REPRESENTATIVES from the European Union will visit Papua New Guinea in the next three months to see if Papua New Guinea is addressing concerns the commission raised when it issued the yellow card in June, an official says.
National Fisheries Authority (NFA) acting managing director Philip Polon said they (EU reps) were expected in the country on Nov 17. He had said the authority is reviewing five key areas the European Union had instructed the state to address. These included the legislation, tuna management plan, traceability, licensing and cooperation among relevant state agencies. Polon described the ‘yellow card’ issued to PNG as a warning for it to be transparent on its mechanisms involving those five areas. “We (NFA) do a policy, followed by a procedure which basically should complement the review operations now and management measures under the new tuna plan. If PNG can demonstrate that; that’s all that matters to EU,” Polon said. “If all (review) is done, EU representatives are coming on the Nov 17. “They will come in to see the set up that we have and test the credibility of the set up, we fail, the next thing is ‘Red Card’. If we do well, the next thing is yellow card disappears. “But in between all this, we (PNG) need to demonstrate to EU that we are doing something,” Polon said. European Union Ambassador to PNG Martin Dihm confirmed that the ‘EU representatives’are expected in the country later this year. But, he said no firm dates have been agreed as yet. The authority had understandings (MoU) with NAQIA, PNG Defence Force, Royal Constabulary of PNG and Customs to combat illegal fishing in the country. Comments are closed.
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