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by Charley Piringi The Pacific Community (SPC) is partnering with aquaculture research centres in Asia to develop new, climate-resilient strains of Kappaphycus (seaweed) for farming in the Pacific. The initiative, in collaboration with the Network of Aquaculture Centres in the Asia-Pacific (NACA) based in Thailand and the Philippines, aims to…
The Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources (MFMR) has successfully launched new Community Fisheries Management Plans (CFMPs), Marine Managed Areas, and Alternative Livelihood projects across three Central Islands Province communities — Nagotano (Buena Vista), Niu Uvu (Big Ngella), and Saraikodo (Small Ngella). The launch events, held between 15–21 September, were…
Malaita’s Ward 16 Member of Provincial Assembly (MPA), Preston Billy Farobo, has expressed gratitude to the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources (MFMR) for continuing supporting seaweed farming initiatives in the Kwai and Ngongosila communities of East Malaita. The Ministry provided essential items to help the communities further improve their…
by Georgina Maka’a SIG commits to getting the Bina Harbour Project for Malaita And Solomon Islands The estimated cost of the proposed Bina Harbour Development is over one billion Solomon dollars ( USD 202 million) – covering infrastructure, facilities, utilities, and connectivity. Government foresees the Bina Harbour Tuna Processing Project transforming…
Melanesian nations unite to create the world’s largest marine reserve Solomon Islands and Vanuatu have announced a major initiative at this week’s UN Ocean summit in France that will see the creation of a “Melanesian Ocean Reserve” to safeguard ancestral waters, homelands, and people of the southwestern Pacific. The proposed Ocean Reserve…
The Third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC 3) officially opens today in Nice, France, bringing together world leaders, regional organizations, scientists, and civil society actors to advance urgent action for the protection and sustainable use of the ocean. The Solomon Islands delegation led by Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele is participating…
Residents of small Pacific island nations rely on tuna for local jobs and foreign fishing fees, which fund education, healthcare, roads and more. Amid climate change, fishermen have been working harder to catch fewer fish and it’s getting worse. by Nathan Eagle Deputy editor for Civil BeatHonolulu, Hawai’i Adrian Wickham is worried. …
Communities in Malu’u, North Malaita are protecting their shoreline from sea level rise, including at the new Malu’u Market by planting mangroves and coastal trees. Twenty-one participants from Kwene, Darowaraua and Duruabu villages around Malu’u have completed a one-day mangrove rehabilitation and management training workshop, delivered by mangrove and conservation…
The Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources (MFMR) today announced that the order, Prohibited Activities (Fishing and Possession of Beche-de-mer) 2021, prohibiting the fishing or possession of beche-de-mer (sea cucumber) has officially been revoked, effective 22 April 2025. It says, this revocation order , Revocation of Prohibited Activities (Fishing or…
Solomon Islands, Honiara – In a landmark move for Pacific fisheries, leaders from Papua New Guinea (PNG), the Marshall Islands, and the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) on Monday 24th February 2025, signed a historic agreement aimed at strengthening their tuna industry. The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), formalized during the…
