Acoura Marine Ltd. trading as LRQA certifies that:

PNA Western and Central Pacific skipjack and yellowfin, unassociated / non FAD set, tuna purse seine fishery
is a sustainable and well managed fishery which meets the requirements set out in the:
Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) Fisheries Standard

The client for the fishery is:
Parties to Nauru Agreement (PNA) Office
PO Box 3992
Majuro
Marshall Islands 96960

The Parties to the Nauru Agreement Office (PNAO) is seeking to hire a suitable consultant to conduct a study on misreporting in the purse seine and longline fishery in PNA waters. The work includes:

• Based on preliminary figures for May (and revised data), overall purse seine fishing effort increased with fishing intensity (fishing days/calendar day) also up and despite the decline in overall catch rate, total catch rose. Fleet concentration remained heaviest towards the north-west as El Nino conditions weakened further, and imminent ENSO-neutral conditions develop.

Tokelau (Exclusive Economic Zone) Fishing Regulations 2012 (SR 2012/278)

The Parties to the Nauru Agreement Office (PNAO) is seeking to hire a VDS/VMS Officer. The VDS/VMS Officer will provide support to the VDS Team to ensure effective and efficient administration of the VDS and related activities.

Key responsibilities include: