10/10/2025
PROFESSOR AQORAU SPEAKS GLOBALLY | Professor Transform Aqorau, Vice Chancellor of the Solomon Islands National University (SINU), on Monday, 6 October 2025, gave a speech in Tokyo, Japan. He spoke at the Sasakawa Peace Foundation’s Ocean Policy Research Institute (OPRI) programme. His talk was called “Cooperation and the Sustainable Development of Indo-Pacific Tuna Fisheries.” He shared how the Pacific Islands help protect the ocean and manage tuna fishing responsibly. “The Pacific may be small in land, but large in ocean,” said Professor Aqorau. He explained how Pacific countries created smart ways to control tuna fishing, like the Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) and the Vessel Day Scheme (VDS). These ideas helped countries earn more money and protect fish for the future. He also spoke about new ideas like the Blue Pacific Fisheries Standard, and local fish processing projects such as Bina Harbour and East New Britain Initiative (ENBi). Climate change is a big problem, he warned, because warming oceans push tuna away from Pacific waters. He called for teamwork, climate action, and fair rules. “Tuna must not only feed our economies—it must feed our vision,” he said. His talk showed that SINU is helping lead the way in ocean policy and sustainable development.
Source: SINU Media
