HONIARA, 28 November 2019 -– His Royal Highness, Prince Charles, has launched the Solomon Islands Ocean Policy, which aims to step up sustainable management and conservation of the Solomon Islands...
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New Solomons’ diplomat to UN aims for more Pacific say in ocean resources
Republished from Radio New Zealand, 15 November 2019 Solomon Islands' incoming representative to the United Nations will take to New York many of the causes he fought for when he headed the Parties...
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....
Digitising data a challenge for Pacific fishing industry
Republished from Radio New Zealand, 30 April 2018 The Forum Fisheries Agency says the Pacific is facing big challenges as it embraces digital technology. A systems analyst for the agency said that...
FFA hosts Pacific-Global Zone-based Tuna Fisheries Management Knowledge Exchange
Republished from FAO, 8 March 2018 Peter Cusack, Regional Coordinator, Pacific Islands Regional Oceanscape Program Honiara, Solomon Islands 13-15 February 2018. Lamine Camara, Director of Fisheries...
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...
Solomons’ govt yet to destroy last seized fishing boat
Republished from Radio New Zealand, 11 January 2018 The Solomon Islands' government is yet to destroy the last of three Vietnamese fishing vessels confiscated early last year despite having paid a...
‘Tokelau tuna agreement NOT ideal for us’: Solomon Islands
By RONALD TOITO’ONA, Manila THE Tokelau Arrangement – an agreement which aims to get Pacific nations working together to manage albacore tuna stocks - is not the right approach for the country, says...
FFA on Solomons’ Tokelau Agreement withdrawal
By RONALD TOITO’ONA, Manila THE Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) says it was very unfortunate that the Solomon Islands has pulled out from the agreement, which now signals possible...
We are out: Solomon Islands pulls out of key tuna deal
by Ronald Toito'ona, Solomons Star Dec 4, WCPFC14, Manila-- SOLOMON Islands has pulled out from a key tuna deal called the Tokelau Arrangement, citing it as a danger for the country and its catch...
