Save our ocean and beat plastic pollution!

June 11, 2018 Matelina Stuart Admin, Coastal Coastal, FCA, Fisheries management, Funafuti, Kaupule, NAPA II, Research vessel

The Tuvalu Fisheries Department (TFD) took awareness on a healthy ocean and the issue of plastic pollution to the islets of Funafuti last week on a field trip as part of the Environment Week celebrations. This year, international Environment Week was themed as “25 years of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) safe-guarding Life on […]

The Funafuti Reef Fisheries Stewardship Plan

July 10, 2017 Matelina Stuart Coastal Fisheries management, Funafuti, MPA

The Tuvalu Fisheries Department, in association with the Funafuti Kaupule (Island Council), Falekaupule (Elders), Fishermen in Funafuti Association (FOFA) and the community is developing a comprehensive plan for the management of stressed fishery resources on Funafuti Atoll. The plan is expected to optimise our use and benefits from fisheries. The Funafuti Reef Fisheries Stewardship Plan […]