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List of projects undertaken by GPA or by GPA personnel undertaking individual contracts
| Date | Country/ region | Project title/ description | Client |
| Feb –Apr 2010 | Global | A review of the bycatch from the small-scale tuna fisheries of the world | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
| Apr 2010 | Maldives | Peer review of the Marine Stewardship Council Assessment report for pole and line skipjack fishery in the Maldives | Marine Stewardship Council |
| Jan – Feb 2010 | Tonga | A review of the constraints to operating fisheries businesses | International Finance Corporation |
| Feb 2010 - Feb 2011 | Pacific Islands | Development of a Pacific Island Fisheries Engagement Strategy for the World Bank, and formulation of associated fisheries development and management support activities | World Bank, East Asia and Pacific Regional Office |
| Feb 2010 | Pacific Islands | Distant water longline fleets and implications of regulation of transshipment at sea | US National Marine Fisheries Service |
| Aug 2009-Apr 2010 | Pacific Islands | A study of the future of Pacific Island fisheries – the likely scenarios in 2035 | Secretariat of the Pacific Community and the Forum Fisheries Agency |
| Dec 2009 | Pacific Islands and East Asia | Investigation of potential fishing industry partnerships and financing of sustainable Pacific Ocean tuna fisheries | International Finance Corporation |
| Sept 2009, May 2010 | Pacific Islands | Production of fishery profiles for each Pacific Island country | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
| Oct 2009 | Pacific Islands | Survey of utilization of deepwater bottomfish resources and provision of recommendations for the collection of data necessary for fishery management | Secretariat of the Pacific Community |
| Oct 2009 | Pacific Islands | Estimation of the quantities of baitfish required to replace purse seining in the Pacific Islands region and an examination of the ability of the region’s baitfish resources to support that replacement | International Sustainable Seafood Foundation |
| Apr-May 2009 | Pacific Islands | A review of the marine fishery resources of the Pacific Islands | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
| June 2009 | Pacific Islands | Conducted workshop for fisheries administrations and training institutions addressing mitigation of bycatch in WCPO tuna fisheries | Secretariat of the Pacific Community |
| July-Sept 2009 | Indian Ocean | A survey of the fishing capacity of the tuna fleets operating in the Indian Ocean | Indian Ocean Tuna Commission |
| July 2009 | Pacific Islands | Examination of the use of the ecosystem approach to fisheries management in Pacific Island tuna fisheries | Forum Fisheries Agency |
| Feb – Apr 2009 | Pacific Islands | Compiling the lessons learned from a decade of promoting tuna management plans in Pacific Island countries | Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency |
| Feb 2009 | Pacific Islands | Examining the use of household income and expenditure surveys for fishery purposes | Secretariat of the Pacific Community |
| Jan 2009 – Oct 2010 | ACP states, Dutch and British overseas territories | Management of Module 1 of the EU/ ACP project ‘Strengthening Fishery Products Health Conditions in ACP/ OCT countries. | ACP Secretariat/ Cardno-Agrisystems Ltd. |
| March 2009 | Pacific Islands, Asia | Assessing trends in WCPO tuna fleet sizes and composition | Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency |
| Dec 2008 | Vietnam | Fisheries observer training and longline industry bycatch issues awareness | WWF Vietnam and Ibromar BV |
| November 2008 | Papua New Guinea | Facilitation of the annual National Fisheries Conference | PNG National Fisheries Authority |
| Nov 2008 – Jan 2009 | Tuvalu | Participation in a scoping team for an institutional strengthening project in the Tuvalu fisheries sector. | Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency |
| Sept-Oct 2008 | Pacific Islands | Impact of energy price fluctuations on fisheries in the Pacific with emphasis on the tuna industry: energy costs and fishing | Asian Development Bank |
| Aug 2008 – May 2009 | Pacific Islands | Assessment of the economic benefits of fisheries to the economies of 22 Pacific Island countries and territories | Asian Development Bank, Australian Agency for International Development, and the World Bank |
| July 2008 | Pacific Islands | A regional study of the relationship between sea safety and fisheries management | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
| May 2008 | Cook Islands, American Samoa | Fisheries observer training and longline industry bycatch issues awareness | US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service |
| May 2008 | Pacific Islands | Moderation of a Workshop on Turtle-Fishery Interactions in Pacific Island Tuna Fisheries, and formulation a Turtle By-Catch Mitigation Action Plan for consideration by the South Pacific Forum Fisheries Committee. | Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency |
| May 2008 | Pacific Islands | A regional study of gender issues in domestic tuna industry development | Secretariat of the Pacific Community |
