Closed: Request for Quotations: Consultancy on New Technology for Fisheries Surveillance

January 21, 2021 Matelina Stuart Vacancies Consultant, Fisheries Department, Fisheries Surveillance, TFD

The Tuvalu Fisheries Department (TFD), implementing New Zealand funded Tuvalu Fisheries Support Programme Phase 2 (TFSP), is seeking quotations from suitably qualified and experienced consultants to advise on the acquisition of new technology to strengthen fisheries surveillance. Details are provided in the attached Terms of Reference TOR at http://www.tuvalufisheries.tv/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Terms-of-Reference-for-Technical-Assistance.pdf Timing and delivery It is expected […]

New Fisheries Project Agreed with New Zealand

December 17, 2020 Matelina Stuart Admin Fisheries management, MFAT, NZAP, SMC, TFD, TFSP

The acting Secretary for Fisheries and Trade, Falasese Tupau, today signed a Grant Funding Agreement with New Zealand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (NZ MFAT) for a major new project – the Tuvalu Fisheries Support Programme Phase 2 (TFSP 2). Under the project, NZ MFAT is providing funding to the Government of Tuvalu’s Fisheries […]

Closed: Expressions of Interest: Tuvalu Translator

November 30, 2020 Matelina Stuart Vacancies Fisheries Department, Jobs, TFD

The Tuvalu Fisheries Department is seeking an eligible Tuvaluan citizen to indicate his/her interest in undertaking the service of translating the English version of information materials on seafood handling into Tuvalu version. The document is five 2-page leaflets (including pictures), a total of 2,770 words. The successful applicant should be fluent in both languages, have […]

Expressions of interest: Boatbuilding Trainees for Tuvalu Fisheries Department

November 23, 2020 Matelina Stuart Vacancies FAO, Fisheries Department, Projects, TFD

The Tuvalu Fisheries Department is recruiting six trainees to work on a Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) boat building project here on Funafuti Island. Successful applicants will work on a project building more than 50 paddling canoes and will learn how to read boat plans and use power tools and modern materials for wooden boat […]

CLOSED: REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST: Consultancy for the Design, Drawings, Cost Estimation and Supervision of new buildings for the Tuvalu Fisheries Department

November 13, 2020 Matelina Stuart Vacancies Consultant, Fisheries Department, PROP, TFD

The Tuvalu Fisheries Department has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Tuvalu Pacific Islands Regional Oceanscape Program and intends to apply part of the proceeds for the following consulting services. The consulting services (“the Services”) include the designing, drawing, cost estimating and supervision of the Tuvalu Fisheries Department – Training […]

Tuvalu Observers boost their knowledge in electronic reporting

November 5, 2020 Matelina Stuart Oceanic Data, E-Reporting, iFIMS, Observers, Oceanic, TFD, Training

Over 30 Tuvalu observers were trained in electronic-reporting (e-reporting) utilizing the iFIMS Observer app on tablets last week. Herman Kisokau, a staff member of the iFIMS Inc. from PNG, led the zoom training. The zoom session lasted the full week. Currently, Tuvalu observers use paper worksheets to gather their data while onboard at work. Their […]

Safe fishing and crew employment workshop: Recruitment of Tuvalu sea farer on Tuvalu-flagged seine vessels

November 5, 2020 Matelina Stuart Admin Agreement, Fish Safety Foundation, Fishing Vessels, Jobs, NGO, NZAP, TFD, TMTI

Participants of the Office of the Attorney General, Marine Police, Tuvalu Maritime Training Institution TMTI, the Ministry of Labour, Fishing Vessel Agents, Crewing Agents and the Tuvalu Seafarers’ Union (TOSU) with TFD staff held a workshop on safe fishing and crew employment last week on Wednesday. The workshop focused on the employment of crew on […]

Tuvalu Fisheries goes further with National Observer Programme train the trainer.

November 4, 2020 Matelina Stuart Oceanic NOP, Observers, Oceanic, TFD, Training, TVNOP

Tuvalu Technical Adviser on the Observer Programme, Manoi Kutan and Gagati Falaima, Acting Coordinator of Observers, have been working to strengthen the National Observer Programme through a train the trainer programme with lead assessors. The introduction to the training was held last week. The National Observer Program in Tuvalu TVNOP has over 70 observers but […]

New Zealand continue it support to TFD

October 21, 2020 Matelina Stuart Admin Fisheries Department, Fisheries management, MFAT, NZAP, TFD, TFSP

The Tuvalu Fisheries Department TFD Senior Management staff and other stakeholders held a video conference with the design consultants for the next phase of New Zealand support for the fisheries sector. The consultants are Ian Cartwright in Tasmania and Kirsty Burnett in Wellington. Participants from other agencies were from the Ministry of Finance (The Planning […]

Closed: Application for Fisheries Observers

October 14, 2020 Matelina Stuart Vacancies Fisheries Department, Jobs, Observers, Oceanic, TFD

The Tuvalu Fisheries Department will be conducting a 5 weeks Fisheries Observer Basic Training Course starting on the 23rd of November this year, 2020 and are now inviting applications from interested Tuvalu citizens. Fisheries Observers work aboard commercial fishing vessels, where they are the eyes and ears of our Tuvalu Government. They collect biological and […]