Staff of the Ministry of Fisheries are being reminded to turn up for work by the Human Resource Manager Mr Tom Rarakani following incidence of staff missing work without any good reason.

Staff of the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources their spouses and Management had an early Christmas party on Thursday last week at the Iron Bottom Sound Monarch Bar and Grill.

More than 20 local participants have completed a four-day training on how to produce other products with seaweed in Honiara today.

The 15th Coral Triangle Initiative Senior Officials Meeting got underway at the Heritage Park Hotel this morning as officials deliberate on issues pertaining to the sustenance of the organisation.

Western Provincial Fisheries Officer Simion Baeto who is currently attached to the Coral Triangle Initiative head office at Manado, Indonesia says his attachment has helped improve his self confidence.

Delegates from the six Coral Triangle Initiative Countries are currently attending the organisation's annual meeting of senior officials at the Heritage Park Hotel.

New Zealand’s Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs Mr Fletcher Tabuteau, yesterday paid a courtesy visit to the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources head office to see the projects funded by his Government.

A total of one hundred and fifty delegates are expected to arrive in Honiara by this weekend for the 15th Senior Officials meeting co-hosted by the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources and Ministry of Environment.

Fisheries Minister Hon Nestor Ghiro who is on his first official visit overseas has had a fruitful discussion with the Overseas Fishery Cooperation Foundation (OFCF) of Japan over the weekend.

Honiara, 21 October 2019: Offshore division staff of the Ministry of Fisheries have joined those from other Forum Fisheries Agency member countries in a series of workshops and meetings last week ahead of the Management Options Consultations Meetings (MOC) which will begin on the 28th to 31st October.