| Mar-Apr 2008 | Fiji | Fisheries observer training and longline industry bycatch issues awareness | US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service |
| Jan-Nov 2008 | Papua New Guinea | Assisting the National Fisheries Authority in the establishment of the PNG Institute for Sustainable Marine Resources as a new division of the Authority | PNG National Fisheries Authority |
| January 2008 – March 2009 | Papua New Guinea | Provision of project management services to manage the construction and development of the new Nago Island Mariculture and Research Facility | PNG National Fisheries Authority |
| March 2008 | Papua New Guinea | Organise and facilitate a one-week workshop on the development and application of coconut oil bio-fuel | PNG Sustainable Energy Limited and PNG National Fisheries Authority |
| Mar – May 2008 | Pacific Islands | Documenting the tuna industry development aspirations of FFA member countries and assessing the degree to which actual/proposed tuna management measures are likely to affect on these aspirations. | South Pacific Forum Fisheries Agency |
| Nov 2007 – Feb 2008 | Pacific Islands | Review of a tuna industry development project (DevFish) | European Union |
| Jan 2008 | Fiji | Review of corruption in the fisheries sector | The World Bank |
| Dec 2007 | Kiribati, Tuvalu, Marshall Islands, Palau, Samoa | Review of the literature relevant to institutional strengthening/ fisheries capacity-building in five Pacific Island countries | South Pacific Forum Fisheries Agency |
| Oct – Dec 2007 | Pacific Islands | Examination of catch retention as a tuna management measure in the western and central Pacific Ocean |
South Pacific Forum Fisheries Agency |
| Nov 2007 | Kiribati | Participation in a scoping study on an institutional strengthening project for the Kiribati fisheries sector, with a view to promoting fishing industry domestication, increasing revenues from tuna fisheries and improving the management of coastal marine resources | South Pacific Forum Fisheries Agency |
| Nov 2007 – ongoing | Pacific Islands region | Development and documentation of competency standards for the establishment of a Pacific Island Regional Fisheries Observer qualification. | South Pacific Forum Fisheries Agency/ Secretariat of the Pacific Community |
| Nov 2007 | Pacific Islands region | Review progress by Pacific Island countries in implementing the ecosystem approach to the management of coastal fisheries and aquaculture, and recommend a regional strategy to strengthen future implementation | The Nature Conservancy/ Secretariat of the Pacific Community |
| Oct – Nov 2007 | Pacific Islands | Analysis of the technical, economic, social, and political factors affecting Pacific Island Countries from obtaining optimal benefits from fishery resources. | The World Bank |
| Oct 2007 | Mauritius (Rodrigues) | Design, establish and monitor a marine protected area in Rodrigues lagoon | United Nations Development Programme |
| Aug and Dec 2007 | Palau | Fisheries observer training and longline industry bycatch issues awareness | US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service |
| Aug-Sep 2007 | Pacific Islands | Cost calculations and funding options for a regional tuna fisheries observer programme in the western Pacific. | Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission |
| May & Sep 2007 | Mauritius, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam | Inputs to a DG SANCO sponsored regional training workshops on EU Fishery and Aquaculture Legislation | AETS / European Union (DG SANCO – Consumer Health and Protection) |
| June 2007 – Ongoing | Papua New Guinea | Provision of technical and advisory services in support of the establishment of a new Division of the National Fisheries Authority as the Institute for Sustainable Marine Resources | PNG National Fisheries Authority |
| May - June 2007 | Western and Central Pacific Ocean | Analysis of issues and formulation of recommendations relating to potential regulation of transhipment by tuna fishing vessels operating in the WCPO | Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency |
| Apr 2007 – Apr 2008 | Solomon Islands | Advise on licensing arrangements and develop a national environmental and management policy framework for pearl farming | World Fisheries Centre |
| Apr - Jun 2007 | Global | Formulation of guidelines for the management of Napolean wrasse fisheries for the purpose of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species. | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
| Mar 2007 | New Caledonia | Fisheries observer training and longline industry bycatch issues awareness | US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service |
| Mar 2007 | Pacific Islands region | Moderator of a technical workshop on lessons learned from fisheries institutional strengthening project in the Pacific Islands region | South Pacific Forum Fisheries Agency |
Feb 2007 |
Maldives | Review of the monitoring, control and surveillance for inshore and offshore fisheries | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
| Dec 2006 | Papua New Guinea | Coordination of a workshop program for seafood value adding | International Finance Corporation |
| Oct-Dec 2006 | Papua New Guinea | Phase II – Women in fisheries business training. | International Finance Corporation |
