PACIFIC ISLANDS, THURSDAY 28 JULY 2011: The Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) Ministers returned to their countries this week from their recent meeting in Samoa, with strong PNA positions calling for distant water fishing nations to take their own conservation actions to make regional tuna management more fair among all the stakeholders in the Western and Central Pacific.

Governor Togiola Tulafono joined Tri Marine International to welcome to American Samoa the honorable ministers of the Parties to the Nauru Agreement on Saturday, July 23, 2011 for a two-day familiarization visit to the Territory. 

The Parties to the Nauru Agreement, or the PNA,  control 25% of the world’s supply of tuna. Countries of the PNA include the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Tuvalu.

PACIFIC ISLANDS, FRIDAY 15 JULY 2011: The Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) are one step closer to gaining the globally recognized MSC eco-label for sustainable harvested tuna, after the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) accepted and today published the very detailed consultation and assessment report by consultants, Intertek Moody Marine Ltd, which strongly recommends MSC certification of PNA free school skipjack tuna.

Welcome to the first PNA Quarterly Report. These reports will detail activities undertaken by the PNA Office in the previous quarter and progress on the implementation of decisions adopted by Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA). We will also give you a snapshot of the status of fisheries in the past quarter, and progress with respect to implementation of decisions adopted by the Parties. Since this is the first such Report, the duration reported is January - June 2011.

The PNG National Fisheries Authority (NFA) Managing Director and Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) Chairman Mr. Sylvester Pokajam and Delegates including the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) undertook an Investment Mission in Fisheries to China at the invitation of the Shanghai Fisheries General Corporation Group (SFGC) last week.

HONIARA, SOLOMON ISLANDS, MONDAY 20 JUNE 2011: The Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) Director Dr Transform Aqorau, congratulated Solomon Islands Cabinet on their decision, announced Friday to close the tuna fishery to foreign fishing vessels.

Reaching their maximum limit of fishing days, Solomon Islands will cease to allow foreign fishing vessels to fish for tuna from this time onward. Efforts are being made for Solomon Islands to purchase 1000 fishing days from a country that has underused their current allocation of fishing days.

The draft report on the MSC certification assessment of the above fishery is now available for comment by stakeholders on www.msc.org. See http://www.msc.org/track-a-fishery/in-assessment/pacific/pna-western-an…

FUNAFUTI, TUVALU, 11 APRIL 2011: The Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) Ministers concluded today as leaders made key decisions to advance their sustainable management and development of its tuna.

The Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) includes Federated States of Micronesia, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Tuvalu. Collectively, the PNA controls 25-30% of the world’s supply of tuna and cooperate to sustainably manage and develop this key resource. 

FUNAFUTI, TUVALU, 4 APRIL 2011: The Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) annual meeting opened today in Tuvalu to discuss key issues around sustainable management and development of its tuna.

The Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) includes Federated States of Micronesia, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Tuvalu. Collectively, the PNA controls 25-30% of the world’s supply of tuna and cooperate to sustainably manage and develop this key resource.

EUROPE, PACIFIC ISLANDS, 31 JANUARY 2011: As consumer pressure for sustainable tuna grows, the Parties of Nauru Agreement (PNA) are working with scientists, governments, non-government organisations and industry to provide consumers with a sustainable choice for purse-seine caught tuna. The PNA are global leaders in conservation and fisheries management responsible for a marine area of 14.3 million square kilometers – an area 40% larger than the region of Europe.