The Community Based Resource Management (CBRM) Section in the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources is organising a Poster and Essay Competition for students to mark the World Oceans Day which will be celebrated in June this year.

The Ministry of Fisheries last Thursday presented 'Chuppu' to five stakeholders at Aruligo West Guadalcanal. Chupu presentation is a widely practiced custom on Guadalcanal which still holds a lot of practical and cultural significance to the people on the island.

The Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources’ drive to increase its workforce has received a timely boost with the donation of re-furbished laptops by New Zealand’s Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI).

Fishing Communities in the North West Guadalcanal Constituency are encouraged to fully utilise their centre which was recently opened at Tambea village.

A delegation made up of five officers from the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources (MFMR), the Mekem Strong Solomon Islands Fisheries Programme (MSSIF) and the Pacific Community (SPC) recently visited Timor Leste to view the development of the country’s Nile Tilapia hatchery and farming systems.

The Ministry of Fisheries has named the four successful companies that would be exporting the lucrative beche-de-mer product derived from the sea cucumber fishery.

Tuesday 10 Oct, 2017: The Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources wishes to clarify that issues raised by certain individuals in the local newspapers in recent weeks appear to be designed to tarnish the good image of the ministry.

The list of beche-de mer exporters will be announced once the license committee meets to decide on the successful applicants.

The Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources has lifted the ban placed on the beche-de-mer fishery following a cabinet decision to have it lifted.

A combined raid by Ministry of Fisheries Compliance officers and Police on a warehouse at the Malaita Provincial capital Auki, has found more than 50 kilograms of dried beche-de-mer early this month.