Every large scale development should have a guiding vision that shows a clear pathway to realization. The Dogura and Taurama Background and Contextual Report is a summary document which synthesizes both the site observations of the project's planners as well as a series of preliminary environmental reports which were initiated by the Project's
environmental teams.
Papua New Guinea (PNG) has a long history of involvement in the sea cucumber fishery and beche-de-mer trade.
During the late-1800s, the beche-de-mer trade was considered the ‘gold of the sea’. Average production for British
New Guinea was 37.1 tonnes between 1878 and 1900, with a peak export of 96.8 tonnes in 1883. Beche-de-mer was
the fifth most important export product for British New Guinea in 1903 with 83 tonnes. From 1900 to 1937, the Territory of Papua exported an average of 60 tonnes per annum, while the Mandated Territory of New Guinea
In Papua New Guinea (PNG), the absence of road links between its capital, Port Moresby, the second city, Lae, and the Highland Province, home to vigorous mining and agricultural production activity, meant a sole reliance on marine and air transport, a situation that was highly inefficient both in economic and social terms.