The Parties to the Nauru Agreement Office (PNAO) is seeking the services of a commercial lawyer based in the Republic of the Marshall Islands to undertake an independent legal review of governance and corporate matters relating to commercial activities of the PNAO.
Interested applicants are invited to submit:
NFMRA Headquarters, Nauru - 18 – 22 August 2025
Theme: Our Shared Path to Sustainable Development and Full Control of our Tuna Fisheries.
Leaders from Kiribati, Nauru, Palau, Tokelau, Tuvalu, met on Funafuti, Tuvalu on 3-4 September 2025 for the 4th PNA Leaders’ Summit. Federated States of Micronesia and Solomon Islands were represented by the Vice President and Deputy Prime Minister respectively and Marshall Islands and Papua New Guinea were represented at the Ministerial level respectively.
LEADERS,
FSMA and ECONOMIC DATA WORKSHOP
- Based on preliminary figures (and revised data), Jun saw decreases in overall purse seine fishing effort, total catch, and overall
catch rate. Fleet concentration remained heaviest in the east. - Overall effort decreased 5% to 3,696 days in May with highest concentration in PG, HS, and KI accounting for 81%. Overall fishing
intensity in EEZs decreased slightly by 2% while intensity in HS showed an increase of 20%. Preliminary data in Jul showed similar
concentration as in Jun being heaviest in PG and KI, including some shift to FM.