Journal 7/12/1983P2 US seeks dismissal of suitsThe United States has filed briefs in the US Court of Claims seeking dismissal of the claims citizens of the Marshall Islands for half a billion dollars in damages. He Marshall Islanders claim the the government’s nuclear test program in the islands between 1946 and 1958 caused radiation damage […]
Ten teams took part in the twenty-second Lazarus Andrike memorial tournament, which was combined with the Total Pounds Sailfish Marshalls Billfish Club carry-over fishing tournament and the Total Qualifying Pounds competition. Captain Kyle Aliven and Team Nali grabbed the spotlight on the dock for winning the TQ tourney with 191 pounds of potential sashimi and […]
Fourteen teams entered Saturday’s Biggest Qualifying Billfish Fishing Tournament, but the billfish went into hiding in the deep blue ocean with only two marlin being caught and released by Team Lotujo captained by Danny Paul. This results in the Jakie Jacob Memorial or Majuro Day Biggest Fish being held over to the next derby and […]
Three cheers for Team Kirtake for weighing in a 332-pound marlin, a 13-pound tuna, a 34-pound wahoo, and a 26-pound barracuda making a total of 410 pounds. According to a release from the Marshalls Billfish Club about the Budweiser Catch 5 fishing Tournament held on Saturday, Kirtake (Captain Ronnie Reimers) took home the Budweiser special […]
Journal 7/6/1982 P1 New plane for AMIPeople knew it was coming because of the numerous announcements but few expected it to fly past so quietly and quickly. It was the BAC 748 plane which is on loan to Air Marshall Islands until its own is completed in December this year. P1 Kwajalein occupation continuesThe Kwajalein […]
Team Kirtake with Captain Ronnie Reimers took out first place in Saturday’s Marshalls Billfish Club’s Total Qualifying Pounds Tuna and Lazarus Andrike Memorial Biggest Qualifying Yellowfin tournament. Kirtake’s catch included four qualifying yellowfin tuna weighing 40, 50, 54, and 75 pounds, making a total of 219 pounds to take out the total qualifying pounds tuna […]
The Majuro Looj Club’s goal is to educate children in the traditional methods of trolling for Looj tuna in the lagoon, with a particular focus on the revered and rare fish formally known as the Pacific Bonito and locally as Looj. If the May 3 Looj Tournament is any indication, the Majuro Looj Club is […]
Iroojlaplap Michael Kabua was up bright an early Saturday morning to welcome anglers to the Marshalls Billfish Club and make comments about his long-time colleague and friend Tony deBrum, who was honored by the day’s special sailfish tournament. According to a fishing results release, Billfish Club co-founder Wally Milne had suggested the club start a […]
Six teams left the calm of the lagoon in the early hours of Saturday morning to compete in the Marshalls Billfish Club’s Catch 5 fishing derby: Kirtake, Hangloose Jacqueline, Nali, Jambo and Te’a Lilly. Of the six, two teams managed to bring onboard the required species with Captain Ronnie Reimers and the team on Kirtake […]
HILARY HOSIA Captain Damien Milne and team Daliah reeled in the winning marlin during the Marshall Islands Development Bank’s 35th anniversary fishing tournament over the weekend. The winning marlin was a whopping 448-pounder with a $2,000 prize tag and was caught in Majuro waters. The event’s second biggest marlin weighed 328 pounds and is valued […]
