AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoMarine Protection Breakthrough: A decade-long satellite tracking study shows whale sharks roam far beyond local hotspots, moving across feeding grounds and migration corridors across 13 countries and territories, including PNG—strengthening the case for wider, transboundary protection. ICT & Regulation: PNG’s NICTA has sworn in a new CEO, Polume Lume, with a five-year reform push to fix governance and enforcement—while Starlink’s PNG licence dispute is now resolved, clearing the way for service to restart and for Starlink to set up a local office within 12 months. Ocean Governance in Motion: PNG, Indonesia and Solomon Islands signed an MOU to strengthen university collaboration under the Coral Triangle Initiative, and Melanesian leaders backed the Melanesian Ocean Corridor of Reserves push to connect marine protected areas across the region. Fisheries Enforcement Upgrade: The National Fisheries Authority rolled out a new surveillance network with command centres and coastal radar to better detect and intercept illegal fishing. Energy Watch: Santos says first sellable oil from the Pikka field is “imminent,” as PNG LNG partners approve the Agogo tie-in project targeting first gas in 2028.
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