PARTIES TO THE NAURU AGREEMENT
19th Annual PNA Ministerial Meeting
17-18 September 2024
Communique
- Based on preliminary figures for Aug (and revised data), overall purse seine fishing effort edged up slightly with a similar margin of increase in fishing intensity (fishing days/calendar day) while overall catch rate declined as did total catch. Fleet concentration remained heaviest in the west as ENSO-neutral conditions prevailed.
- Based on preliminary figures for Jul (and revised data), overall purse seine fishing effort moderately increased with slight increase in fishing intensity (fishing days/calendar day) while overall catch rate declined, and total catch declined. Fleet concentration remained heaviest in the west as ENSO-neutral conditions prevailed.
Observer of the Year Awards
The Adjudication Hearing for the MSC recertification of the PNA Purse Seine Fisher
On August 1st 2024, the PNAO hosted 40 girls, ages 6 – 12, from the Tulam Turi Girls STEAM Camp.
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
- Based on preliminary figures for Jun (and revised data), overall purse seine fishing effort marginally increased, and fishing intensity (fishing days/calendar day) moderately rose while overall catch rate marginally declined. This resulted in total catch remaining at previous relatively high level. Fleet concentration remained heaviest in the north-west as ENSO-neutral conditions prevailed.