Project Experience

List of projects undertaken by GPA or by GPA personnel undertaking individual contracts

Start date	End date	Country/ region	Project title/ description	Client
2022 Jan	ongoing	Pacific Islands	Advice to project parties in development of the project document for World Bank PROPER Project	Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency and World Bank
2021 Dec	2022 Jan	Pacific Islands region and Japan	Formulating cooperative activities between an FAO regional fisheries project and Japanese universities	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
2021 Sep		Pacific Islands	Production of a booklet on the strengthening of small-scale fisher associations	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
2021 Aug	2022 Jan	Pacific Islands	A study of the constraints to the career advancement of Pacific Island fishery professionals	Pew Charitable Trusts
2021 May	2022 Jun	Western and Central Pacific Ocean	Markets and Trade Dynamics: Western and Central Pacific Ocean Tuna Fishery	Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency
2021 Oct	ongoing	Pacific Islands	FFA OFMP Transition Coordinator, Pacific Island Forum Fisheries Agency	Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency
2021 Oct	2022 Apr	Federated States of Micronesia	Enhancing Small-Scale Tuna Fishing in the Federated States of Micronesia	Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency
2021 Sep		Western and Central Pacific Ocean	Salt usage in the Western and Central Pacific purse seine tuna fishery	University of Wollongong
2021 May	2021 Jul	Tuvalu	Project design for second phase of Pacific Regional Oceanscape Programme for Economic Resilience and Recovery	Government of Tuvalu
2021 May	ongoing	Pacific Islands, Asia	Industry intelligence study on market trends and trade policy in the tuna industry in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean.	Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency
2021 Mar	2022 Dec	Solomon Islands	Bina Harbour Tuna Processing Plant Project	Government of the Solomon Islands
2021 Sep	2022 Mar	Vanuatu	Project Concept Note for first phase of World Bank Pacific Regional Oceanscape Programme for Economic Resilience and Recovery (PROPER) in Vanuatu	Vanuatu Fisheries Dept
2020 Sep	2021 Jul	Pacific Islands	Preparation of a Manual on Nearshore Fishing for Community Fishers	Pacific Community
2020 Sep	2021 Mar	Vanuatu	Support to the Management of Oceanic Fisheries in Vanuatu	Forum Fisheries Agency
2020 Aug	2021 Mar	Marshall Islands	Enhancement of the tuna value chain	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
2020 Aug	2021 Mar	Vanuatu	Provision of advisory services to the Vanuatu Fisheries Department	New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
2020 Aug	ongoing	Global	Provision of advisory services on the management of tuna fisheries, with an emphasis on electronic monitoring and transshipment	Pew Charitable Trusts
2020 Aug		Western and Central Pacific Ocean	Bait usage in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean longline tuna fishery	University of Wollongong
2020 May	2022 Apr	Kiribati	Provision of project management services to the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources Development	New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
2020 Mar	2020 May	Solomon Islands	Bina Harbor Tuna Development Feasibility	International Finance Corporation
2019 Oct	2019 Dec	Pacific Islands	Review of trochus fisheries, management, and trade	Pacific Community
2019 Oct	2019 Dec	Pacific Islands	Review of aquarium products fisheries, management, and trade	Pacific Community
2019 Dec	2020 May	Global	Formulation of a roadmap for implementing electronic fishery monitoring by the regional fishery management organisations	Pew Charitable Trusts
2019 Nov	2020 Jan	Pacific Islands	Review of possibilities for increasing benefits from the fisheries sector	United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
2019 Jun	2019 Jul	Fiji	Review of small-scale fisher associations in Fiji	Packard Foundation
2019 Jan	2021 Apr	Marshall Islands	Country Economic Memorandum	World Bank
2019 Apr		Fiji	Provision of assistance for the production of a model annual report for the Ministry of Fisheries	Packard Foundation
2019 Apr		Fiji	A study of the implications of modifying the areas of longline fishing	Packard Foundation
2019 Jan		Fiji	A study of the domestic fish trade	Packard Foundation
