Fishermen Need Sustainable Knowledge to Protect Parrot Fish
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU ONE of the reasons for the failure of protecting the Solomon Islands’ pristine coral reefs is the lack of providing education or awareness to coastal communities on the fisheries laws and regulations, regarding the importance and benefits…
Guadalcanal Fisherman Concern on the Recurrence of Dynamite-Fishing Practices
BY JOHN CHRISMA UNIDENTIFIED fishermen sighted on outboard motors are continuing with the use of improvised dynamite explosives to kill schools of fish for easy harvesting along the coastal waters of North-West Guadalcanal, according to a rural fisherman from Aruligho,…
Piggery Owner at Henderson Horrified Over Eight Legged Pig
BY JOHN CHRISMA EIGHT-legged pigs are a rarity, but recently a Malaitan farmer was shocked when her sow gave birth to an eight-legged female piglet in her piggery farm at Henderson, East of Honiara. The woman piggery owner and farmer…
Sea Level Rise Takes its Toll on Pipisu, West Are’are
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU THE impact of sea level rise remains a major concern for many coastal communities and low-lying atolls across the country. One of the worst affected regions when it comes to global warming is West Are’are in the…
From the Sea to the Market – How a Fisherman Earns his Living
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU SINCE leaving formal employment in 2003, Michael Sanga, 46, from the atoll island of Liu Nasi, Lau in north Malaita, is now a regular face at Honiara’s fish market. When he’s at the market, he stands behind…