The Office of the Parties to the Nauru Agreement invites suitably qualified and experienced people to submit a proposal to undertake an evaluation of the PNA Strategic Plan, in accordance with the attached Terms of Reference.

All prices in the proposal must be presented in US dollars (USD).

The proposal should include:

a) A cover letter outlining the proposed methodology and timeline for undertaking the work outlined in the ToR.

b) A CV of the consultant with background and relevant experience.

The PNA Observer Agency is inviting applications for the position of Observer Operations Coordinator. The role of the Operations Coordinator will be to assist the Observer Program Manager in the coordination of observer placements on vessels in the Western and Central Pacific region on FSMA and US Treaty licensed purse seine vessels, and other associated tasks involved with the logistics of observer placements.

Ideally, applicants should have:

The Parties to the Nauru Agreement Office (PNAO) is seeking to hire consultants to provide economic analysis and advice on PNA tuna fisheries, including:
a)    Using an Economic Model of vessel operations to provide advice to Parties on vessel profitability, vessel day pricing and fishery value.
b)    Providing information and analysis of the value of tuna fisheries to the Parties.
c)    Analysing information on tuna trade.
d)    Providing advice on economic issues of tuna fisheries to the Parties and the PNAO.

PNA Officials Meeting concludes in Chuuk FSM, a

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.

  • Based on preliminary figures for Feb, the overall purse seine fishing effort slightly rose in Feb and fishing intensified (fishing days/calendar day) in HS and in EEZs but total catch declined as catch rates significantly reduced marking what appears an end to months of relatively high catches as effort continued to shift west associated with weakening El Nino conditions.

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.

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