| Oct-Nov 2006 | Nauru | Scoping study for an institutional strengthening project in support of improved fisheries management | Forum Fisheries Agency/ AusAID |
| Sep 2006 | Western and Central Pacific Ocean | Study to advise on a capacity-building strategy for the Commission for the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean | Forum Fisheries Agency |
| Aug-Sep 2006 | Pacific Islands | Issues and considerations in addressing a shark finning ban by the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission | Forum Fisheries Agency |
| Aug – Nov 2006 | Papua New Guinea | Strategic planning and capacity building for PNG Surf Association. | International Finance Corporation |
| Jul - Aug 2006 | Pacific/ Global | Study of lessons learned in the use of alternative income generation/ livelihoods development as a fisheries management tool. | WorldFish Center |
| Jun-Nov 2006 | Pacific Islands and East Asia | Survey to establish the capacity of longline and pole-and-line fleets in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean | US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service |
| June 2006 | Papua New Guinea | Training needs of the fisheries sector in Papua New Guinea | PNG National Fisheries Authority |
| Apr - May 2006 | Polynesia | Needs assessment for fisheries business management training in Polynesia | Secretariat of the Pacific Community |
| Apr 2006 | New Caledonia | Pre-project implementation study, longline bycatch mitigation and management | US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service |
| Apr 2006 | Pakistan | An assessment of the development potential for the domestic tuna industry | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
| Mar 2006 | Samoa | Diagnostic mission on the Samoa Competent Authority ruling on the sanitary production of fishery products | Forum Fisheries Agency |
| Mar 2006 | Papua New Guinea/ Pacific Islands | Provision of resource person at a meeting to develop management approaches and systems for sea cucumber fisheries, and contributor to a manual on management best practice. | Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research |
| Feb - Mar 2006 | Marshall Islands | Sea turtle by-catch awareness and mitigation, Phase 2 | US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service |
| Jan - Dec 2006 | Papua New Guinea | Program development for the National Fisheries College | PNG National Fisheries Authority |
| Jan 2006 | Pacific Islands | A review of the history of industrial fishing in the region | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
| Dec 2005 | Global | Facilitate a meeting to determine the form and content of a reef fisheries management information portal | WorldFish Center |
| Nov 2005 - ongoing | Solomon Islands | Strengthening the Solomon islands Competent Authority and Fishing Industry on the Sanitary Production of Fish Products (18 months) | Solomon Islands Government/ European Commission |
| Nov 2005 | Marshall Islands | Training of outer island data collectors in sea turtle life history, measuring, biopsy protocols for DNA sampling, and record keeping. | NOAA Fisheries |
| Oct 2005 |
Indonesia | Longline turtle bycatch mortality mitigation; industry awareness and observer training | Worldwide Fund for Nature |
| Oct 2005 | Niue | Review of a project to support commercial and artisanal fisheries development | New Zealand Agency for International Development |
| Sept – Nov 2005 | Asia-Pacific | Contribute to a review of ADB Fisheries Policy and provide advice on future policy directions for ADB-supported fisheries projects in the Asia-Pacific region. | Asian Development Bank |
| Sept – Dec 2005 | Pacific Islands regional | A review of spearfishing in the Pacific Islands | Secretariat of the Pacific Community/ Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
| Aug – Sept 2005 | Cambodia/ Laos/ Vietnam | Improving Food Safety and its Management in Cambodia, Lao PDR and Viet Nam | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations / New Zealand Agency for International Development |
| Aug 2005 – ongoing | Global | A review of the ecological, social, and economic impacts of shrimp trawling in the world | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
| Aug 2005 | Papua New Guinea | Fisheries observer training and industry awareness, sea turtle by-catch mitigation | US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service |
| Jul 2005 –ongoing | Solomon Islands | Commercialisation of Seaweed Production in Solomon Islands. 3-year project to develop a small-scale seaweed farming industry in rural areas of the country. | Solomon Islands Government/ European Commission |
| July
2005 |
Pacific Islands | Participation in ecosystem working group policy and planning session aimed at identifying major themes and subjects for regional fishery management purposes | Forum Fisheries Agency |
| Jun – Jul 2005 | Federated States of Micronesia | Sea turtle – fisheries interaction review. | US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service |
| Jun 2005 | Federated States of Micronesia | Strengthening Yap State government services in coastal resources management | International Waters Project, South Pacific Regional Environment Programme |
