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Seafarers, North Tarawa, Kiribati. Credit - V. Jungblut
September 2, 2022
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Plans to diversify Kiribati’s economy away from a reliance on licenses for fishing access are some way off being realized, and the island needs to keep its focus on fisheries, according to a local tuna fisherman.  Mike Tallarida, a Kiribati captain operating purse seine vessels in the Western and Central Pacific since 1995...believes the local fisheries sector can be sustained at current levels for 30 years or longer, with the right governance.

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