Marshall Islands legal adviser fisheries

Marshalls fisheries hires one of the Pacific's top fisheries experts

The Authority's Director, Glen Joseph, confirmed Thursday that a contract was reached this week to hire Dr Transform Aqorau as the fishery department's legal advisor.

Dr Aqorau, a former deputy director at the Forum Fisheries Agency in the Solomon Islands and more recently the first CEO of the Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) office in Majuro brings a wealth of regional experience to MIMRA, said Joseph.

He headed the Majuro-based PNA office from 2010-2016.