Government of Solomon Islands
The recent signing of amendments to the South Pacific Tuna Treaty by diplomats from the United States and the 16 Pacific Islands at Novotel Hotel in Nadi has been hailed a success.
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WCPFC 13 Regular session opens in Nadi
The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission annual meeting opened yesterday in Nadi, Fiji with a traditional Fijian welcome ceremony and a call by the organization’s chairperson to appreciate “the value of incremental progress” in the Commission’s decision making process for fisheries conservation and management.
MFMR unaware of illegal bech-de-mer harvesting
The Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources (MFMR) has categorically denied having any knowledge of an alleged harvesting of bech-de-mer on Luangiua as claimed by Dr Reginal Aipia in today’s Solomon Star.
PITIA and WWF sign MOU
Honiara-based Pacific Islands Tuna Association and World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) have agreed to work together to manage the tuna fisheries with the signing last week of a Memorandum of Understanding.
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Lily Wheatley, is a young graduate who joined the Ministry of Fisheries as its economist early this year. She graduated with a Bachelor of Applied Economics with Honours from Massey University in 2015.
MFMR to host National Longline workshop
The Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources (MFMR) will be hosting a National Longline (LL) Fisheries Management Workshop for Longline Fishery Operators and Stakeholders from September 13 -14 at the Heritage Park Hotel.
This workshop aims to provide an opportunity for all the stakeholders in the Longline Fishery to meet and discuss the MFMR plan ...
Workshop Announcement for investors
Notice to Longline Fishery Operators and Stakeholders*
MFMR now has a website
The Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources has officially launched its website after nearly a year of development.
The site contains information from all the different divisions inside the ministry and it surely is a one stop shop for those looking for information on fisheries in Solomon Islands.
The MFMR, with support from the Solomon ...
MFMR launches its website
The Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources has officially launched its website after nearly a year of development.
The site contains information from all the different divisions inside the ministry and it surely is a one stop shop for those looking for information on fisheries in Solomon Islands.
The MFMR, with support from the Solomon ...
Ministerial group gains insight into FFA operations
A five-member ministerial delegation led by the Minister of Fisheries Hon John Maneniaru took in a brief educational tour of the FFA headquarters.