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MIMRA signs historic Thai pact

By Journal on February 28, 2019 Francisco Blaha, Marshall Islands Marine Resources Authority, MIMRA, Samuel Lanwi, Thailand’s Department of Fisheries News Archive

An agreement that is expected to boost tuna fishery management was signed last week in Thailand between the Marshall Islands Marine Resources Authority and Thailand’s Department of Fisheries. Thailand is a major global hub for tuna processing and Majuro has the world’s busiest tuna transshipment port. Tuna transshipments from fishing vessels to refrigerated carrier vessels is a […]

MIMRA praised as model in region

By Journal on February 9, 2017 Berry Muller, fisheries, Glen Joseph, Jr., Laurence Edwards II, MIMRA, Robert Gillett, Samuel Lanwi, SPC News Archive

The Marshall Islands Marine Resources Authority (MIMRA) was singled out for praise by a new book that provides an overview of Pacific fisheries management. The nearly 700-page book says MIMRA is one of the few fisheries departments in the island region that produces an annual report, which is essential for both promoting fisheries and being […]