2019 Mar		Pacific Islands	Some considerations in instituting electronic monitoring for longline fleets by the Parties to the Nauru Agreement	The Nature Conservancy
2019 Mar	2019 Nov	Pacific Islands, East Asia	Market and industry dynamics in the WCPO distant water purse seine industry	Forum Fisheries Agency
2019 Feb	2019 Mar	Pacific Islands	Survey of the domestic landings from commercial tuna vessels for food security in the Pacific Islands	Forum Fisheries Agency
2019 Feb	2020 Jun	Vanuatu	Provision of advisory services to the Vanuatu Fisheries Department	New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
2018 Nov	2021 Jun	Kiribati	Kiribati Fisheries Human Resource Development	New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
2018 Nov	ongoing	Tuvalu	Provision of advisory services to the Tuvalu Fisheries Department	New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
2018 Oct	2018 Dec	Pacific Islands	A review of fisher associations and national fish aggregation device programs in Fiji, Tonga, French Polynesia, Cook Islands, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, and Palau	Pacific Community and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
2018 Jun	2018 Oct	Pacific Islands	A review of lessons-learned from 50 years of small-scale tuna fisheries development in the Pacific Islands	Pacific Community and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
2018 Apr	2018 Jul	Tuvalu	Ongoing provision of advisory services to the Tuvalu Fisheries Department	New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
2018 Mar	2018 Jun	Cambodia	Formulation of the FAO component of a large EU-funded fisheries project	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
2018 Mar		Pacific Islands	A review of joint ventures and other arrangements with Pacific Island countries in WCPO tuna fisheries	The Nature Conservancy
2018 Feb		East Asia	Description of the dynamics of China’s tuna industry	The Nature Conservancy
2018 Jan		Fiji	Review of the fish warden system	Wildlife Conservation Society
2017 Nov		Pacific Island regional	Review of fishery resources in the Pacific Islands	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
2017 Jul		Fiji	Review of monitoring, control, and surveillance in Fiji’s inshore fisheries	Packard Foundation
July 2017		North and East Asia	Review of commercial aspects of Asian tuna longline and purse seine fleets	Ocean Outcomes
2017 Apr	2017 Nov	North and East Asia, Pacific Islands	Portions of a study on the tuna longline fishery in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean	Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency
2017 Jun		Fiji	Construction of a satellite account for contribution of fisheries to the GDP of Fiji	Forum Fisheries Agency
2017 May	2018 Jan	Tuvalu	Ongoing provision of advisory services to the Tuvalu Fisheries Department	New Zealand Aid Programme
2017 Apr	2017 Jun	Pacific Islands	A review of the SPC’s fisheries programmes	Pacific Community
2017 Mar		Western and Central Pacific	High Seas Longline Tuna Transshipment in the WCPO	International Monitoring, Control and Surveillance Network
2017 Jan	2017 May	Western and Central	Industry Study on the Tuna Longline Industry in the WCPO	Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency
2016 Sep	2017 Apr	Pacific Islands	Preparation of national fishery profiles for 14 Pacific Island countries	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
2016 Oct	2018 Apr	Fiji	Improvement of governance in coastal fisheries	Packard Foundation
2016 Oct	2017 May	Tuvalu	Ongoing provision of advisory services to the Tuvalu Fisheries Department	New Zealand Aid Programme
2016 Jul		Fiji	Preparation of a constitution and corporate plan for the Fiji Fisheries Industry Association	Forum Fisheries Agency
2016 Apr	2016 May	Tonga	Evaluation of potential for expansion of a fishing business	Asian Development Bank
2016 Apr		China	Bycatch handling and release, data recording and regulatory requirements for longline captains	Liancheng  Oveseas Fishery (Shenzen) Co. Ltd
2016 Jan	2016 Feb	Pacific Islands	Technical advice on New Zealand’s plans for supporting fisheries management activities in the Pacific Islands	New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
2015 Nov		Solomon Islands	Bycatch handling and release, data recording and regulatory requirements for longline captains	National Fisheries Developments, Ltd.
