Senior Fisheries official investigation

Completion of Cooks Ponia probe expected soon

The Ministry of Marine Resources secretary was suspended in May this year on full pay.

It's understood the investigation was the result of a complaint laid against him in relation to last year's meeting of the Western and Pacific Fisheries Commission in the Philippines.

The Cook Islands Public Service Commissioner Russell Thomas said delays in completing the investigation were due to sourcing information from overseas, competing priorities and staffing issues.