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general, the clarity and stability that the National Tuna Fishery Management Plan hasprovided has produced an improved commercial environment, leading to greaterbenefits. The clarity has also (as given as objectives in the plan) improved decisionmakingthrough effective communications, and promoted the concept that theprovisions of this Plan are developed, implemented, administered and monitored inan efficient and cost-effective manner.As with all offshore fisheries, the enforcement of management measures is bothexpensive yet critical for the success of management system. The surveillance andenforcement programme of the National Fisheries Authority has three maincomponents: (1) the use of NFA fishery observers on selected vessels, (2)cooperation with the PNG Defense Force in the physical surveillance/enforcement inthe Fishery Zone, (3) implementation of the electronic vessel monitoring system, and(4) cooperation with other countries of the region in tuna fishery enforcementmatters (coordinated through the Forum Fisheries Agency). In the late 1990s PNGreceived substantial assistance from New Zealand for the enhancement of NFA’sinspection, licensing, and enforcement role.The NFA Managing Director may appoint any employee of the Authority or anybodyhe considers appropriate to be Fishery Officers for the purpose of enforcing theFisheries Management Act. Members of the Police Force and Defence Force are alsoFishery Officers for the purposes of fisheries enforcement.The major domestic stakeholders in PNG’s tuna fishery are able to have substantialinput into the decision making process through the make-up the NFA’s governingboard. Of the ten persons making up the board, three are important nongovernmenttuna stakeholders:• the President of the Fishing Industry Association• one person nominated by the Fishing Industry Association• one person nominated by fisheries resource ownersInformation for management decisions dealing with tuna is acquired throughvarious means. Tuna fishing vessels are required to record and submit logbookforms containing position, effort, and catch information. This routinely-collecteddata is processed and analyzed by NFA’s Research and Management Branch, whereit is entered into a database and compared to targets in the management plan. Thedata is also forwarded to the Oceanic Fisheries Programme of the Secretariat of thePacific Community where it is combined with similar information from neighboringcountries to provide a regional perspective to PNG on its tuna resources.10. Sir Hugo’s court materialsSir Hugo’s court defense against Nusa Business Group:The agreement between the ESPG and Sepik Sea products Ltd, as produced in defense of theirdeed in the court case against Nusa Business Group:The East Sepik Provincial Government through the East Sepik Development Corporation(ESDECO) has entered into a Joint Venture Agreement with South Sea Products Limited(Incorporated 6 October 2000). The government under its Coastal Fisheries Development212