A successful Close-Kin Mark-Recapture (CKMR) training was held from June 16-20, 2025, in Tarawa and organized by the Pacific Community (SPC). The training was attended by 10 trainees - including 8 Observer Debriefers from Kiribati, 1 from Marshall Islands, and 1 from Nauru. The training is the first of its kind to be held in Tarawa and would enhance the capability and expertise of our national observers in tuna stock population estimation and conservation efforts in the tuna fishery, to which we all depend upon for our livelihood and economic sustenance. The Ministry of Fisheries & Ocean Resources (MFOR), through Oceanic Fisheries Division (OFD), highly acknowledged the support and contribution by SPC and the trainers in conducting and successfully completing this training.