| May – Aug 2005 | Pacific Islands region | A review of the FFA regional fisheries observer program | South Pacific Forum Fisheries Agency |
| Apr – Aug 2005 | Tuvalu | Analysis of the operations of the National Fishing Corporation of Tuvalu and preparation of a business plan. | South Pacific Forum Fisheries Agency |
| Apr – May 2005 | Pacific Islands region | Fisheries input into the “Pacific Plan” | Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat |
| Apr 2005 | Solomon Islands | Pre-project implementation study, longline by-catch mitigation and management | US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service |
| Mar – Apr 2005 | Papua New Guinea | Facilitating the development of a strategic plan for the Papua New Guinea Diving Association | Pacific Enterprise Development Facility of the International Finance Corporation |
| Mar 2005 | Papua New Guinea | Review of the Papua New Guinea Seafood National Competent Authority ruling on the sanitary production of fishery products | Papua New Guinea National Fisheries Authority |
| Feb –Mar 2005 | Pacific Islands region | Defining artisanal fisheries: some terminology considerations for discussions on fisheries subsidies within the framework of the World Trade Organization | Commonwealth Secretariat |
| Nov 2004 – Jan 2005 | Papua New Guinea | Design and delivery of a training program for women in fisheries on seafood value adding | Pacific Enterprise Development Facility of the International Finance Corporation |
| Nov 2004 – Jan 2005 | East Asia/ Pacific Islands region | China tuna longlining in the Pacific Islands: review of the current situation and potentials for increasing benefits to Pacific Island countries. | South Pacific Forum Fisheries Agency |
| Nov – Dec 2004 | Fiji | A review of fisheries management, legislation, research, development, extension and aquaculture in Fiji. | Asian Development Bank |
| Jun-October 2004 | Solomon Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, and Cook Islands | Review of the fisheries In the Solomon Islands, followed by a specific assessment of the likely impact of fishing by licensed European tuna vessels | European Commission |
| Feb 2004 | Maldives | Options
and Feasibility for Processing and Marketing of Value-added Tuna Products in the Maldives |
INFOFISH |
Feb 2004 |
Pacific Islands region |
Organization of, and participation in, an international expert consultation on sea safety in small fishing boats |
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
Dec 2003 |
American Samoa |
Assessment of Contaminated Tuna |
MacAlister, Elliot and Partners |
Nov 2003 |
East Timor |
Review of Sector Investment Plan for Fisheries and Aquaculture |
UniQuest, for Australian Agency for International Development |
Nov-Dec 2003 |
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Defining the parameters for future sea turtle research
in the
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NOAA Fisheries |
Oct 2003 – Jan 2004 |
Global |
A worldwide study of small-scale tuna fishing |
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
Oct 2002-Jan 2003 |
Hawaii |
Study of the impacts of implementing a vessel monitoring system in the western and central Pacific Ocean |
NOAA Fisheries |
Sept 2003 – Dec 2006 |
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PNG Coastal Fisheries Management and Development Project. This ADB loan-funded project aims to institute sustainable marine resource use practices in three coastal provinces (New Ireland, Morobe and Milne Bay). Technical inputs to develop fishery research and management arrangements and construct maritime infrastructure in each province. |
PNG National Fisheries Authority and Asian Development Bank |
Sept-Dec 2003 |
Bay of Bengal region |
A review of fishery management arrangements in
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Bay of Bengal Large Marine Ecosystem Programme/ Global Environment Facility |
July – Sept 2003 |
Central and western Pacific Ocean |
A review of purse seine tuna fishing capacity |
NOAA Fisheries |
June – Oct 2003 |
Pacific Islands region |
Production of Pacific Islands component of study “State of World Capture Fisheries Management |
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
May – Jun 2003 |
Pacific Islands region |
A review of the Secretariat of the Pacific Community’s Coastal Fisheries Programme |
Secretariat of the Pacific Community |
May 2003 |
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Coordination of Fishing Industry seminar on Strengthening the Seafood Processing / Exporting Sector to Improve Trading Opportunities |
Centre for the Development of Enterprise and Technical Centre for Rural and Agricultural Cooperation |
July - Oct 2003 |
Hawaii |
Environmental assessment of the regulatory changes
in the
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NOAA Fisheries |
Jun/July and Sep/Oct 2003 |
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Strengthening the
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Centre for the Development of Enterprises |
Feb – Mar 2003 |
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A review of the nation’s marine fisheries |
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
Jan – Feb 2003 |
