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.

Honiara, 24 Aug: Solomon Islands is the first PNA member to implement E-monitoring on its locally registered Longline Fishing vessels.

Tuesday 22 Aug, 2017 - The Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources in partnership with The Nature Conservancy (TNC) has started implementing E-Monitoring on Long Line Vessels with two vessels already fitted with E-Monitoring Units at the weekend.

Honiara, Aug 18: The Memorandum of Understanding signed between the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources and a local company this morning has paved the way for the Vietnamese Blue Boats destruction.

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.

Police and Fisheries officers have arrested three Vietnamese ‘blue boats’ (fishing boats) over the weekend for alleged illegal fishing within Solomon Islands waters.

A small fish canning workshop conducted in Honiara recently is in line with DCC Government policy says the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources (MFMR) Mr. Ferral Lasi.