The Fishing Industry Association of Papua New Guinea (FIAPNG) has implemented a responsible sourcing policy (RSP) to meet the requirements of its Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification and...
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Papua New Guinea tuna-fishing efforts uninterrupted by COVID-19
Bernadette Carreon writes in SeafoodSource, 3 May 2021 The Pacific nation of Papua New Guinea said its Marine Stewardship Council-certified tuna catches have not been interrupted – and have even...
The sea a home away from home: Rachael Luru
FFA’s Moana Voices series on women shaping the future of oceanic fisheries is edited, researched and produced by Lisa Williams. This interview for Moana Voices 2021 edition is...
PNG fishing association wins MSC certification
The Papua New Guinea Fishing Industry Association won Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification in May. The association covers 32 purse-seine vessels flagged to PNG and another 32 flagged to...
Tuna observers likely to stay off boats as concern for health continues
By Taobo Amon Tebikau (Radio Kiribati News) To protect people’s health, Kiribati and other Pacific countries are likely to extend the current strict rule that suspends all purse-seine fishing boats...
A shared vision for self-determination: the PNA story in print
A Solomon Islander who is a household name in the Western and Central Pacific tuna industry has written the story of how the Davids of the industry prevailed against the Goliaths. Fishing for...
Climate change linked to PNG fishing losses
Fishing vessels, both modern and traditional, in the Madang lagoon, Papua New Guinea; part of the planned Pacific Marine Industrial Zone.
Photo: RNZI/Johnny Blades
PNG parliament told about fisheries observers who disappear
Republished from Radio New Zealand, 16 February 2018 Papua New Guinea's government has been asked to investigate the disappearance of nationals aboard foreign fishing vessels in recent years....
No more breadcrumbs for Pacific Island fisheries
Republished from Papua New Guinea Today, September 2017 Now is the time for Pacific Island Nations to work together to end predatory behavior by companies that take unfair advantage in the...
Tuna tagging in the Pacific – Papua New Guinea
A short movie about the latest PNG tuna tagging cruise in Jan-Mar 2012. Project funded by PNG NFA and jointly undertaken with SPC's Oceanic Fisheries Programme....