Pacific Islands region |
A review of sea safety in Pacific Island fisheries |
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
April-May 2002 |
PNG |
Assistance in formulating a fisheries management plan for sharks |
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
Feb-April 2003 |
FSM |
Education programme to reduce adverse interactions between commercial tuna fishing operations and sea turtles |
NOAA Fisheries |
Oct 2001-Feb 2003 |
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Assessment of feasibility of outer island coastal fishery development projects |
Asian Development Bank |
Oct 2002 – Jan 2003 |
Pacific Islands region |
Review of domestic tuna industry development in the region, identification of constraints to further development, and formulation of a regional assistance programme. |
Forum Fisheries Agency |
Oct 2002 |
Fiji |
Diagnostic Mission to the Fiji Competent Authority Ruling the Sanitary Conditions of Fish Products |
Centre for the Development of Enterprises |
Oct 2002 |
Vietnam |
Compilation of Data on Pelagic Tuna Fisheries In Vietnam |
Secretariat of the Pacific Community |
Oct 2002 |
Fiji |
Speaker on fisheries at conference on Pacific Islands Private Sector Development |
Centre for the Development of Enterprises |
Sept 2002 |
Pacific Islands region |
Review of the activities of the Food and Agriculture Organization in the fisheries sector of the Pacific Islands proj |
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
Aug 2002 |
Maldives |
Fisheries management input on marine fisheries legislation project |
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
Jul-Aug 2002 |
Sri Lanka |
Information, Education and Communications input into an institutional strengthening/ capacity-building for the Ministry of Fisheries and Ocean Resources and its ten line agencies |
Asian Development Bank |
May-Aug 2002 |
Pacific Islands region |
Study of the status and future of the US western Pacific tuna purse seine fleet |
University of Hawaii |
Apr-May 2002 |
West Africa |
Design of sustainable livelihood project “Improvement of the Policy and Institutional Environment for the Development of Co-Management Systems in Inland Waters in Burkina Faso, Mali, Cote D’Ivoire, and Ghana” |
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
Mar 2002– Feb 2003 |
Vietnam |
Assistance to Implementation of HACCP in the Fish Processing Sector in Vietnam |
Seafood Export and Quality Improvement Project (DANIDA) |
Feb 2002 |
Pacific Islands region |
Production of a document on regional and country aspects of fisheries in the Pacific Islands |
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
Jan 2002 |
East Timor |
A review of Australian assistance to the fisheries sector in East Timor |
Australian Agency for International Development |
Dec 2001-Jan 2002 |
Pacific Islands region |
Production of national fishery profiles and a review of fisheries management arrangements in fourteen Pacific Island nations |
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
Nov - Dec 2001 |
Pacific Islands region |
Revision of FAO’s review of Pacific Islands Fisheries |
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
Oct 2001 |
Pacific Islands region |
A Review of ADB’s technical Assistance for the Development of an International Fisheries Agreement for the Conservation and Management of the Tuna Resources in the Central and Western Pacific Ocean |
Asian Development Bank |
Sept - Oct 2001 |
Pacific Islands region |
Pacific Island region – Production of the report on the assessment of the economic benefits of fisheries to the economies of Pacific Island nations. |
World Bank |
May - Oct 2001 |
Pacific Islands region |
Assessment of the economic benefits of fisheries to the economies of fourteen Pacific Island nations |
Asian Development Bank |
Jun–Oct 2001 |
PNG |
Preparing the Coastal Fisheries Development and Management Project. Design of ADB loan to support rural coastal fisheries development and management |
Asian Development Bank |
Apr–Sep 2001 |
Pacific Islands region |
Contribution to the First Regional Task Force for the Global Environment Facility Strategic Action Programme for International Waters |
South Pacific Regional Environment Programme |
Aug-Sept 2001 |
PNG |
Assessment of the suitability of a potential site for a regional fisheries service centre |
ADB/National Fisheries Authority |
Aug 2001 |
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Assistance in formulating a national fisheries management plan for sharks |
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
Jan, Mar–Oct 2001 |
PNG |
Seafood Safety Improvement Project |
National Fisheries Authority / European Commission |
Mar 2001 |
Hawaii, Guam, American. Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands |
An assessment of the alternatives, affected environment and impacts of proposed action for implementation of regulations prohibiting shark finning in the areas of US jurisdiction in the western and central Pacific Ocean |
US National Marine Fisheries Service |
Feb 2001– Feb 2002 |
Vietnam |
Assistance to Implementation of HACCP in the Fish Processing Sector in Vietnam |
Seafood Export and Quality Improvement Project (DANIDA) |
Jan–Jun 2001 |
Vanuatu |
