Minister for Fisheries and Marine Resources, Jelta Wong, and Managing Director of the National Fisheries Authority (NFA) John Ilakini, signed all four agreements with governors Charlie Benjamin for Manus, Taboi Awi Yoto for Western, Noah Kool for Chimbu and Philip Undialu for Hela Province.
Minister Wong stated that the MOUs were specifically developed for each province. Recognizing that each province is unique, but with the same goal in mind, the government's objective is to ensure that each one can generate revenue and sustain itself.