Nuku’alofa – It is the only locally registered and owned tuna fishing company that is still operating in Tonga today. And despite the challenges the country and its tuna fishing industry has had to...
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Tonga tuna sector feeling the heat
Nuku’alofa – The Tonga tuna fishing industry is feeling the heat from challenges it has faced in the first four months of 2022, adding to the woes it has faced in the last five years. On 15 January...
In the line of duty as an observer
In the four years that Jeromy Ahikau Wateoli has worked on tuna fishing vessels as an observer, he has been exposed not just to the dangers of the work but also to a wider world. Being an observer...
Pacific Ministers prioritise addressing COVID-19 and climate change impacts on Pacific tuna fisheries: media release
HONIARA, 6 August 2021 – Pacific Ministers have identified dealing with the immediate impacts of COVID-19 and the longer-term threats of climate change on offshore fisheries as key areas to address,...
More needs to be done to protect our oceans, says France-Oceania summit
Heads of state and regional representatives heard the announcement about a new South Pacific coastguard network to counter illegal fishing. NUKU’ALOFA: Pacific Island heads of states and fisheries...
Solomon Islands hopeful for a better 2021 despite pandemic, climate change cutting tuna revenue
SolTuna is a leading exporter of loin and canned tuna products which also contributes more revenue into the Tuna Industry. Pictured are canned products being displayed in the recent World Tuna Day...
Traders’ access to tuna in Honiara affected during COVID-19
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...
Pandemic, climate threats and economic hardship in illegal sea cucumber harvesting on Ontong Java
Honiara – As a result of the growing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and the everyday challenges of climate change, some people of the Malaita Outer Islands (MOI) claim to have had no choice but to...
FFA prioritises advancement of observer and crew “safety culture”
HONIARA – While national and regional observer vessel placements remain suspended until at least 15 February, Pacific fisheries organisations are focused on ensuring that working conditions on...
Success of 2021 WCPFC meeting could be hampered by ongoing travel restrictions
The year 2020 will be remembered for the many different ways the COVID-19 pandemic dominated human lives. COVID swaggered; blazed. Seemingly overnight, it carved a one-in-a lifetime transboundary...
