Honiara Central Market. Photo: JOG. Story by George J. Maelagi Tuna is a food consumed daily by the people in Solomon Islands and the demand for tuna is always high when fishers reach the coastal...
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PNG’s certified tuna fishery strengthens responsible sourcing
The Fishing Industry Association of Papua New Guinea (FIAPNG) has implemented a responsible sourcing policy (RSP) to meet the requirements of its Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification and...
Tuna numbers healthy, but WCPO needs harvest controls, says ISSF
The tuna fisheries of the western and central Pacific Ocean (WCPO) are in better shape than those of other oceans, a report just published by the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation...
High fees to sell tuna at Gizo force fishers into unsustainable reef fishing
HONIARA – High market fees imposed on tuna vendors at the Gizo Fish Market, in the Western Province of Solomon Islands, are forcing more tuna fishers to revisit the coastal fishing grounds, and...
Tighter controls on the way for plastic pollution in the WCPO
Pacific island countries are behind a study to gauge the amount of plastic waste that is dumped at sea by tuna fishing vessels working in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean (WCPO). The study...
As seafood disappears from reefs in western Solomons, communities call for government support
HONIARA – In recent times, communities in the Western Province of Solomon Islands have seen a drastic decrease in fish numbers in their common fishing grounds. Two coastal communities...
Malaitan community benefits from local government FAD program
HONIARA – Malaitan communities have already benefited from the provincial government’s initiative to provide coastal communities with fish-aggregating devices (FADs). The initiative was...
2020 tuna research at sea conducted, but cut back to follow COVID-19 rules
Two important tuna research trips have gone ahead in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean (WCPO) this year, although the research programs and the routes had to be curtailed dramatically. Both...
PNG fishing association wins MSC certification
The Papua New Guinea Fishing Industry Association won Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification in May. The association covers 32 purse-seine vessels flagged to PNG and another 32 flagged to...
FAD launches in Malaita to support incomes during COVID-19 restrictions
This group of Malaita residents is preparing to release a fish-aggregating device (FAD) at Uhu in the West Are’are area of Solomon Islands' Malaita Province. Another has just been launched at Small...
