The fate of local artisanal fishermen and their markets alongside the road on South Tarawa will be transformed through the introduction of new state of the art fish vendor units that fitted with refrigerated freshness displays, solar lights, standby power banks, drainage systems and a comfortable mini-containerized unit. These 5 new fish vendor units were launched today, 26th June 2025, at the TUC Teaoraereke with the selected groups of 8 local fishermen owners from Teaoraereke village. These 8 selected will pilot the operation of these new fish vendor units, in close collaboration with TUC council and the Competent Authority team from the Ministry of Fisheries and Ocean Resources. Secretary Riibeta Abeta in his launching remarks; congratulated TUC Mayor and the new owners of these fish vendors for being the pioneers of this project. These vendor units will showcase the new way of selling hygienic and high-quality local fish products in South Tarawa. These units were also blessed spiritually by Father Mataio from the the catholic church for the new users. As a pilot project, each fish vendor unit costs around AUD$6,000 which comes with a full set of refrigerant freshness display, solar panel for solar lights, power bank and a cooler to store the fish catch stock. The MFOR acknowledged the European Union through the EU Sector Support Project for the financial assistance injected to this project, as well as the assistance of suppliers from China and local contractors involved in making this ground-breaking project a reality.