Fishing industry to benefit from certification: Official

Port Moresby: Papua New Guinea Fishing Industry Association (PNGFIA) says the country will significantly benefit from the recently achieved Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification if it follows all rules.

Last Monday, the association’s purse-seine skipjack and yellowfin tuna fishery received the MSC certification.

The certificate is for a five-year period and expires in 2025.

President Sylvester Pokajam stressed that investors would come to the country if all laws concerning immigration and labour were followed. PNG’s tuna industry is worth more than K1 billion (FJ$ 0.64bn) in exports.

However, Pokajam also highlighted an outstanding issue last Friday which he said PNG could achieve.