The Director Operations of the Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA), Noan Pakop has confirmed six unidentified boats were detected within the Pacific waters. Mr Pakop revealed this in a recent interview with SIBC News.
Fisheries Ministers around the Pacific Islands who are members of the Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) are attending a two-day discussion to look at issues surrounding regional Monitoring, Control and Surveillance, and Compliance Regime on fisheries resources.
A successful meeting was recently held by the Ministry of Finance and Treasury and the West Rennell Resource Owners. The meeting was initiated to finalize Bauxite royalty payments for the landowning groups.
Solomon Islands will undertake 100 percent offloading of its tuna catch in the country in 2017. Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Fisheries and marine Resources, Dr.
The Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources Development has restricted the harvesting of trocus shells in the country. It decided to enforce the restriction after noticing an unsustainable harvesting of the sea shell.
It will be difficult for countries like Solomon Islands to seek permission from other fishing fleets to sell their number of fishing days, says the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Deputy Director-General Wez Norris.
Resource Owners in Rennell and Bellona Province have expressed disappointment over a High Court decision, guaranteeing the Asia Pacific Investment Development (APID) to continue with mining operations in the province.
Resource Owners in Santa Cruz, Temotu Province want Hon. Buddley Tauto settle outstanding issues relating to logging operations on their island. Hon Tau has announced his resignation last week from the Premiership post in the Temotu Provincial Assembly. A Nende Constituent Mr.
Resource Owners in Santa Cruz, Temotu Province have expressed disagreement on the decision by the Provincial Premier Hon. Budley Tauto accommodated a logging company on the Island. A Nende Constituent Mr. John Chris reports, Xiangling Timber S.I. Limited has logged their forests.
Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has appealed for cooperation and mutual partnership between the Malaita Provincial Government, resource owners, churches, non-governmental organisations and community groups in the province.
Solomon Islands has been registered as an official Trade Control and Expert System (TRACES) participant as of 1st July this year. This was made possible by the European Union (EU).
The Fishery Department in Auki, Malaita province has launched a fishing raft at Fanalei community in South Malaita today. The fishing raft is a project funded by the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources which aims to promote inshore fisheries in the country.
The Ministry of Lands, Housing and Survey is conducting initial discussions with landowners regarding urban expansion. Lands Commissioner Nelson Naoapu says officers are conducting initial ground work at Auki Malaita Province, Gizo Western Province and Honiara.
The Solomon Islands Government under the leadership of the Democratic Coalition for Change Government has resolved to commit to better protecting the range of benefits that Solomon Islands derives from the ocean.
Minister of Provincial Government and Institutional Strengthening Duddley Kopu has encouraged the Isabel Provincial Government to forge a partnership with resource owners to help drive socio-economic developments in the Province.
The Parliamentary Opposition has called upon the Democratic Coalition for Change Government to correct the current mining matter involving Indonesian mining company, BT Mega Bintang Borneo Limited.
The West Rennell Resource Owners Association has appealed to a government lands officer to delay a public hearing that will be held in Rennell tomorrow. Association Chairman Jonathan Tohuika said the hearing needs to be delayed because a number of landowners are currently in Honiara.
Traditional dolphin hunts in the Solomon Islands are among the world’s largest. PACNEWS reports the journal Royal Society Open Science in the US have found in Fanalei village, on the island of South Malaita, recorded an overall tally of 15,400 dolphins killed between 1976 to 2013.
A five days workshop on Fisheries management ends successfully in Rara, East Are’are. The workshop aims to provide fisheries officers with basic marine fisheries management skills in East and West Are’are.
The Fisheries Management Bill 2015 has passed through the committee of the whole House and in third reading with amendments. The Bill seeks to make provisions for the conservation, management, development and sustainable use of fisheries and marine resources in the country.