Review of the international management implications of the activities of fishing vessels registered on Vanuatu’s international shipping registry |
South Pacific Forum Fisheries Agency |
Jan 2001 |
PNG |
Fisheries Development Project – Seafood Safety / Quality Assurance Assignment |
National Fisheries Authority / Asian Development Bank |
| Oct - Dec 2000 | Papua New Guinea | National Seafood Safety Improvement Project | National Fisheries Authority |
| October 2000 | Tonga | Final design of four-year Tonga Fisheries Project | AusAID |
| August - September 2000 | PNG | Feasibility study and design of Coastal Fisheries Development Project for possible EDF funding | European Commission |
| August 2000 | Vanuatu | Support to the formulation of a tuna management plan in Vanuatu | FFA |
| July-October 2000 | Pacific Islands region, with emphasis on Samoa, FSM, PNG | Analysis of the benefits from tuna obtained by the Pacific Island countries | ADB/FFA |
| June-July 2000 | Indonesia | Fisheries Management Specialist on marine fisheries legislation project | FAO |
| May 2000 | Samoa | Survey of commercial seafood exporting enterprise in preparation for compliance with EU export standards | Centre for the Industry Development |
| April 2000 | Philippines | Strengthening BFAR's Capacity for HACCP-based Quality Assurance | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
| Dec 1999 - Dec 2003 | PNG | Restructuring, refurbishment and institutional strengthening of the PNG National Fisheries College | Ausaid (joint project with ACIL Australia Pty. Ltd.) |
| Dec 1999 - Apr 2000 | Pacific Islands region | Contribution to the World Bank's 2000 Regional Economic Report of a chapter on the economic importance of the oceans to Pacific Island countries | World Bank |
| Nov 1999 - Apr 2000 | Solomon Islands | Project preparatory technical assistance to design the Fisheries Development and Management Project, including ADB loan and GEF incremental funding | Asian Development Bank |
| Aug 1999 - Jan 2001 | Federated States of Micronesia | Revision of national fisheries policies. Guidance in development of a management plan for tuna fisheries. | Asian Development Bank |
| Aug - Sept 1999 | Philippines | HACCP Training for FAO project on Strengthening BFAR's Capacity for HACCP-based Quality Assurance. Curriculum development and running of National Fish Processing Plant Auditing Course | FAO / Bureau of Fisheries and Resources |
| July 1999-July 2002 | Papua New Guinea | Fishery policy reform and institutional strengthening/ capacity-building in the PNG National Fisheries Authority | Asian Development Bank |
| July 1999 | Pacific Region | HACCP workshop for Pacific Island students attending the 1999 SPC Nelson course | SPC |
| June - August 1999 | Bay of Bengal region | Assessment of lessons learned during the implementation of the Bay of Bengal Programme for Fisheries Management | FAO |
| May - June 1999 | Palau | Support to the Canadian-funded project of preparing a national tuna management plan for the Republic of Palau | Forum Fisheries Agency |
| Mar 1999 | Tonga | Commonwealth Secretariat / SPC National Seafood Processing Workshop. Organise and run the two-week workshop. | SPC |
| Dec 1998 -June 1999 | Hawaii, East Asia, Guam, Northern Marianas, American Samoa | Socioeconomic study of the importance of sharks in U.S. flag areas of the western and central Pacific, including estimates of shark utilization, markets, value, and management options | U.S. National Marine Fisheries |
| Dec 1998 | Pacific Islands region | Preparation of Pacific Islands chapter for FAO triennial Review of the Status of Fisheries and Marine Resources | FAO |
| Sept - Nov 1998 | Marshall Islands | Government policy development for management of oceanic tuna fisheries. | Asian Development Bank |
| Aug - Oct 1998 | Pacific Islands region | Mid-term review of the EC-funded South Pacific Regional Tuna Research and Assessment Project | Secretariat of the Pacific Community/ European Union |
| Apr 1998 - July 1999 | Pacific Islands region | Study of Coastal Resource Management in the Pacific Islands: detailed examination of success and failures in coastal resource management at 31 sites in 5 Pacific Island countries. | World Bank |
| Apr 1998 - May 1999 | Pacific Islands region | Preparation of English- and French-language fishery training/ extension handbooks | Secretariat of the Pacific Community |
| Mar 1998 - Apr 1998 | Solomon Islands | End-of-term review of the Rural Fishing Enterprises Project, phase 2. | Solomon Islands Government/ European Union |
| Feb 1998 - Apr 1998 | Papua New Guinea | Assessment of current benefits from domestic and foreign purse seining in EEZ, with recommendations for enhancing benefits. | South Pacific Forum Fisheries Agency |
| Jan 1998 | Indonesia | Assessment of the technical/management aspects of the fisheries component of a US$30 million project in the Maluku Islands | World Bank |
| Dec 1997 | Australia | Provision of main resource person for workshop on Management of Australian Beche-de-mer Fisheries | Queensland Fisheries Management Authority |
| Nov 1997 - Jan 1998 | Pacific Islands region | Compilation of fishery profiles and synopsis of fishery management information for 14 Pacific Island countries, for inclusion in FAO's world wide web site and digital atlas of fisheries. | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
