Government of Solomon Islands
Honiara, 5 March 2021: The Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources programs in the communities has been boosted with the recent partnership deal signed with the World Vision (SI).
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MFMR forges partnership with WWF
The Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources and World Wild Fund for Nature (WWF) have formalised their relationship with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding on Friday 18th February in Honiara.
Police issue warning on visits to foreign ships
Hon, 27 October 2020: The public has been warned to stay off visiting foreign vessels as Maritime Police stepped up their operations to ward off anyone breaching the rules under the COVID-19 Regulations.
No visit to foreign vessels says police
Hon, 27 October 2020: The public has been warned to stay off visiting foreign vessels as Maritime Police stepped up their operations to ward off anyone breaching the rules under the COVID-19 Regulations.
MFMR freshwater hatchery project continues
The Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources Freshwater Fish Hatchery development project at Aruligo, North West Guadalcanal Constituency is going full steam ahead with the ministry again calling for eligible contractors to submit their bid.
MFMR calls for tender for Aruligo project
The Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources Freshwater Fish Hatchery development project at Aruligo, North West Guadalcanal Constituency is going full steam ahead with the ministry again calling for eligible contractors to submit their bid.
Young Samuel saves turtle from slaughter
Honiara, 28 May 2020: Eleven years old Samuel Jason Voda Marsh, a fifth grader at Honiara International School (Woodford) yesterday joined officer from the Ministries of Environment and Fisheries to tag and release back into the wild, a juvenile Green Marine Turtle (Species name - Chelonia mydas).
Work on MFMR hatchery at Aruligo on track
Honiara, 28 May 2020: Work is progressing well at the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources freshwater fish hatchery project at Aruligo, North West Guadalcanal despite the Covid 19 State of Emergency.
SIG Looks to Pilot an Integrated Digital Catch Documentation & Traceability Scheme for Noro Fishing Operations
Representatives from the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources (MFMR), the SIG ICT Services, Customs, Health, Soltuna, National Fisheries Development (NFD) and iTUNA Intel conducted a 3-day workshop at Munda from 11-13 March to advance proposals to establish a wholly integrated digital catch documentation and traceability scheme for the Noro Fishing Port which will be known as ePort
MFMR strengthens monitoring, control and surveillance regime on LL vessels
Solomon Islands Government (SIG) through the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources (MFMR) is taking the lead at the PNA (Parties to the Nauru Agreement) level in its fight against Illegal, Unreported, Unregulated (IUU), especially monitoring on Long Line (LL) and Purse Seine (PS) fishing vessels.