PORT VILA, VANUATU, AUGUST 2012: As Pacific Island countries get closer to signing a new treaty deal with the US, the PNA said the
agreement has been widely reported as more valuable than it actually is.

A statement from the US Embassy in Suva that the proposed deal was a dramatic increase in payments for fishing above what would normally be given by foreign fishing vessels was misleading PNA said.

PNA HOLD PRELIMINARY WORKSHOP ON DEVELOPMENT OF REFERENCE POINTS, AND HARVEST CONTROL RULES IN BUSAN, KOREA

The PNA is convening a workshop on the development of reference points  to manage tuna fisheries on 2 August in Busan, Korea. There are various values used to measure tuna stocks, known as reference points, which can be used in management of fisheries.

On Wednesday 11 July 2012, in Rome, the chair of the PNA presided over a side event at the FAO Committee on Fisheries (COFI) meeting on Pacific island conservation and management of the world's largest tuna fishery.  The event attracted about 30 high level reps, including those from governments (US, Japan, Philippines, Thailand, Mexico), IGOs (FFA, world bank), and NGOs (Greenpeace, MSC).  Joan Yang provided opening remarks on behalf of the Govt of Nauru, and PNA Chair Nannette Malsol followed with a presentation and videos outlining the past, present and future of PNA tuna management.  

IMPACT OF PNA MEASURES ON GLOBAL TUNA MARKET:MANAGING PRODUCTION OR CREATING SCARCITY, OPPORTUNITIES FOR STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS

Speech by Dr Transform Aqorau, PNA Director, Delivered by Ms Nannette Masol, Chair, Parties to the Nauru Agreement, to INFOFISH Bangkok 2012

30 years spans a generation, and in that time PNA has been at the forefront of shaping international fisheries. PNA leads with conservation and management, including VDS as a effort control.

ALOTAU, PAPUA NEW GUINEA, 2 MAY 2012: The Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) announced the winners of the World Tuna Day Art and Talent Quest today - a major new opportunity to showcase Pacific talent and passion for tuna.

ALOTAU, PAPUA NEW GUINEA, 2 MAY 2012: The Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) celebrated World Tuna Day and the 30^th Anniversary of the PNA with cultural celebrations and speeches by Ministers in picturesque Alotau, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea today.

PNA Ministers in 2011 declared May 2 to be World Tuna Day an opportunity to celebrate the wonders of tuna and the relationship between people and tuna through fishing, conservation and other endeavours such as science and art.

ALOTAU, PAPUA NEW GUINEA, 1 MAY 2012: The Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) Ministerial Meeting opened with a keynote speech from China offering close cooperation with the PNA for three key areas – market access, domestic development and fisheries science.

MEDIA RELEASE FROM TOKELAU 1 MAY 2012: The Ulu of Tokelau, Faipule Kerisiano Kalolo, today signed an agreement on behalf of the people of Tokelau and the eight Pacific Island Countries that make up the Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) to join the highly successful purse seine vessel day scheme (VDS).

PACIFIC ISLANDS, 12 APRIL 2012: The Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) expressed its concern about ongoing incorrect "alerts to consumers", from Earth Island Institute regarding Pacifical, a commercial initiative of PNA nations to trade sustainably harvested tuna from PNA waters.

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