The Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources has extended the proposed ban on harvesting in the country from 30 April to 31 May, 2019. Director of F...
‘Sustaining tuna stocks remains a challenge’: Dr. Aqorau
Solomon Islands has one of the healthiest tuna stocks compared to other countries in the region and beyond, says former Chief Executive Officer of the...
Tambea has new Fisheries Center
A new Fisheries Centre is now open at Tambea, Saghalu ward in North-West Guadalcanal. Fishermen in and around Tambea will also be able to fish at a ne...
Government lifts beche-de-mer ban
The Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources has announced, it is lifting the beche-de-mer ban this month. Director Fisheries Edward Honiwala said t...
Dolphin hunts concern resort owners
Small resort owners off North West Guadalcanal coast warn, the resurgence of dolphin hunting within their coastal territory is impacting negatively on...
Climate refugees; our sinking phenomenon
For many people around the world, the image of the Pacific is a tranquil utopia with white sandy beaches and palm trees, but today climate cha...
20 foreign fishing vessels boarded
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force Maritime Unit has boarded more than twenty foreign fishing vessels during it’s patrol over the Solomon wa...
Former builder turns to commercial tilapia farming
“I started with only four fish and now, I have around a thousand.” Situated just outside the Western Provincial capital Gizo is a t...
Nusa Tupe research station boosts sustainability in the Solomons’ seas
On the island of Nusa Tupe in the western Solomons, an unassuming building supports the lofty aim of sustaining marine resources. The WorldFish Nusa T...
Gizo reefs wiped out after beche-de-mer harvest: scientist
The stock of beche-de-mer in the reefs around Gizo, Western Province has been depleted, according to fisheries scientist Dr Gregory Bennett. Dr Bennet...