| Nov 1997 - May 1998 | Pacific Islands region | Compilation of coastal zone management profiles and a directory of organisations involved in coastal zone management for 22 Pacific Island countries and territories. | South Pacific Regional Environment Programme |
| Oct 1997 - May 2005 | Australia | Period contract to provide personnel for project review and appraisal. | Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research. |
| Oct 1997 - Aug 1999 | Sri Lanka | Preparation of resource profiles summarising key biological, economic and technical information on six commercial fisheries and documenting national fisheries development history, legislation and management approaches. | Sri Lanka Government/ United Nations Development Programme/ Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
| Sept 1997 | Kiribati | Facilitation of employment of Kiribati men on the US purse seine vessels | South Pacific Forum Secretariat and the South Pacific Project Facility of the International Finance Corporation |
| Aug 1997 - April 1998 | Tonga | Review of the Tonga fisheries sector, and formulation of future work plans and projects for Ministry of Fisheries. | Australian Agency for International Development/ Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
| Aug 1997 - Nov 1997 | East Asia, Pacific Islands region | Review and analysis of the profitability and current status of distant water tuna purse seine fishing in the western and central Pacific, with an assessment of the opportunities and potential benefits for Pacific Island Countries | South Pacific Forum Fisheries Agency |
| August 1997 | Fiji | Technical review of a loan proposal to an integrated fish catching/processing/exporting business | Commonwealth Development Corporation |
| August 1997 | Samoa | A study of possible improvements in the ice situation on fishing craft in Western Samoa | South Pacific Commission |
| Jul 1997 - June 1999 | Australia | Period contract to provide personnel for project review, appraisal and design. | Australian Agency for International Development. |
| Jul 1997 - Aug 1997 | Madagascar | Environmental impact study for an underwater geo-seismic petroleum prospecting survey of two coastal areas in northern and southern Madagascar where important fisheries were located. | MacAlister Elliott and Partners/ Triton Oil International/ Hydrosearch Ltd. |
| Jun 1997 - Aug 1997 | Northern Mariana Islands | Study of the traditional use and cultural significance of sea turtles in the Northern Mariana Islands. Identification of conservation measures to promote sustainable interaction with sea turtle resources. | Western Pacific Fishery Management Council |
| June 1997 - July 1997 | Pacific Islands region | Study of the situation in selected Pacific Island Countries concerning the introduction of regulations on Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) for seafood exports. | Food and Agriculture Organization, South Pacific Commission |
| June 1997 | Pacific Islands region | Review of the employment issues in fisheries | United Nations Development Programme |
| Apr 1999 - May 1997 | Pacific Islands region | Analysis of the benefits from tuna obtained by the Pacific Island countries | Forum Fisheries Agency |
| Mar 1997 - Jul 1997 | Pacific Islands region | Review of fishery and coastal zone management arrangements in support of a Global Environment Facility initiative to develop a Strategic Action Plan for International Waters in the region. | South Pacific Commission/ South Pacific Regional Environment Programme |
| Feb 1997 - Mar 1997 | Pacific Rim and Pacific Islands | Description of holdings of shark catch data among Pacific rim and Pacific Island fisheries agencies and institutions. | Western Pacific Fishery Management Council |
| Feb 1997 | Bay of Bengal region | Provision of resource person at FAO Bay of Bengal Programme Workshop on the Precautionary Approach to Fisheries Management. | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
| Jan 1997 - Mar 1997 | Pacific Islands region, East Asia | Review of the current status of crewing aboard foreign fishing vessels operating in the western, central and south Pacific, with special emphasis on employment opportunities for Pacific island crew. | Forum Fisheries Agency |
| Dec 1996 - Feb 1997 | Kiribati | Evaluation of a tuna longline fishing base joint venture proposal | MacAlister Elliott and Partners / CDI (EU - ACP Centre for Industry Development)/ Govt. of Kiribati |
| Nov 1996 - Jan 1997 | Aust/ NZ/ Pacific Islands region | Review of policy issues affecting the contribution of fisheries to food security | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
| Nov 1996 | Vanuatu | Articulation of fisheries policy statement. | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations/ Govt. of Vanuatu |
| Oct 1996 - Nov 1996 | Sri Lanka | Evaluation of a UNDP/FAO fisheries management project | United Nations Development Programme, Food and Agriculture Organization |
| Oct 1996 | Pacific Islands region | Review of licensing criteria for foreign and domestic fisheries access. | Forum Fisheries Agency |
| Sept 1996 | Indonesia | Review of the fisheries management options for the Komodo National Park Area. | The Nature Conservancy |
