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Workers in Palau unload a catch of yellowfin and bigeye tuna from the country's only longline fishing vessel. Photo: Richard Brooks.
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During his first 100 days in office, President Surangel Whipps Jr reorganised the government with the creation of two new ministries, including the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and the Environment (MAFE)...With the new ministry, he also intends to promote collaboration with the other Micronesian nations to cooperate on tuna fisheries, ocean conservation, and management, and eliminate illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing...

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