By Taobo Amon Tebikau (Radio Kiribati News) To protect people’s health, Kiribati and other Pacific countries are likely to extend the current strict rule that suspends all purse-seine fishing boats...
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Initial economic impact of COVID-19 reported for Micronesia, Marshall Islands, and Palau: media release
WASHINGTON, 23 June 2020 – US Department of the Interior Assistant Secretary, Insular and International Affairs Douglas W. Domenech today announced the publication of three technical notes from...
Accuracy and speed needed to prepare tuna for same-day delivery around the world
The people who cut up tuna at the Marshall Islands Fishing Venture (MIFV) processing facility in Majuro make it look easy – but there’s a lot of skill involved in working so quickly and accurately....
WWF, SPREP partnership to strengthen conservation in Fiji and the region
Measurements taken of a dead shark … the WWF-SPREP agreement will help Pacific Island nations protect species that are important to economies and the proper functioning of natural environments. Photo: Francisco Blaha.
Dongwon wins South Korea’s first MSC certification for western Pacific tuna fishery
Republished from Undercurrent News, 25 October 2019 South Korea's Dongwon Industries has achieved Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) status for its tropical yellowfin and skipjack tuna fishery in the...
The underappreciated value of Japanese aid in the Pacific
Japan’s aid helps Pacific Island nations manage their stocks of tuna. Photo: Guido Montaldo/Shutterstock.com.
Tens of thousands of tuna-attracting devices are drifting around the Pacific
Fish are attracted to floating objects, especially with dangling ropes or nets. Photo: WorldFish/Flickr, CC BY-NC-SA
‘No place to hide’ for illegal fishing fleets as surveillance satellites prepare for lift-off
Republished from Mongabay News, 30 August 2019 by Gavin Haines A low-cost satellite revolution is paving the way for real-time monitoring of fishing vessels using synthetic-aperture radar (SAR).SAR...