| Sep 1996 - Oct 1996 | Papua New Guinea | Review of past coastal fishery development activities and evaluation of potential for commercialisation of small-scale fisheries. | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
| Sept 1996 | Tonga | Development of a work programme on the marine aspects of the biodiversity conservation area project in the Ha'apai Group. | University of the South Pacific, South Pacific Regional Environment Programme |
| Aug 1996 | Solomon Islands | Presentation on economic aspects of fishing operations to investor's seminar on tuna longlining. | South Pacific Project Facility of the International Finance Corporation |
| Aug 1996 | Pacific Islands region | Technical input to a tuna management project sponsored by the Foreign Investment Advisory Service of the International Finance Corporation and the World Bank | Australian National University |
| Jul 1996 - Aug 1996 | Vanuatu | Development of a master plan for the sustainable management and development of inshore fishery resources. | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations/ Govt. of Vanuatu |
| Jun 1996 - Jul 1996 | Federated States of Micronesia | Production of Strategic Business Plan for a corporate entity involved in catching, transshipping and marketing fresh sashimi-grade tuna from the western Pacific. | Federated States of Micronesia National Fisheries Corporation |
| Jun 1996 - Jul 1996 | Hawaii, US West Coast | Marketing study for dried tuna products in Hawaii and the West Coast of the United States | South Pacific Commission |
| Jun 1996 | Federated States of Micronesia | Study of productivity, marketing, and operational arrangements for a locally-owned tuna longliner engaged in the western Pacific tuna fishery. | South Pacific Project Facility of the International Monetary Fund |
| May 1996 | Solomon Islands | Feasibility assessment of rural fisheries centres | The Nature Conservancy |
| May 1996 | Indonesia | Review of the DANIDA/FAO marine resource profiles of Indonesia - the Workshop on the Assessment of the Potential of the Marine Fishery Resources of Indonesia | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
| Apr 1996 - May 1996 | Solomon Islands | Mid-term review of Rural Fishing Enterprises Project, phase 2 | Solomon Islands Government/ European Union |
| Feb-May 1996 | Indonesia | Provision of policy-level advice to the Government of Indonesia on fisheries management. | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
| Mar 1996 | Australia/ Papua New Guinea | Appraisal of the commercial fishing operations and future expansion plans of two private companies. | South Pacific Project Facility of the International Finance Corporation |
| Jan 1996 - Mar 1996 | Pacific Islands region | Development of guidelines (legal, salvage, pollution, etc.) for dealing with ship groundings in the Pacific Islands region | South Pacific Regional Environment Programme |
| Jan-Mar 1996 | Tuvalu | Technical advice to the Outer Islands Fish Processing and Marketing Project | AusAID |
| Dec 1995 - Jan 1996 | Australia/ New Zealand | Review of the contribution of fisheries to food security in Australia and New Zealand | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
| Dec 1995 | Papua New Guinea | Preparation of an investor's guide to tuna longlining/ presentations at investor's seminar on tuna longlining in PNG. | South Pacific Project Facility of the International Finance Corporation |
| Nov 1995 | Pacific Islands region | Review and editing of Handbook on Fish Aggregation Device Programme Planning and Monitoring | South Pacific Commission |
| Oct 1995- Dec 1997 | Federated States of Micronesia/ Hawaii | Provision of consultant/ advisor to attorneys in Hawaii on social, cultural and environmental issues of a maritime legal case in the western Pacific. | Paul, Johnson, Park & Niles, Inc. |
| Aug 1995 | Papua New Guinea | Financial appraisal and environmental assessment of a commercial fisheries investment proposal | South Pacific Project Facility of the International Finance Corporation |
| Oct-Nov 1995 | Indonesia | Preliminary assessment of the resource and management aspects of the EEZ fisheries of Indonesia | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
| June-Nov 1995 | Global | Review of the industry and trade of trochus shellfish. | World Bank |
| June 1995 | Pacific Islands region | Production of a Pacific Islands overview for the International Conference of Sustainable Contribution of Fisheries to Food Security | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
| May-June 1995 | Mozambique | Design of a programme for stock assessment on resources accessible to small-scale fisheries | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
| Apr 1995 | Tonga | Fisheries inputs to the establishment of a biodiversity conservation area in the Ha'apai Group | University of the South Pacific, South Pacific Regional Environment Programme |
| Mar 1995 | Pacific Islands region | Provision of technical input into production of a safety-at-sea video | South Pacific Commission |
| Mar 1995 | Tonga | Transplanting trochus shellfish to the Ha'apai island group | Government of Tonga |
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