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Ribbon cut for ‘game-changer’

Ribbon cut for ‘game-changer’

Hailed as a game-changing technology for the tuna industry in the Marshall Islands, a tuna loader was officially handed over to the tuna industry and port services company Pacific International Inc. (PII) last Thursday. The new equipment is a major step forward in the RMI’s efforts to bring more value from the multi-billion-dollar tuna industry […]

Training for increasing tuna landings

Training for increasing tuna landings

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) FISH4ACP program is working in close collaboration with MIMRA in support of the Marshall Islands strengthening its position as a tuna hub to create more jobs and income for the local economy. A key element of this fishery upgrading strategy is to increase containerization of frozen raw tuna for […]

Majuro tuna plan gets push

Majuro tuna plan gets push

A fisheries and aquaculture development program implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is highlighting significant potential to boost these sectors in the Marshall Islands and in four African and South American countries to make them more self-sufficient, creating jobs and preserving biological stock levels. The countries are the first […]