FSMIS
(February 25, 2014): The Federated States of Micronesia National
Police Maritime Surveillance Unit Lieutenant Commander Kodak David is returning
home today after attending the fifth Pacific Islands Fisheries Evidence and
Investigation Training Course (FETIC) in Suva, Fiji.
The 2014 FETIC course
was attended by twenty-two participants from member countries in the Pacific
Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA), including the Cook Islands, FSM,
Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands,
Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu.
According to an FFA
news release, the FETIC 2014 trainers were FFA Legal Advisor Pio Manoa and FFA
Surveillance Operation Officer Peter Graham, joined by staff of the School of
Marine Studies at the University of the South Pacific (USP) in Suva. A Senior
Crime Scene Investigator and staff from the Police Studies unit of the USP also
provided training assistance.
FFA also reported:
The
regional fisheries training course is competency based, building the required
technical knowledge and expertise for Fisheries Inspectors, Investigators and
Enforcement officers enabling them to work more effectively. The three-week
study and training schedule helps them boost management of their national
marine resources; identify offences in fisheries legislation; grow their
understanding of evidence required for criminal prosecutions, and plan more
effective investigations.
The FETIC training ended on February 21 and was made possible
through funding contributions from Australia and the European Union funded
DevFish II project.
In December 2013, the FSM Department of Justice selected Lt.
Commander David as the 2013"employee of the year" for the department,
earning the recognition award presented by President Manny Mori at the
President's Conference Room on December 30.
Information request on the FETIC training course can be directed
to the FFA through its Media Officer, Ms. Lisa Williams-Lahari. Her email is
lisa.williams-lahari@ffa.int.
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