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 PNG Conservation and Environment Protection Authority,   National Fisheries Authority of Papua New Guinea

Bismarck Sea rapid assessment

  National Fisheries Authority of Papua New Guinea

Fisheries

 PNG Conservation and Environment Protection Authority,   National Fisheries Authority of Papua New Guinea

National Ocean Policy 2020

 PNG Conservation and Environment Protection Authority,   National Fisheries Authority of Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea (PNG) has a total land area of 462,000 square kilometers (km2), making
it the largest Pacific island country. Its exclusive economic zone at 3.12 million km2 is the
world’s second largest. The country’s sparsely distributed population of only 7 million
makes PNG’s population density of approximately 9 people per km2 the lowest in the South
Pacific.
PNG’s principal marine and coastal ecosystems include 13,840 km2 of coral reefs, 4,200 km2
of mangrove swamp forests, and extensive seagrass beds. The country is home to at least 500

  National Fisheries Authority of Papua New Guinea

The National Fisheries Authority, under Section 28 of the Fisheries Management
Act 1998 and by Section 4 (1) of The Fisheries (Torres Strait Protected Zone) Act
1984, Chapter 411 set out the Torres Strait and Western Province tropical rock
lobster Management Plan. This plan takes effect from the date of notification in
the National Gazette.