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A new European Union food safety regulation is expected to affect about 97 percent of Pacific Island-flagged fishing vessels currently approved to export seafood to the EU. Officials from Fiji, Kiribati, Solomon Islands and Tuvalu recently completed a two-week technical training in Suva to prepare for the requirements under Delegated…
The education, health and fishery sectors in the Temotu Nende Constituency (TNC) have been boosted through the Rural Sustainable Development Program (RSDP) funded by the People’s Republic of China with 21 boats and engines worth SBD$1.5 million. This support is part of the PRC’s ongoing commitment through RSDP to sustainable…
Australia is helping local communities in Ontong Java in the Malaita Outer Islands to expand into sustainable seaweed farming by partnering with local exporter, Solo Seaweed. The partnership supports the purchase of seaweed farming materials, including drying nets, plastic film covers, rope and seaweed bags which will be distributed to…
The Solomon Islands Government has reaffirmed its commitment to advancing the Bina Harbour Tuna Processing Plant Project following a high-level progress briefing in the capital, Honiara. The Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources (MFMR) met this week with the Cabinet Monitoring and Coordination Committee (CMCC), a senior inter-ministerial body chaired…
A foreign-flagged but locally registered vessel chartered by Chinese company Ocean Skipper has been detained by the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) Maritime Unit after being found in breach of its beche-de-mer (sea cucumber) license conditions at Indispensable Reef, south of Rennell and Bellona Province. The vessel, MV Hua…
by Georgina Makaa One hundred and twenty-six vessel inspections, as well as 84 in ports and 42 at sea, along with 56 vessel sightings were recorded during Operation Kurukuru 2025 – a three-week maritime operation conducted by the Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA), and which concluded today. Eleven high risk vessels…
The Lau-Mbaelelea Constituency (LBC) office, under the esteemed leadership of Honourable Ben Maenu’u, continues to touch and make a positive impact on the lives of its constituents through CDF-supported initiatives. Most recently, the office delivered 100 fiberglass paddle canoes to fishermen in the constituency. The constituency office funded this project…
The Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources (MFMR) in Solomon Islands has reinforced its commitment to transparency and good governance by conducting a one-day Refresher Procurement Training in Honiara on 22 October 2025. Held under the theme “Improving MFMR Simple Procurement Process,” the training brought together over 25 officers from…
Fourteen students from across the Pacific celebrated completing their studies last month as they attended a graduation ceremony for the Australia Awards Certificate in Fisheries Management and Development, delivered in partnership with the Solomon Islands National University (SINU). The graduating cohort included six participants from Solomon Islands, two from Kiribati, three…
People of Gizo-Kolombangara Constituency (GKC) in the Western Province are set to benefit from a significant development with the establishment of a new Fishery Centre in Gizo. This project is an initiative of the constituency office, under the leadership of the Honourable Member of Parliament and Minister of Police, Jimson…
