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        "id": 1835621,
        "msgid": "new-zealand-boosts-support-for-pacific-fisheries-1782957163",
        "date": "2026-07-02 07:53:00",
        "title": "New Zealand Boosts Support for Pacific Fisheries",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Economy",
        "summary": "New Zealand has announced increased funding and support for Pacific fisheries, aiming to enhance economic returns from tuna and strengthen regional sustainability efforts. The additional backing will assist the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency in combating illegal fishing and developing higher-value tuna products. The move acknowledges the Pacific region's dominant role in global tuna supply and the need for fairer economic benefits.",
        "content": "<p>Wellington (ANTARA) - New Zealand announced on Tuesday an increase in\nfunding and support for Pacific fisheries, with the aim of enhancing\neconomic revenue from tuna and strengthening regional sustainability\nefforts.<\/p>\n<p>The Pacific region supplies more than half of the world\u2019s traded tuna\nbut does not always receive fair benefits, stated New Zealand Foreign\nMinister Winston Peters in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>New Zealand Minister of Oceans and Fisheries Shane Jones announced\nincreased funding for the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA)\nduring the opening of the 25th Ministerial Meeting of the Forum\nFisheries Committee in Wellington, the capital of New Zealand, which\nmarks the first time the country has hosted the meeting in 18 years.<\/p>\n<p>New Zealand\u2019s additional support will assist the FFA in combating\nillegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, building national\ncapacity, and ensuring the long-term sustainability and integrity of the\nregion\u2019s fishery resources, Jones said.<\/p>\n<p>New Zealand will also support the Pacific Islands Tuna Venture\nProgramme, which encourages the utilisation of higher-value tuna,\nincluding converting previously discarded tuna by-products into pet\nfood, fertiliser, and other food products, the statement noted.<\/p>\n<p>Jones remarked that fisheries are vital to many Pacific economies and\nfood security, stating that widely distributed tuna stocks require\ncoordinated regional management.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/new-zealand-boosts-support-for-pacific-fisheries-1782957163",
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    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
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