2015 Sep		Global	A Review of pole-and-line tuna fishing in the world	International Pole and Line Foundation
2015 Aug		Fiji	A review of fishing activity in the Vatu-i-Ra seascape	Wildlife Conservation Society
2015 Aug	2016 May	Pacific Islands	A study of the economic benefits from fisheries in the 22 Pacific Island countries and territories	Secretariat of the Pacific Community
2015 May		Pacific Islands region	Technical advice on New Zealand’s plans for supporting fisheries management activities in the Pacific Islands	New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
2015 Apr	2015 May	Pacific Islands region	Final program performance report of Australia’s fisheries for food security programme	Forum Fisheries Agency and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Australia
2015 Jan	2015 Apr	Pacific Islands region	Tuna industry development opportunities for FFA member countries	Forum Fisheries Agency
2015 Jan		Kiribati	Study of industrial fishing vessel employment opportunities for Kiribati	New Zealand Aid Programme
2014 Oct	2016 Oct	Tuvalu	Ongoing provision of advisory services to the Tuvalu Fisheries Department	New Zealand Aid Programme
2014 Sep		Marshall Islands	Bycatch handling and release for longline captains	Luen Thai Fishing Venture, Inc.
2014 Aug	2015 Mar	Fiji	Improving the governance of coastal fisheries	Packard Foundation
2014 Aug		Cook Islands	Bycatch handling and release for longline captains	Cook Islands Ministry of Marine Resources
2014 Aug		Cook Islands	Peer review of the Marine Stewardship Council fishery assessment of the Cook Islands EEZ south Pacific albacore longline fishery	MacAlister Elliott and Partners Ltd
2014 Jun	2014 Jul	Pacific Islands region	Pacific islands countries and United States of America development-oriented trade & investment study—fisheries component	Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat
2014 May	2016 Jul	Kiribati	Kiribati Fisheries Training Strengthening Programme	New Zealand, Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade
2014 May	2014 Jun	Western and Central Pacific	Case studies of successful fisheries management	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
2014 Jun	2014 Jul	Fiji, Papua New Guinea	Analysis of tuna supply chains	WWF South Pacific
2014 May	2016 Jul	Kiribati	Kiribati Fisheries Training Strengthening Programme	New Zealand, Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade
2014 May	2014 Jun	Pacific Islands	Study on a development-oriented trade and investment arrangement	Forum Fisheries Agency
2014 May	2014 Jun	Pacific Islands	A review of Australia’s Fisheries for Food Security Programme	Forum Fisheries Agency and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Australia
2014 Mar		Pacific Islands	A review of regional ocean policies and how they contribute to poverty eradication and sustained economic growth	UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
2014 Feb		Japan	Overview of the tuna pole-and-line fisheries of Japan	International Pole and Line Foundation
2014 Jan	2014 Feb	Indonesia	Improvements to the management of the bagan/anchovy fisheries of Indonesia	International Pole-and-Line Foundation
2014 Jan	ongoing	Western and Central Pacific/ East Asia	Contributor, Tuna Industry Newsletter (bi-monthly)	Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency
2013 Dec	2014 Jan	Pacific Islands	A review of fisheries aspects of European Union cooperation with the Pacific Region	European Commission
2013 Nov	2014 Jan	Micronesia	Formulation of a tuna fisheries development policy	Forum Fisheries Agency
2013 Nov	2013 Dec	Pacific Islands	A conservation oriented review of Pacific Island fisheries	International Union for Conservation of Nature
2010 Nov	2016 Mar	Pacific Islands	Fisheries Adviser, Pacific Tuna Sector Program	International Finance Corporation, World Bank Group
2010 Oct	2016 Mar	Solomon Islands	Technical Adviser, Project Management Unit, Ministry of Fisheries & Marine Resources	New Zealand, Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade
2013 Aug	2013 Sep	Pacific Islands	A review of FAO fisheries activities in the Pacific Islands area	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
2013 Jun	2013 Sep	Pacific Islands	Building capacity of ACP member states of the Secretariat of the Pacific Community in fisheries information communication	African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States
2013 Apr	2013 Jun	Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu	Strengthening productive and trade capacities of small-scale businesses in tuna fisheries	United Nations Industrial Development Organisation
2013 Mar	2013 Apr	Fiji	Review of project on the seafood supply chain	WWF New Zealand
2013 Mar		Tuvalu	Analysis of a possible EU fisheries partnership arrangement	European Union
2013 Jan	2013 Mar	Maldives	Development of baitfishery management scheme for the pole-and-line tuna fishery	World Bank Maldives Environmental Management Project
2012 Dec		Indian Ocean region	A review of bycatch and discard issues in Indian Ocean tuna fisheries	Indian Ocean Commission
2012 Nov	2012 Dec	Indonesia, Philippines, and Vietnam	Review of the GEF/UNDP West Pacific East Asia Fisheries Management Project	United Nations Development Programme
2012 Nov		Western Pacific Ocean	Provision of information on tuna in the Western Pacific Ocean	California Environmental Associates
2012 Oct	2014 Oct	Tuvalu	Ongoing provision of advisory services to the Tuvalu Fisheries Department	New Zealand Aid Programme
2012 Oct		Maldives	Peer review of the Marine Stewardship Council Fishery Assessment of the Pole and Line Skipjack Fishery in the Maldives	Moody Marine Ltd.
