Pamela Maru is a Cook Islands public servant and fisheries management adviser.[1]

Maru began her career as a Cook Islands Fisheries Officer at the Ministry of Marine Resources, and later became a Fisheries Management Adviser at the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency in the Solomon Islands, a regional body responsible for fisheries management.[2] From 2009 to 2011 she was Vice-Chair of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) Scientific Committee.[1] In 2017 she led the creation and implementation of a Port State Measure to combat illegal fishing through port inspections.[3]

Maru has served as the Secretary of Marine Resources in the Cook Islands public service since 2018.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Pamela Maru". Pacific Community. 26 September 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  2. ↑ Tavita. "Pamela Maru, Fisheries Management Adviser | Women Ocean Leaders". www.sprep.org. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  3. ↑ "Tuna commission adopts Pacific proposal to increase port inspections of suspect fishing boats". FFA's TUNApacific: Fisheries News and Views. 10 December 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  4. ↑ Kumar, Rashneel. "Females take charge of ministeries". www.cookislandsnews.com. Retrieved 24 May 2019.


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