A 4- day trip to Abaiang concluded yesterday with the team from the Planning and Development Division, MFOR accompanied by the Fisheries Assistant from Abaiang and the officer from the Lands Department has returned to Tarawa. The trip convened from the 10th April- 14th April,2026 to the island of Abaiang, purposely to carry out a follow up consultation with the Abaiang Island council on the new project for a Satellite fish center at Tebunginako.

The project is part of the request to the Government to establish a new satellite center to be built at Tebunginako village. The Ministry recognized the importance of this project in supporting livelihood diversification and providing cold storage systems to ensure safe and quality fisheries products. As part of the project, it is important to clear on the land acquisition which requires further follow with the island council. The team also has the opportunity to carry out a site visit to the proposed site, visitation to the current fish center at Tabontebike and follow up on projects implemented by the Ministry as part of the M and E work.

The Ministry acknowledges the support of the PROP WB for making this trip a successful for the PDD team to carry out this important assignment.