Electronic Monitoring Project
- Electric Monitoring (EM) program that aims to fill foundational gaps in the monitoring of the nation’s lucrative longline tuna fisheries
Opportunity: Catch Documentation Scheme (CDS) Officer
- NORMA is seeking to fill the position of Officer based in Pohnpei, FSM
Divisions
Management & Development
The MDD is tasked with a range of duties and responsibilities varying from implementation of fishing agreements to day to day operational finance and administrative tasks.
Research
The core function of the RD is management of NORMA’s National Fisheries Observer Program (NFOP).
Statistics, Compliance, & Technical Projects
The SCTP Division is responsible for catch and effort as well as other fisheries related statistical data including catch logsheets, catch validation, transshipment reports, zone notifications and vessel control reports.
Current Projects
News
FSM and Japan Sign New Ten Year Fishing Agreement
Colonia, Yap At their annual fisheries consultations in Yap between the National Oceanic Resource Management Authority (NORMA) and Japan last June 21-27, 2017 in Colonia, Yap, a landmark ten year fishing agreement was reached between FSM and Japan. This is the second ten year agreement between FSM and Japan. The new agreement grants access to
Read MorePacific Beat: PNG fishing observer’s disappearance raises serious safety concerns for officers at sea
“Ministers and officials meeting in Queensland to discuss the future of the South Pacific albacore have been blown of course by the news that yet another Pacific fisheries observer has gone missing at sea.” Read the full article from Pacific Beat.
Read MoreFinancial Accountant (FFA)
FFA now has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Financial Accountant to lead the financial operations division of the finance unit in Honiara, in the Solomon Islands, on a full-time basis. This unit is responsible for the external financial reporting needs of the FFA, with the Audited Accounts being one of its major outputs. It also has some specific managerial
Read MoreAssistant Fisheries Biologist
It is the policy of the FSM Government that qualified FSM citizens is given first priority for employment consideration; with other Micronesians and U.S. citizens utilized in positions for which no qualified citizens are available. POSITION AND SALARY: Assistant Fisheries Biologist (Click to download pdf version) PL-36/1 $566.26 +$40.00 B/W ($606.26) This the minimum rate
Read MoreChief, Statistics, Compliance and Technical Project Section
It is the policy of the FSM Government that qualified FSM citizens is given first priority for employment consideration; with other Micronesian and U.S. citizens utilized in positions for which no qualified FSM citizens are available. . POSITION AND SALARY: Chief- Statistics, Compliance and Technical Project Section (Click to download pdf version) PL-40/1 $695.86
Read MoreFSM NORMA Donates World Tuna Day Skirt Proceeds to ECE
FSM NORMA May 22, 2017 An Outcome & Appreciation Ceremony was held on May 19, 2017 by the National Oceanic Resource Management Authority, during which Executive Director Eugene Pangelinan presented appreciation certificates to all involved in helping to make the FSM’s first World Tuna Day celebrations a success. The unofficial results of an event survey
Read MoreFSM Offshore Fisheries Adviser
Original job posting at: https://jobs-apac.hudson.com/en-nz/federated-states-of-micronesia-offshore-fisheries-adviser-wellington-129329/ Part-time one year assignment Fly in fly out – Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) June 2017 start date Offshore Fisheries Adviser – Federated States of Micronesia Part-time one year assignment Fly in fly out – Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) New Zealand Government support programme June 2017 start
Read MoreFSM Corporate Planning Adviser
Original job posting at: https://jobs-apac.hudson.com/en-nz/federated-states-of-micronesia-fsm-corporate-planning-adviser-wellington-129330 Part-time 7 month assignment Fly in fly out – Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) June 2017 start date Corporate Planning Adviser – Federated States of Micronesia Part-time 7 month assignment Fly in fly out – Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) New Zealand Government support programme June 2017 start
Read MoreNotice of Invitation to Quote
PROVISION OF MARINE SAFETY EQUIPMENT CONTRACT REFERENCE: PROP/NORMA/G7a The Government of the Federated States of Micronesia’s National Oceanic Resource Management Authority (NORMA) has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Pacific Regional Oceanscape Program, and intends to apply part of the proceeds towards the provision of marine safety equipment: Personal Flotation
Read MoreCatch Documentation Scheme (CDS) Officer
RE-ANNOUNCEMENT New Deadline of May 19, 2017 REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST The Government of the Federated States of Micronesia’s National Oceanic Resource Management Authority (NORMA) has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Pacific Regional Oceanscape Program, and intends to apply part of the proceeds for a Catch Documentation Scheme
Read MoreNew law doubles the distance from FSM shores for commercial exploitation ban
By Bill Jaynes The Kaselehlie Press April 18, 2017 Pohnpei, FSM—FSM President Peter M. Christian has signed into law an amendment doubling the distance from all FSM shore lines in which commercial marine activities are now banned. It is an idea that he proposed during a speech on the Congress floor when he was a
Read MoreWorld Tuna Day
On December 7, 2016, the United Nations adopted a resolution establishing World Tuna Day as an internationally-recognized event. This confirmation by the global community of the value o tuna has resonated among Pacific Islands, particularly the Parties to the Nauru Agreement, who control the world’s largest sustainable Skipjack Fishery and depend on tuna for food
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