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Kiribati Officers Join PNA Workshops on FSMA Review and Economic Data in Majuro

Kiribati Officers Join PNA Workshops on FSMA Review and Economic Data in Majuro

Two workshops (FSMA Review & Economic Data) concluded during the week of 4-8 August 2025 at PNAO headquarters in Majuro. The FSMA workshop is a continuousa review of the current eligibility criteria under the scheme. This is a fundamental work to update existing requirements under the arrangement and in laying the foundation to support new initiatives that are directed toward greater benefits and tuna domestication in the region. The Economic Data workshop complements the FSMA workshop by focusing on the approach to undertake in achieving more benefits and promoting domestic tuna industry development through refining economic indicators and comparative advantages among Parties. The workshops are important for the development of Kiribati tuna fisheries and are very much in line with the Government's KV20 outlook. Two officers from the Oceanic Fisheries Division of the MFOR attended the workshop, and acknowledgment to PNAO for the funding support.

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