2012 Sep	2012 Oct	North Pacific and South Pacific	Peer review of the Marine Stewardship Council Fishery Assessment of the North Pacific albacore tuna pole-and-line and troll/jig fishery and of the South Pacific albacore tuna troll/jig fishery	Moody Marine Ltd
2012 Sep	2013 May	Solomon Islands	Fisheries technical adviser in appraisal of IFC financing for tuna loining/ canning plant.	International Finance Corporation, World Bank Group
2012 Aug	2013 Jun	Pacific Islands	Preparatory work to support development of a regional fisheries-sector investment programme	World Bank
2012 May	2013 Apr	Tuvalu	Tuvalu Fisheries Department Institutional Strengthening Project (ISP) Inception Phase	New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
2012 Feb	2012 Jun	Pacific Islands	Development of International Finance Corporation’s Strategy for Engagement in Pacific Islands Tuna Sector	International Finance Corporation, World Bank Group
2012 Mar	2012 Jun	Pacific Islands	Study of Tuna Transshipment in the Pacific Islands	Forum Fisheries Agency
2012 Jan	2012 Jun	Global	Study of the management of baitfisheries that support pole-and-line	International Seafood Sustainability Foundation
2011 Dec	2012 Jan	Pacific Islands	Review of core activities and sustainable financing options for the SPC Division of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Marine Ecosystems	Secretariat of the Pacific Community
2011 Nov	2012 Jun	European Union	Study on the application of the system of derogation to the rules of origin of fisheries products in Papua New Guinea and Fiji	European Parliament/ Blomeyer & Sanz S.L.
2011 Nov	2012 Jun	Pacific Islands	Development of a manual for the design and conduct of coastal fishery creel and market surveys	Secretariat of the Pacific Community
2011 Oct	2012 Mar	Pacific Islands and the European Union	Feasibility assessment of exporting fish products of headings HS0304/5 to the European Union	Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat
2011 Oct	2012 Jan	Indian Ocean region	Production of a document with graphics explaining, in terms easily comprehensible to the lay person, the current status and prospects for sustainability of fishing on stocks of tuna in the Indian Ocean	Indian Ocean Commission
2011 Sep	2011 Oct	Pacific Islands	Review of the FFA fishery observer programme	Forum Fisheries Agency
2011 Aug	2012 Aug	Pacific Islands	Operationalisation of the World Bank’s Pacific Island Fisheries Engagement Strategy	World Bank, East Asia and Pacific Regional Office
2011 Jul		Pacific Islands	Participation as invited expert in the workshop on data collection and stock assessment of deepwater snappers in Pacific island countries and territories	Secretariat of the Pacific Community
2011 Jun	2011 Jul	Pacific Islands	Preparation of a briefing note on the tuna fisheries of the Pacific Islands for the WWF South Pacific Office	Worldwide Fund for Nature
2011 May		Indian Ocean	An assessment of the requirements for an eco-certification scheme for the tuna fisheries of the Indian Ocean.	Indian Ocean Commission
2011 May	2011 Jun	Pacific Islands	External technical review of 13-chapter SPC publication Vulnerability of Tropical Pacific Fisheries and Aquaculture to Climate Change.	Secretariat of the Pacific Community
2011 Apr		Pacific Islands	A study of the major issues of artisanal tuna fisheries of the region.	Forum Fisheries Agency
2011 Mar	2011 Apr	Pacific Islands and SE Asia	A study of past efforts to promote pole-and-line tuna fishing	Forum Fisheries Agency
2010 Nov		Pacific Islands	Preparation of a strategy for accessing climate change funding for the fisheries sector.	Forum Fisheries Agency
2010 Sep	2010 Dec	Western and Central Pacific Ocean	A review of the current practices for tuna catch attribution and suggesting standard practices	Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission
