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Day 2 - Wednesday 26th February 2025

Session 3: Pacific Islands region response to SDG14.4.

​Panel 3.1: Pacific Leaders and Sustainable Fisheries

Speakers: 

  •  KEYNOTE: Honourable Jeremiah Manele Prime Minister of Solomon Islands (and Incoming Chair of Pacific Islands Forum) 

  • FACILITATOR: H. E. Colin Beck, Permanent Secretary, Foreign Affairs, Government of the Solomon Islands 

  • Honourable Mr. Jelta Wong, Minister for Fisheries, Government of Papua New Guinea

  • Honorable Elina P. Akinaga, Ministry of Resources and Development, FSM

  • Honourable Mr. Shane Jones, Minister for Ocean and Fisheries, Government of New Zealand

  • Hon. Esa-Sharon Mona Ainu’u Minister for the Ministry of Natural Resources, Niue

  • Honourable Ms. Alitia Bainivalu, Minister for Fisheries and Forests, Government of the Republic of Fiji

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Session 3: Pacific Islands region response to SDG14.4.

Panel 3.2: Pacific regional cooperation

Speakers: 

  •  KEYNOTE: Honourable Mr. Nestor Ghiro, Minister for Fisheries and Marine Resources, Government of the Solomon Islands

  • FACILITATOR: Dr Filimon Manoni, Pacific Ocean Commissioner

  • Mr. Baron Waqa, PIFS SG

  • Rhea Moss-Christian, Executive Director, Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission

  • Dr. Sangaalofa Clark  (Sangaa), Chief Executive Officer, Parties to the Nauru Agreement

  • Noan Pakop, Director-General,Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA)

  • Dr Stuart Minchin, Director-General of the Pacific Community (SPC)

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Session 4: Supporting fisheries sustainability through science.

Speakers: 

  •  FACILITATOR: Dr Graham Pilling, Deputy Director of the Fisheries, Aquaculture and Marine Ecosystems division at the Pacific Community (SPC)

  • David Agnew, (CCAMLR)

  • Rhea Moss-Christian  (WCPFC)

  • Graça Bauleth D'Almeida, Director of Resource Management at the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources in Namibia

  • Dr William John  HamptonChief Scientist, the Pacific Community (SPC)

  • Dr Eva Plaganyi, Senior principal research scientist and research group leader based at CSIRO Environment, Australia

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Side event 3: Sustainable fisheries development initiatives

Speakers: 

  • Mr. Justin Ilakini, Managing Director, National Fisheries Authority, Papua New Guinea

  • Ms. Nina Doetinchem, World Bank

  • Dr. Chris Reid, FFA Director Fisheries Development

  • Dr. Jeffrey Kinch, Fisheries and Aquaculture Officer, FAO Sub-Regional Office for the Pacific Islands

  • Ms Lisa Sugumanu, Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources,Solomon Islands​

Side event 4: Contribution of Fisheries to Pacific Economies

Speakers: â€‹

  • Dr. Sangaa Clark, Chief Executive Officer, Parties to the Nauru Agreement

  • Ms. Janet Saeni-Oeta, Worldfish Lead, Solomon Islands 

  • Mr. Xavier Vincent, World Bank

  • Dr Andrew Smith, Deputy-Director (Coastal Fisheries), SPC FAME)

Session 5: Supporting fisheries sustainability through effective monitoring, control and surveillance

Panel 5.1: Challenges and innovations in monitoring control and surveillance regime

Speakers: â€‹

  •  KEYNOTE: H.E. David Adeang, President of Nauru

  • FACILITATOR: Dr Pio Manoa, Deputy Director General, Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA)

  • Robert Wenyama, Head of MCS, State Department for Fisheries and the Blue Economy, Kenya

  • Eugene Pangelinan, Adviser, National Oceanic Resources Management Authority

  • Dr Christain Ramofafia, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Solomon Islands

  • Dr P Krishnan, Director, Bay of Bengal Programme, Inter-Governmental Organisation (BOBP-IGO)

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Session 5: Supporting fisheries sustainability through effective monitoring, control and surveillance

Panel 5.2: Cooperation to achieve effective MCS on shared stocks and areas beyond national jurisdiction

Speakers: â€‹

  • KEYNOTE: Hon. Tingika Elikana, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Minister for Marine Resources, Government of the Cook Islands

  • FACILITATOR: Blaise Kuemlangan, Chief, Development Law Service, FAO

  • Meli Raicebe, IMCSN Executive Committee Member

  • Dr David Agnew, Executive Secretary, Commission on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR)

  • Mr Pablo Ortiz, Head of the Fishery Inspection Program Management Department, National Fisheries and Aquaculture Service (SERNAPESCA)

  •  Dr Liz Brierley, Assistant Secretary Pacific Maritime, Department of Defence, Australia

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Session 6: Supporting coastal fisheries sustainability through management action

Speakers: â€‹

  • KEYNOTE: Mr Noah Idechong

  • FACILITATOR: Dr Neville Smith, Director of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Marine Ecosystems at the Pacific Community SPC

  • Prof. Alice Joan Ferrer, University of the Philippines Visayas, Division of Social Sciences, Iloilo, Philippines

  • Dr Melita Samoilys, Director of CORDIO East Africa, Mombasa, Kenya 

  • Dr Joeli Veitayaki, Blue Prosperity Fiji Strategic Adviser, Fiji

  • Mele Ikatonga Tauati, Small-Scale Fisheries Officer, Fisheries & Aquaculture Division, FAO, Rome

  • Dr. Jeremy Prince., Founder, Biospherics Pty Ltd, Perth, Western Australia

  • Keobel Sakuma, Interim Deputy Director, Micronesia & Polynesia Chapter, TNC

  • Watisoni Lalavanua, Community-Based Fisheries Adviser, FAME, Pacific Community (SPC)

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