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$50m boost lor Pacihc hshcrics
New ZeAlANd has pledged
$50 million over the next three
ycars rosupporr PacIc shcrIcs
surveillance and management,
andPrimeMinister HenryPuna
intends to seek further assist-
anccfor shcrIcs Issucs fromUS
secretaryof stateHillaryClinton
today.
Prime Minister JohnKey said
yesterday the investment sup-
ports the sharing of New Zea-
lands intellectual property and
expertise in terms of conserva-
rIon and monIrorIng of shIng.
In particular it will target re-
gional management of longline
tuna resources, facilitate high
quality investments in Pacific
shcrIcs sccrors, srrcngrhcnrhc
sciencethat underpins manage-
ment decisions and implement
best practice to manage fish
stocks.
Key told reporters yesterday
rhar shcrIcs Issucs wcrc"by far
the most debated of those cov-
ered at this weeks Forum.
Prime Minister Henry Puna
welcomes the investment, and
says it will help his government
which he claims has yet to see
quantifiable data concerning
"}usr how much fIsh has bccn
taken away to make more in-
formcdshcrIcspoIIcydccIsIons.
"Ir Is a conccrn rhar wc havc
discussed at length today and
the suggestion was made that
its one issue that can be raised
with Hillary Clinton tomor-
row.
Puna saidthat unless govern-
mcnr has "subsranrIvc Informa-
rIonandknow(s) howmuchsh
is being taken, it cannot issue
anydirectives or enact anylegis-
IarIvcchangcrocndovcrshIng.
Pressedby reporters to elabo-
rarc, hc saId: "AgaIn, rhc answcr
is we dont have enough infor-
mation.
AForumcommuniqu, which
was releasedyesterday, address-
cs rhc Issuc of ovcrshIng, and
rhcnccdfor"scIcncc-bascdman-
agement action.
leaders agreed this week to
adhere to management meas-
ures set out by the western and
Central Pacific Fisheries Com-
mission, and called on distant
water fishing nations active in
PacIfIc warcrs ro "fuIIy rccog-
nise and support the sovereign
rights, national laws, and de-
velopment aspirations of small
islanddevelopingstates anden-
sure that commission measures
do not result in the transfer of
a disproportionate burden of
conservation responsibilities
on such states.
leaders at the Forum ex-
prcsscd conccrn ovcr "ongoIng
illegal, unreported and un-
rcguIarcd shIng In rhc spccIaI
management areaof theeastern
high seas pocket and the exclu-
siveeconomic zones of theCook
Islands, French Polynesia and
Kiribati.
They noted the destructive
Impacr of IIIcgaI shIng In rhc
high seas and within the Cook
Islands waters, and endorsed
rhc "nccd ro conrInuaIIy cn-
hance the effectiveness of mon-
itoring, controls, surveillance
and enforcement capabilities in
the region.
Theyalsoconsideredthepros-
pccr of rcsrrIcrIng any shIng In
the eastern high seas pocket, or
theunmanagedareabetweenthe
Cook Islands, French Polynesia
andKiribati.
"CIosIng off rhc casrcrn hIgh
scas pockcr ro any formof sh-
ing activity by the distant water
fishing nations in the foresee-
able future would be a signifi-
cant step in that direction, the
Forumcommuniqu reads.
- Rachel Reeves
Pacihc Icadcrs
Icavc a lootprint
page 9
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Ioot Is|and yesterday. Reorts and hotos throughout today's newsaer. 12083053
AFTermuch hype and specula-
rIonabour whcrhcr USSccrcrary
of Srarc HIIIary CIInron wouId
arrcndrhcForum, shchasnaIIy
arrived inrarotonga.
Clinton flew in last night at
9.30pmon hcr pcrsonaI }cr, onc
of four government C-32s, or a
BocIng757rrcdwIrhauxIIIary
fucI rankscnabIIngIr royabour
threehourslongerthanaregular
757.
Shc Is brcakfasrIng wIrh
other leaders at Trader Jacks
this morning and afterwards
will attend the 24thpost-forum
dialoguepartnersmeetingatthe
National Auditorium.
ThcUSIsn'r aForummcmbcr,
sowill havetocompeteforatten-
tion with 13 other post-Forum
dialogue partner states and ob-
servers, including China.
The twosuperpowers seemto
be battling for supremacy with-
in the region, with the Obama
administration stepping up its
involvement across the Pacific
to offset Chinas growing diplo-
marIc and cconomIc Inucncc.
Global mediaarewatchingthe
struggle withinterest.
AFP reported that Clinton is
hcadIngroRaroronga ro"rcncw
clout within the region, while
the los Angeles Times reports
that Chinasmediaarecriticising
Clintons visit as inappropriate
- "compIaInIng rhar AmcrIcan
saber-rattling is disturbing a
tranquil region.
The Chinese Communist
Partys newspaper, the Peoples
daily, believes the Pacific does
notneedsecuritybutinvestment
andtechnologysomethingthe
UScannor offcr rhcmbccausc of
IrsnancIaI wocs, rhcarrIcIcsaId.
Clinton will attend various
other engagements around the
island today.
Shc wIII aIso bc addrcssIng
gcndcr cquaIIry Issucs and US
cooperation initiatives in the
PacIc, and Is InrcndIng ro sIgn
a tri-lateral agreement between
rhc US, Ncw ZcaIand and Aus-
tralia.
TomorrowClintonisexpected
to take advantage of the good
weather for some much needed
rest and recuperation
ForeignAffairsprotocol direc-
tor Kaka Ama gave some advice
to locals should they bump into
CIInronar rhcSarurdaymornIng
markets.
"AIrhoughIr Is unIIkcIyyou'II
beabletowaltzuptoherbecause
shell be surrounded by secu-
rity, she is apparently a very ap-
proachable lady and you should
rrcar hcr }usr IIkc orhcr Icadcrs,
he said.
"Jusr bcyourscIvcs, bcfrIcnd-
ly, and show her the true Cook
Islands spirit.
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