2010 Sep		Pacific Islands	A review of the experience from rural fisheries centers	Asian Development Bank
2010 Aug	2010 Sep	Pakistan	Planning and implementing workshop on the development and management of tuna resources in Pakistan	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
2010 Aug		Indian Ocean region	Contribution of a fisheries chapter to a study of Anthropogenic Threats to Indian Ocean Seamount Ecosystems.	International Union for the Conservation of Nature
2010 Jun	2010 Aug	Pacific Islands	Formulation of a program of crewing by Pacific Islanders on foreign fishing vessels	World Bank and Parties to the Nauru Agreement
2010 Jun	2010 Oct	East Asia and Pacific Islands	Assessment of the impact of industry and market drivers on the global tuna supply chain	Forum Fisheries Agency
2010 Jun	2010 Jul	East Asia	Investigation of employment opportunities for Pacific islanders onboard foreign fishing vessels operating in the WCPO	Forum Fisheries Agency
2010 Jun		Pacific Islands	Production of a chapter on the marine fishery resources of the Pacific Islands for FAO’s Review of the State of World Marine Fishery Resources	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
2010 Apr		New Zealand	Peer review of the Marine Stewardship Council Assessment report for the New Zealand albacore tuna troll fishery	Moody Marine and Marine Stewardship Council
2010 Feb	2010 Apr	Global	A review of the bycatch from the small-scale tuna fisheries of the world	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
2010 Apr		Maldives	Peer review of the Marine Stewardship Council Assessment report for pole and line skipjack fishery in the Maldives	Marine Stewardship Council
2010 Jan	2010 Feb	Tonga	A review of the constraints to operating fisheries businesses	International Finance Corporation
2010 Feb	2011 Jun	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
2010 Feb		Pacific Islands	Distant water longline fleets and implications of regulation of transshipment at sea	US National Marine Fisheries Service
2009 Aug	2010 Apr	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
2009 Dec		Pacific Islands and East Asia	Investigation of potential fishing industry partnerships and financing of sustainable Pacific Ocean tuna fisheries	International Finance Corporation
2009 Sep	2010 May	Pacific Islands	Production of fishery profiles for each Pacific Island country	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
2009 Oct		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
2009 Oct		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
2009 Apr	2009 May	Pacific Islands	A review of the marine fishery resources of the Pacific Islands	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
2009 Jun		Pacific Islands	Conducted workshop for fisheries administrations and training institutions addressing mitigation of bycatch in WCPO tuna fisheries	Secretariat of the Pacific Community
2009 Jul	2009 Sep	Indian Ocean	A survey of the fishing capacity of the tuna fleets operating in the Indian Ocean	Indian Ocean Tuna Commission
2009 Jul		Pacific Islands	Examination of the use of the ecosystem approach to fisheries management in Pacific Island tuna fisheries	Forum Fisheries Agency
2009 Feb	2009 Apr	Pacific Islands	Compiling the lessons learned from a decade of promoting tuna management plans in Pacific Island countries	Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency
2009 Feb		Pacific Islands	Examining the use of household income and expenditure surveys for fishery purposes	Secretariat of the Pacific Community
2009 Jan	2010 Nov	ACP states, Dutch and British overseas territories	Coordination of Module 1 of the EU/ ACP project ‘Strengthening Fishery Products Health Conditions in ACP/ OCT countries. Management of 78 TA missions and 17 supply contracts in support of fishery product food safety Competent Authorities.	ACP Secretariat/ Cardno-Agrisystems Ltd.
