Tag: Fisheries
PNG’s trade minister pledges China, Indon free trade deals are ‘in...
By Matthew Vari, editor of the PNG Post-Courier
Papua New Guinea's Minister for International Trade and Investment Richard Maru has assured investors in Asia that...
How Fukushima wastewater into Pacific will disrupt seafood trade
ANALYSIS: By Ming Wang
Public opinion will dictate how Japanese seafood is received after the wastewater is disposed of into the Pacific Ocean.
The global seafood...
Russian fishing crew not feeling too unwell, says Sealord boss
By RNZ News
Hundreds of Russian fishing crew at a New Zealand covid isolation hotel in Christchurch are said to be in good spirits and...
‘Cheated’ PNG landowners threaten to close five fish processing plants
Lae landowners have given the papua New Guinean government seven days to review existing agreements or they will close the disputed tuna fish canneries....
American Samoa tuna cannery closure prompts fisheries gifts to Tokelau
By Mackenzie Smith in Auckland
After the closure of one of its tuna canneries, American Samoa is looking to recover by giving away tonnes of the fish...
Solomon Islands success over EU tuna fisheries market access earns praise
News of the return to green card status for Solomon Islands tuna into the European Union market provides much-deserved cause for celebration, says the...
Indonesia cracks down on brutal conditions on foreign ‘slavery’ fishing boats
Former slaves head for home: Thousands of fishermen rescued from brutal conditions on foreign fishing boats make the journey back home, many after years...
Vanuatu agrees to pay Vt18 million fine to avoid fisheries blacklisting
Compiled by Jane Joshua in Port Vila
Vanuatu has reached an agreement to pay a substantial fine to the Cooks Islands, after Rarotonga reported a...
Regional fisheries, climate change, disaster risk management top Forum agenda
Increasing the economic returns of regional fisheries, and responding to the effects of climate change and disaster risk management are two priority issues that...
Australia funds fisheries surveillance, new long-range patrol vessel
The Forum Fisheries Agency welcomes Australian funding of aerial surveillance in FFA member states, reports Vanuatu Daily Digest.
FFA Director-General James Movick says the service will...
New ‘Resource Roulette’ report exposes deep-sea mining risks for Pacific
By Julie Hunter
International law firm Blue Ocean Law and the Fiji-based regional non-governmental organisation Pacific Network on Globalisation (PANG) have released a report detailing...
Fiji set to start clean-up project for predator starfish
By Ami Dhabuwala in Suva
Fiji is gearing up to launch a monitor-and-clean-up project over the predator crown of thorns starfish.
The crown of thorns starfish...
Pacific-wide study tipped to show ‘real value’ of lost fisheries
By Lealaiauloto Fatu Tauafiafi in Auckland
Seventeen Pacific island countries, including New Zealand and its territory Tokelau, will have the results of a Pacific-wide study...
Work together on illegal fisheries – ‘no nation is immune’, says...
By Lealaiauloto A F Tauafiafi in Auckland
At the official opening of the 5th Global Fisheries Enforcement Training Workshop today there was general agreement that...