HONIARA – The Central Islands Province (CIP) of Solomon Islands has commenced work to develop the fisheries sector in the Russell Islands group. This follows the signing of a memorandum of...
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A fresh vision to take Solomons tuna fishery into a bright future
HONIARA – Although tuna has helped grow the Solomon Islands economy by bringing in jobs and government revenue, the country needs a fresh vision, according to homegrown fisheries law expert...
On World Tuna Day, the Pacific states focus on flourishing
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...
Malaita communities benefit from FADs to sustain fishing grounds
HONIARA, 27 March 2020 – WITH the increasing threats of climate change on local fishing grounds of coastal communities around Malaita Province in Solomon Islands, communities are seeing the...
Solomons’ second tuna cannery at Bina Harbour a government priority
HONIARA, 27 March 2020 – Solomon Islands may soon have its second tuna cannery as initial work on the Bina Harbour project takes off. The harbour project is a government priority for 2020. The...
Women slowly gaining access to more jobs in tuna fisheries, but remain mostly in traditional roles
Small changes are slowly resulting in opportunities for women to take up a wider range of jobs in the tuna fisheries. However, researchers have found that most of the options for women remain...
SPC outlines ways to improve women’s involvement in fisheries
SPC has published short reports into ways that women can have a greater say in fisheries management in Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, and Vanuatu. The reports are a snapshot of information on and analysis of...
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...
Tuna Commission adopts FFA climate-change resolution
Republished from Radio New Zealand, 12 December 2019 PORT MORESBY – The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) is taking a step towards prioritising climate-change...
Pacific nations call on WCPFC members to combat impacts of climate change on tuna fisheries
Republished from SeafoodSource, 9 December 2019 Pacific fisheries officials are calling on the members of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) to band together and commit to...