2009 Mar		Pacific Islands, Asia	Assessing trends in WCPO tuna fleet sizes and composition	Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency
2008 Dec		Vietnam	Fisheries observer training and longline industry bycatch issues awareness	WWF Vietnam and Ibromar BV
2008 Nov		Papua New Guinea	Facilitation of the annual National Fisheries Conference	PNG National Fisheries Authority
2008 Nov	2009 Jan	Tuvalu	Participation in a scoping team for an institutional strengthening project in the Tuvalu fisheries sector.	Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency
2008 Sep	2008 Oct	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
2008 Aug	2009 May	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
2008 Jul		Pacific Islands	A regional study of the relationship between sea safety and fisheries management	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
2008 May		Cook Islands, American Samoa	Fisheries observer training and longline industry bycatch issues awareness	US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service
2008 May		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
2008 May		Pacific Islands	A regional study of gender issues in domestic tuna industry development	Secretariat of the Pacific Community
2008 Mar	2008 Apr	Fiji	Fisheries observer training and longline industry bycatch issues awareness	US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service
2008 Jan	2008 Nov	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
2008 Jan	2009 Mar	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
2008 Mar		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
2008 Mar	2008 May	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
2007 Nov	2008 Feb	Pacific Islands	Review of a tuna industry development project (DevFish)	European Union
2008 Jan		Fiji	Review of corruption in the fisheries sector	The World Bank
2007 Jan		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
2007 Oct	2007 Dec	Pacific Islands	Examination of catch retention as a tuna management measure in the western and central Pacific Ocean	South Pacific Forum Fisheries Agency
2007 Nov		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
2007 Nov	2008 Nov	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
2007 Nov		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
2007 Oct	2007 Nov	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
2007 Oct		Mauritius (Rodrigues)	Design, establish and monitor a marine protected area in Rodrigues lagoon	United Nations Development Programme
2007 Aug	2007 Dec	Palau	Fisheries observer training and longline industry bycatch issues awareness	US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service
2007 Aug	2007 Sep	Pacific Islands	Cost calculations and funding options for a regional tuna fisheries observer programme in the western Pacific.	Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission
2007 May	2007 Sep	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)
2007 Jun	2009 Jun	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
2007 May	2007 Jun	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
2007 Apr	2008 Apr	Solomon Islands	Advise on licensing arrangements and develop a national environmental and management policy framework for pearl farming	World Fisheries Centre
2007 Apr	2007 Jun	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
2007 Mar		New Caledonia	Fisheries observer training and longline industry bycatch issues awareness	US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service
2007 Mar		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
2007 Feb		Maldives	Review of the monitoring, control and surveillance for inshore and offshore fisheries	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
2006 Dec		Papua New Guinea	Coordination of a workshop program for seafood value adding	International Finance Corporation
2006 Oct	2006 Dec	Papua New Guinea	Phase II – Women in fisheries business training.	International Finance Corporation
2006 Oct	2006 Nov	Nauru	Scoping study for an institutional strengthening project in support of improved fisheries management	Forum Fisheries Agency/ AusAID
2006 Sep		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
2006 Aug	2006 Sep	Pacific Islands	Issues and considerations in addressing a shark finning ban by the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission	Forum Fisheries Agency
2006 Aug	2006 Nov	Papua New Guinea	Strategic planning and capacity building for PNG Surf Association.	International Finance Corporation
2006 Jul	2006 Aug	Pacific/ Global	Study of lessons learned in the use of alternative income generation/ livelihoods development as a fisheries management tool.	WorldFish Center
2006 Jun	2006 Nov	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
2006 Jun		Papua New Guinea	Training needs of the fisheries sector in Papua New Guinea	PNG National Fisheries Authority
2006 Apr	2006 May	Polynesia	Needs assessment for fisheries business management training in Polynesia	Secretariat of the Pacific Community
2006 Apr		New Caledonia	Pre-project implementation study, longline bycatch mitigation and management	US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service
2006 Apr		Pakistan	An assessment of the development potential for the domestic tuna industry	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
2006 Mar		Samoa	Diagnostic mission on the Samoa Competent Authority ruling on the sanitary production of fishery products	Forum Fisheries Agency
2006 Mar		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
2006 Feb	2006 Mar	Marshall Islands	Sea turtle by-catch awareness and mitigation, Phase 2	US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service
2006 Jan	2006 Dec	Papua New Guinea	Program development for the National Fisheries College	PNG National Fisheries Authority
2006 Jan		Pacific Islands	A review of the history of industrial fishing in the region	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
