Suva, Fiji – The Government of Fiji has been an active advocate of the conservation and management of sharks and rays.
Suva, Fiji – The Government of Fiji has been an active advocate of the conservation and management of sharks and rays.
SUVA, Fiji - Twenty-seven fisheries enforcement officials will in nine days’ time be able to understand practical ways to conduct fish market inspections, interpret fisheries legislation and take part in a moot court exercise on evidence gathering and presenting witnesses to curb illegal fishing practices in the Pacific Ocean.
The officers from nine Pacific Island countries, of which 13 are women, will be part of this face-to-face competency-based assessment (CBA), a culmination of online delivered cohorts for the past six months.
The introduction of a first of its kind gender, human rights and social inclusion handbook for tuna industries in the Pacific will create a more healthy, sustainable, and people-centred tuna fishery according to Mereseini Rakuita, Principal Strategic Lead – Pacific Women at Pacific Community (SPC).
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Suva, Fiji (10 February, 2023) - A new milestone was reached with the recent launch of the Pacific’s first ever accredited Pacific Ocean Finance certificate programme which is delivered under USP’s component of the Pacific-European Union Marine Partnership (PEUMP) Programme, funded by the European Union (EU) and the government of Sweden.
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Nadi, Fiji (February 6, 2023) - A regional dialogue begins today in Nadi led by the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA), under the European Union (EU) and the Government of Sweden funded Pacific-European Union Marine Partnership (PEUMP) Programme.
Suva, October 27th 2022: PhD Scholarship recipient of the Pacific-European Union Marine Partnership (PEUMP) Programme at the Institute of Marine Resources (IMR), School of Agriculture, Geography, Environment, Ocean and Natural Sciences (SAGEONS), Mr Rufino Varea, presented his research findings at the Fiji Pharmaceuticals Society's Annual Conference held on Saturday 8th October.
Final report prepared for the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
AP_2/39 Assessment of by-catch of threatened marine species by small scale fishers and mitigation options in the Kikori River Delta, Papua New Guinea