The Parties to the Nauru Agreement is accepting entries for the PNA World Tuna Day Art and Talent Quest. The competition is open to citizens of the Federated States of Micronesia, Kiribati, the Marshall Islands, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and Tuvalu.

The winning entrant will be awarded $3,000 and their work featured on PNA’s websites and promoted in the international media on World Tuna Day on May 2. This year, a student prize will be awarded to the best entry by a high school student

Short stories, poetry, artwork, music, short films, recorded music and dramatic and dance performances should be submitted with name, address and email address to [email protected] by April 22. Entries should express one or more of this year’s themes: Pacific tuna in the wild; tuna and local cultures and lifestyles; Pacific ways of fishing for tuna; or islanders working together to conserve and manage tuna.