HONIARA – High market fees imposed on tuna vendors at the Gizo Fish Market, in the Western Province of Solomon Islands, are forcing more tuna fishers to revisit the coastal fishing grounds, and...
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Two fish face local extinction from overfishing in Gizo, says WWF
HONIARA – The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has revealed that some fish species will likely vanish as a result of overfishing in waters near Gizo, the capital of Western Province of Solomon...
As seafood disappears from reefs in western Solomons, communities call for government support
HONIARA – In recent times, communities in the Western Province of Solomon Islands have seen a drastic decrease in fish numbers in their common fishing grounds. Two coastal communities...
Tourists and locals need to eat fewer reef fish, says new study about Palau’s ocean management
By Bernadette H. Carreon Eating fewer reef fish has been shown as critical for the sustainable development of Palau, says a new marine policy study of Palau’s ocean. “A meaningful tourism management...
