I first traveled to Fiji back in 2004, when life in Chicago had grown stale and I needed a healthy dose of adventure. It has since colored my dreams and given me an internal sanctuary in which to ...

Will Fiji implement a much-needed update to its fisheries laws before the September election? If you want to quiet a room in Fiji or feel like a lobster in a boiling pot, bring up coastal fishing ...

During my first visit to Fiji many moons ago, I fished out of Nadi, one of two large towns on the main island of Viti Levu. I’d heard about the giant wahoo that frequent these tropical waters, and I ...

Offshore fisheries or specifically the tuna industry involves targeting profitable species, with fishing nations aiming to catch as many tuna as possible within the specified management limits or what ...

Like Fiji, communities in PNG have a cultural system of prohibited fishing areas they periodically harvest. Although the communities perceive the benefit of these areas, they face similar problems of ...

A watchtower sitting on a lonely hillside, overlooking a vast stretch of ocean is the latest weapon in the meagre armory of a Fijian fishing community to be wielded in the battle against poaching. A ...

SUVA, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- The vulnerable Pacific Island region and its communities are particularly threatened by illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, a Fijian minister warned here on Monday.

Launched under the UK Sustainable Blue Economies Technical Assistance Platform, the initiative equips fisheries officers with advanced skills to detect and respond to Illegal, Unreported, and ...

Security Challenges, Vol. 8, No. 4, SPECIAL VOLUME ON ‘SECURITY IN THE PACIFIC ARC’ (SUMMER 2012), pp. 85-92 (8 pages) Fiji’s military coup in 2006 was the fourth since 1987 and has spelled ...