HONIARA – The small island developing states (SIDS) of the Pacific celebrated this year’s World Tuna Day on 2 May with a virtual dialogue with a serious purpose. The discussion involved the United...
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COVID-19 threatens Solomon Islands’ global tuna industry
HONIARA, 17 April 2020 – Solomon Islands is facing an economic crisis: with the onset of the global coronavirus pandemic, the prognosis for the near to medium term is not looking good,...
China eyes Solomons tuna
HONIARA, 17 February 2020 – China says it is prepared to strengthen the tuna industry of Solomon Islands and help the tiny Pacific Island nation benefit more from its fisheries...
Climate change tops list of Pacific priorities at halfway stage of WCPFC16
Inside the 16th Tuna Commission meeting in Port Moresby. Photo: F. Tauafialfi.
Pacific nations call for climate change resolution at Tuna Commission in PNG
FFC Chair Mr Eugene Pangelinan, left, and FFA Director-General Dr Manu Tupou-Roosen, right, at Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby, for the 16th Tuna Commission meeting.
Pacific tuna reference: Reciprocity of weavers, planters, fishers
The 16th session of the Pacific Tuna Commission (WCPFC16) that oversees waters producing 55% of the global tuna catch gets underway this week in Papua New Guinea. With a yearly value of...
Transparency for Tuna
Republished from Project Syndicate, 30 October 2018 Global fish stocks are in decline, but a new tuna management scheme by the Federated States of Micronesia offers a blueprint for recovery. By...
Pacific nations’ battle for economic survival: extracting maximum value from tuna resource while protecting the fishery
Economic benefits can come in different forms: royalty returns from selling fishing rights to foreign nations, and providing fish for the domestic market at a time when food security is an issue....
Solomons makes $399M from tuna alone, in 2017
THE Solomon Islands government has earned a record $399 million Solomon Island Dollar (SBD) from its tuna resources in 2017, the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources (MFMR) in Honiara has...
Seven PNA members extend vessel day scheme
Republished from Radio New Zealand, 15 December 2017 Seven of the eight members of the fishing arrangement called the Parties to the Nauru Agreement, or PNA, are extending their Vessel Day...
