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FISHING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

MSC: Papua New Guinea Rock Lobster: Traditional fishing brings sustainable rewards
Papua New Guinea's free-diving rock lobster fishers harvest their catch by hand.
Jul 15, 2024

Enhancing collaboration across academia and research centers for improving fisheries practices
The Fishing Industry Association of Papua New Guinea is working not only to develop good practices onboard our tuna fishing company...
Nov 26, 2023

FIA PNG Social Responsibility and Crew Welfare Auditors Capability Program
In 2018, when FIA PNG launched officially the Responsible Sourcing Policy RSP and its strategic plan, it set up a capability-building...
Jul 16, 2023

Sharks in Papua New Guinea - Research
As Sustainability & CSR Director, I am so glad to write a small article about sharks and share with our stakeholders that our FIA PNG...
May 30, 2023


The Importance of Harvest Control Strategy in the Pacific
FIA PNG is one of the largest MSC tuna certified fishery and has one of the largest tuna fleet in the Pacific, with tuna catches above 123MT
Dec 2, 2022


Shark’s release by the FIA PNG tuna fleet F/V Gabrielle LT
We are increasing the awareness of sharks’ importance in the marine ecosystem and their
vital role in the marine food chain.
Nov 25, 2022

Seafoodsource: Papua New Guinea striving to be at forefront of seafood sustainability movement
The Pacific island nation of Papua New Guinea (PNG) doesn’t just want to fish sustainably – it wants to be at the forefront of...
Nov 25, 2022


SeafoodSource: First fleets complete FISH Standard for Crew audits
A new, accredited third-party certification program, (FISH) Standard for Crew, has announced three fishing fleets have become the first org
May 24, 2022

Global Tuna Alliance nets tuna processors from Papua New Guinea and the Philippines
Seven more companies have pledged their support to the Global Tuna Alliance (GTA). The accession of Frabelle, RD processing PNG, South...
May 11, 2022

Sylvester Pokajam: FIA-PNG Cooperation with Small-Scale Fisheries and Coastal Communities
“We are pleased to cooperate because this project is fully aligned with the five years FIA PNG log-frame of the Responsible Sourcing...
May 10, 2022

FIA PNG Participating Company Compliance Internal Audit Report: Marine litter & Fishing gear 2021
FIA PNG Participating Company Compliance: Internal Audit Report For Audit Taking Place in July 2021 Relating to Marine litter and Fishing...
Feb 17, 2022

FIA PNG - Fishing Industry Association Of Papua New Guinea
The Fishing Industry Association (FIA) is a non-profit organization founded in 1991, with membership consisting of the fishing companies...
May 24, 2021


FIA PNG looking after Healthy Marine Ecosystems -Marine Litter & Fishing Gear Procedure & Audit tool
The Marine litter or debris and fishing gear loss have been commonly much less well understood and studied in the Tuna Purse Seiner...
Apr 23, 2021

FIA-PNG Annual Report 2021
About FIA-PNG The Fishing Industry Association (FIA) was founded in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea (PNG) in 1991, by companies and...
Mar 31, 2021

Oct 23, 2020


PNG FIA Social Policy -Labour on Board Review and Audit
PNG FIA in progressing its “Responsible Sourcing Policy (RSP)” commissioned a technical assistance to undertake a social accountability...
Dec 4, 2019


PNG FIA Responsible Sourcing Policy- Marine Litter & Fishing Gear (Ghost)Management Practices
PNG Fishing Industry Association (FIA) convened its first workshop on Marine Litter & Fishing Gear (Ghost) Management Practices in Lae on...
Oct 12, 2019


An introduction to Fishing Industry Association (PNG) Inc. commitment to sustainable fisheries
The Fishing Industry Association (PNG) Inc., committed to support sustainable fisheries and domestic industries is supported by the PNG...
Aug 23, 2019


Business PNG – Episode 03 | Season 11, 2019
The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission met in Hawaii, United States for the commissions 15th Tuna meetings. Representatives...
Jul 28, 2019


ISSF collaborates with FIA to convene workshop on Biodegradable and Non-entangling FADs
A workshop on biodegradable and non-entangling FADs was convened by ISSF, in collaboration with the PNG FIA, in the beautiful city of...
Jun 28, 2019
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