parties.

PNA Officials Meeting concludes in Chuuk FSM, a final wrap up of the four-day meeting ended on 21 March 2024.

PNA officials convened on March 18, 2024, at the Chuuk State Government Conference for the 43rd PNA officials meeting. The event commenced with a warm welcome from the Honourable Alexander R. Narruhn, the Chuuk State Governor. It was followed by statements from the Federated States of Micronesia Vice President, the Honorable Aren B. Palik , and a brief statement from Permanent Secretary Christain Ramofafia of the Solomon Islands.

PNA manage the largest and healthiest tuna stocks in the world. PNA tuna fisheries provide about a third of the world's tuna products, including more than half of the tuna for canning. And all four of the major tuna stocks taken in PNA waters are scientifically assessed as healthy and being sustainably fished, largely as a result of how those stocks are managed by the PNA and other Pacific Island countries.

The Chief Executive Officer of the Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) Office, Dr. Sangaalofa Clark, welcomed the outcomes of the 20th meeting of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission that was held in Rarotonga, Cook Islands from 4-8 December 2023.