The Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources has denied any illegal harvesting of beche-de-mer in the country.
The Prime Minister’s Secretariat Office says, though the harvesting period beche-de-mer has ended, the Ministry maintains, an extension is necessary to enable producers bring their products from the provinces to Honiara for sale.
The ministry says an assessment by its officers has established that because of shipping difficulties, many producers would not be able to get their products to Honiara until mid this month.
