Government of Solomon Islands
The Minister of Fisheries Hon John Maneniaru this afternoon officially opened the E-Monitoring building at the Fisheries head office campus.
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MFMR hands over Tambea CFC to Constituents
Fishing Communities in the North West Guadalcanal Constituency are encouraged to fully utilise their centre which was recently opened at Tambea village.
MFMR lifts beche-de-mer ban
Hon: 31 Oct 2018: The Ministry of Fisheries hereby announces the re-opening of the beche-de-mer fishery with immediate effect following receipt of an Order in the Gazette.
MFMR Compliance officers join "Operation Kurukuru"
Compliance Officers from the Ministry of Fisheries were also part of the Operation Kurukuru which concluded yesterday.
World Banks funds PROP Project in S.I
The Pacific Regional Oceanscape Program (PROP) Solomon Islands is funded by World Bank and Global Environmental Facility (GEF) and implemented in the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources (MFMR) since 2016. The objective of the program is to strengthen the shared management of selected Pacific Island oceanic and coastal fisheries, and the critical habitats upon which they depend.
Minister happy with outcome of PNA meeting
Fisheries Minister, Hon John Maneniaru was a happy man following Kiribati's decision to join the Longline Vessel Day Scheme at the recent 13th PNA Ministerial meeting in Nauru.
MFMR and MSSIF team visits Dili on tilapia mission
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.
Police burnt the last blue boat
Maritime Police in Honiara have burnt the last of the three Vietnamese blue boats arrested last year at the Indispensable reef off Rennell and Bellona Province for illegally harvesting sea cucumber.
Work on CFCs progressing well
Honiara, 26th Oct 2017: Construction of Constituency Fisheries Centres in some constituencies is going on well according to projection with the buildings that were planned for construction in 2017 about 90 percent complete.
MFMR clarifies allegations raised in the media
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.