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 […]
Two studies about the Marshall Islands by the global fish value chain development initiative FISH4ACP show that investing in cold storage facilities and tuna loading equipment can transform the Marshall Islands into a hub for tuna containerization, boosting economic growth and employment, while managing the environmental impact. “Tuna accounts for nearly all fisheries production and […]
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 […]
