Cabinet has endorsed the execution of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between some Pacific governments and the US Government regarding fishing access terms for 2024, says Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka.
In a post Cabinet statement, he said the MOU allowed US tuna vessels, which operated under the Treaty on Fisheries, to continue fishing in the EEZs of the Pacific Island parties in 2024.
“Fiji is a party to the treaty which allows fisheries access to the US’ tuna fishing fleet in Pacific waters,” he said.
Mr Rabuka said nations which are party to the treaty are: Australia, Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Zealand, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu.
