Written by MFOR Media on 29 July 2025.
From 16–23 July 2025, Professor Andrew Danylchuk, in partnership with Ambleve Bedrock Foundation and the Kiritimati Fisheries Sub-division, conducted a comprehensive workshop to strengthen sportfishing and conservation efforts on Kiritimati Island. The initiative aimed to build mutual understanding between fishing guides and Fisheries Officers, focusing on the protection of bonefish and promoting sustainable catch-and-release practices. Awareness posters on safe fish handling were installed at airports, hotels, and popular fishing spots to educate tourist anglers. The workshop, held at Ikari House, Sunset Hotel, Village Hotel, and Christmas Island Lodge, also emphasized developing effective management measures for giant trevally. Future plans include a monitoring program where guides will record fish lengths, funding ID cards for guides to assist in joint enforcement of bonefish and fisheries regulations, night operations to combat illegal fishing, and drone-assisted surveillance with support from CAAK permits (August–December 2025). This initiative marks a critical step towards ensuring both sustainable tourism and marine conservation on Kiritimati.
Written by MFOR Media on 28 July 2025.
Written by MFOR Media on 25 July 2025.
The Honourable Minister Ribanataake Tiwau and his team from the MFOR, represented Kiribati in the twenty fourth session of the Ministerial meeting of the Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) held in Niue from 22 – 24 July 2025. This is the annual meeting of the Ministers of Fisheries in the Pacific who are members of the FFA, a regional body responsible to manage and develop the regional tuna resource. There are several key important issues discussed, and decisions made during this meeting which are beneficial to the people of Kiribati, including the new flagship initiative called East New Britain Initiative (ENBi) on keeping the fish within the region through landings and processing; the payments from the Multilateral Treaty on Fisheries with the United States, among other things. One of the landmark outcomes of this meeting is the signing of the new Country Partnership Agreement between the Government of Kiribati and the FFA, which underpins the support and services of the FFA to Kiribati oceanic fisheries work. Honourable Minister Tiwau attended this year’s FFA Ministers meeting as the Chair of the Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA). The MFOR acknowledged the support of FFA, PNA and the gracious host the Government of Niue that enable the effective engagement of Kiribati in this meeting.
Written by MFOR Media on 18 July 2025.
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