2005 Dec		Global	Facilitate a meeting to determine the form and content of a reef fisheries management information portal	WorldFish Center
2005 Nov	2007 Jun	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
2005 Nov		Marshall Islands	Training of outer island data collectors in sea turtle life history, measuring, biopsy protocols for DNA sampling, and record keeping.	NOAA Fisheries
2005 Oct		Indonesia	Longline turtle bycatch mortality mitigation; industry awareness and observer training	Worldwide Fund for Nature
2005 Oct		Niue	Review of a project to support commercial and artisanal fisheries development	New Zealand Agency for International Development
2005 Sep	2005 Nov	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
2005 Sep	2005 Dec	Pacific Islands regional	A review of spearfishing in the Pacific Islands	Secretariat of the Pacific Community/ Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
2005 Aug	2005 Sep	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
2005 Aug	2007 Nov	Global	A review of the ecological, social, and economic impacts of shrimp trawling in the world	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
2005 Aug		Papua New Guinea	Fisheries observer training and industry awareness, sea turtle by-catch mitigation	US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service
2005 Jul	2005 Nov	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
2005 Jul		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
2005 Jun	2005 Jul	Federated States of Micronesia	Sea turtle – fisheries interaction review.	US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service
2005 Jun		Federated States of Micronesia	Strengthening Yap State government services in coastal resources management	International Waters Project, South Pacific Regional Environment Programme
2005 May	2005 Aug	Pacific Islands region	A review of the FFA regional fisheries observer program	South Pacific Forum Fisheries Agency
2005 Apr	2005 Aug	Tuvalu	Analysis of the operations of the National Fishing Corporation of Tuvalu and preparation of a business plan.	South Pacific Forum Fisheries Agency
2005 Apr	2005 May	Pacific Islands region	Fisheries input into the “Pacific Plan”	Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat
2005 Apr		Solomon Islands	Pre-project implementation study, longline by-catch mitigation and management	US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service
2005 Mar	2005 Apr	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
2005 Mar		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
2005 Feb	2005 Mar	Pacific Islands region	Defining artisanal fisheries: some terminology considerations for discussions on fisheries subsidies within the framework of the World Trade Organization	Commonwealth Secretariat
2004 Nov	2005 Jan	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
2004 Nov	2005 Jan	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
2004 Nov	2004 Dec	Fiji	A review of fisheries management, legislation, research, development, extension and aquaculture in Fiji.	Asian Development Bank
2004 Jun	2004 Oct	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
2004 Feb		Maldives	Options and Feasibility for Processing and Marketing of Value-added Tuna Products in the Maldives	INFOFISH
2004 Feb		Pacific Islands	Organization of, and participation in, an international expert consultation on sea safety in small fishing boats	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
2003 Dec		American Samoa	Assessment of Contaminated Tuna	MacAlister, Elliot and Partners
2003 Nov		East Timor(Desk study)	Review of Sector Investment Plan for Fisheries and Aquaculture	UniQuest, for Australian Agency for International Development
2003 Nov	2003 Dec	Marshall Islands	Defining the parameters for future sea turtle research in the Marshall Islands	NOAA Fisheries
2003 Oct	2004 Jan	Global	A worldwide study of small-scale tuna fishing	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
2002 Oct	2003 Jan	Hawaii	Study of the impacts of implementing a vessel monitoring system in the western and central Pacific Ocean	NOAA Fisheries
2003 Sep	2006 Dec	Papua New Guinea	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 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
2003 Sep	2003 Dec	Bay of Bengal region	A review of fishery management arrangements in Maldives, Sri Lanka, India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, identify international/ trans-boundary fishery management issues, and propose improvements to regional cooperation in fisheries management.	Bay of Bengal Large Marine Ecosystem Programme/ Global Environment Facility
2003 Jul	2003 Sep	Central and western Pacific Ocean	A review of purse seine tuna fishing capacity	NOAA Fisheries
2003 Jun	2003 Oct	Pacific Islands region	Production of Pacific Islands component of study “State of World Capture Fisheries Management	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
2003 May	2003 Jun	PacificIslands region	A review of the Secretariat of the Pacific Community’s Coastal Fisheries Programme	Secretariat of the Pacific Community
2003 May		Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu	Coordination of Fishing Industry seminar on Strengthening the Seafood Processing / Exporting Sector to Improve Trading Opportunities	Centre for the Development of and Technical Centre for Rural and Agricultural Cooperation
2003 Jul	2003 Oct	Hawaii	Environmental assessment of the regulatory changes in the U.S. tuna treaty	NOAA Fisheries
2003 Jun	2003 Oct	Solomon Islands	Strengthening the Solomon Islands Competent Authority	Centre for the Development of Enterprises
2003 Feb	2003 Mar	Cambodia	A review of the nation’s marine fisheries	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
2003 Jan	2003 Feb	Pacific Islands region	A review of sea safety in fisheries	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
2002 Apr	2002 May	PNG	Assistance in formulating a fisheries management plan for sharks	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations