Capacity development through research grants to citizens of the Pacific Islands.
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Support for community monitoring and protection of endangered species.
CITES support for NDF development for Sea Cucumbers and Sharks/Rays through individual meetings.
To encourage sustainable fishing and food security in ten villages in Beqa and Yanuca Islands, Fiji, ten druas have been provided to the communities and 25 members trained on how to build environmentally friendly canoes through a joint partnership between the University of the South Pacific (USP), under the Pacific – European Union Marine Partnership (PEUMP) Programme, and the Uto Ni Yalo Trust.
The villages are Dakuibeqa, Dakuni, Lalati, Naceva, Nawaisomo, Naiseuseu, Soliyaga, Raviravi, Rukua and the Yanuca Islands.
The second Programme Steering Committee (PSC) meeting for/of the Pacific-European Union Marine Partnership (PEUMP) Programme will provide members an update on the second year of implementation (1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020).
Nine women are amongst the first 16 Pacific Islanders to have a Micro-Qualification in Maintaining Seafood Safety and Quality through scholarships offered by the University of the South Pacific (USP) under the Pacific-European Union Marine Partnership (PEUMP) Programme.
The 16 awardees went through a two-week vigorous hands-on practical and theory assessment to equip them with necessary skills to improve seafood safety and quality from ‘hook to plate’, which ended today.