July 08, 2025 News 49 MFOR Media Safeguarding Kuria’s Reef Fish: Ciguatera Risk Investigations Underway Kuria Island is known for its diverse reef fish, prized for their tender and oily meat. The island has recently started supplying reef fish to CPPL in Tarawa, which then exports them overseas. To ensure the fish are safe and free from ciguatoxins, the…
July 08, 2025 News 42 MFOR Media Kiribati Moves Closer to Unified Marine Research Protocol Last week, the Marine Scientific Research Coordinating Committee (MSRCC) came together to review the revised draft MSR Protocol — a crucial step toward harmonizing and streamlining how we approve and monitor marine scientific research in Kiribati. This…
July 03, 2025 News 63 MFOR Media MFOR Conducts Ciguatera Sampling Mission on Abaiang Island A team of four officers from various divisions within the MFOR recently travelled to Abaiang Island to conduct a Ciguatera fish sampling collection as part of an effort to monitor and respond to ciguatera fish poisoning concerns. The trip commenced with a…
July 03, 2025 News 56 MFOR Media Deep-Sea Skills Boosted Through Korean-Led Training in the Indian Ocean The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries of the Republic of Korea (MOF-ROK), together with the International Seabed Authority (ISA), carried out its 2025 at-sea training focused on exploring polymetallic sulphides. The programme aimed to build skills for…