SPC Fisheries Education and Training Information Bulletin #19 - February 2003 1

FeaturesTraining in tuna handling, grading and

seafood safety p. 2

USP Post Harvest Fisheries Activities p. 4

Certificate in Seafood Technology p. 5

Approved course for thermal processing

of low-acid foods p. 5

SPC FisheriesTraining activitiesSeaweed farming training workshop p. 6

Training Section launches new training video p. 6First national seaweed training workshop

held in Solomon Islands 20-28 November 2002p. 7

In Brief p. 10

Around the trainingand education centresPole and Line Fishing Vessel Sea Safety

Training in Solomon Islands p. 12

First trial for Class 6 Master/Engineer

course in Yap p. 14

Postgraduate Training at the CRC Reef

Research Centre p. 14

New Zealand School of Fisheries Statutory

Marine Certificate Courses for 2003 p. 15

Seafood Training Australia - A career as

a Fisheries Officer p. 17

National Training Calendar – First

semester 2003 p. 18

List of maritime and fisheries training

institutions in the Pacific Islands p. 19

T RAININGFisheries Education and

Number 19 — February 2003

Editor:Editor:Editor:Editor:Editor: Michel Blanc, Fisheries Education and Training Adviser, Training Section, SPC, BP D5, 98848 Noumea Cedex, New Caledonia (Phone: +687 262000;Fax:+687263818; E-mail:MichelBl@spc.int).Website: http://www.spc.int/ Production:Production:Production:Production:Production: Training Section, SPC. Printed with financial assistance from thePrinted with financial assistance from thePrinted with financial assistance from thePrinted with financial assistance from thePrinted with financial assistance from theGovernment of France and Australia.Government of France and Australia.Government of France and Australia.Government of France and Australia.Government of France and Australia.

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Welcome to the Fisheries Education and Training bulletin.

The previous issue covered new training opportunities in thearea of fisheries resource management. This issue focuses onrecent training developments in seafood safety and quality, atopic of direct interest to our readers from the fishing industryand the national Competent Authorities.

As usual, your bulletin is reporting on the activities of theFisheries Training Section and various fisheries schools, colleg-es and institutes. An interesting addition is the list of contacts fortraining providers in SPC member countries and territories. Werely on you to keep this list up-to-date, and welcome your articlefor the next issue.

Bonne lecture!Michel Blanc

Editorial

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Training in tuna handling, grading and seafood safety

In the absence of a dedicated Post-Harvest FisheriesSection, the SPC Coastal Fisheries Programme is commit-ted to filling the region’s training needs in the key area ofseafood quality and safety. Similar efforts are being made,in parallel, and often collaboratively, by USP’s MarineStudies Programme.

During the second semester of 2002, the Fisheries Train-ing Section provided post-harvest training assistance to anumber of member countries. Section staff were directlyinvolved in the running of workshopson tuna handling (Cook Islands andPalau) and tuna grading (Samoa, CookIslands and Palau), while seafood ex-perts were contracted to provide sea-food safety/HACCP training assist-ance in Fiji Islands, Palau, SolomonIslands and Cook Islands.

• In Samoa, a tuna grading work-shop followed an initial train-ing in December 2000, whenAlbert Petersen, a professional grader from FijiIslands, trained staff of local tuna export compa-nies. High staff turnovers resulted in a request fromthe Samoa Fisheries Divi-sion for a second workshop,which was run by Sectionstaff in July 2002. Theworkshop included a class-room session followed bypractical grading demon-strations at the various ex-port companies. The lec-ture was attended by 24trainees from the main sea-food exporters in Samoa(Apia Export Fish Packers,Tradewinds Fish Co., CJExports, Albacorp Fish Co.,and Riverside Marine), as well as seven staff fromthe Samoa Fisheries Division. The follow-up, on-site grading sessions were attended by approxi-mately 35 additional persons.

• In Cook Islands, three workshops were run back toback, in August. The first workshop targeted 12

outer islands trainees who attended a month-longtraining programme on tuna longlining conductedby SPC’s Fisheries Development Officer, WilliamSokimi. The tuna handling workshop was the firstcomponent of this training and was aimed at mak-ing these prospective crew members proficient intuna handling. The workshop had a positive im-pact on trainees, because William later reportedthat trainees demonstrated excellent handling prac-tices during longline trips. The second workshop

included tuna grading as well as tunahandling. It was attended by 10 rep-resentatives from existing and pro-spective fish export companies (Lat-itude 22 Fisheries Ltd, Taio Ship-ping, Cooper’s, Brent Fisher’s andBrett Porter’s). Grading practicals atLatitude 22 followed the morningclassroom session. A third workshopon tuna handling was attended bynine local fishers interested in tar-geting large tunas around FADS, and

using fish export companies to sell their catch onthe lucrative overseas sashimi markets.

• SPC’s Fisheries TrainingAdviser was in Palau in Octoberconducting workshops that werepart of a longer tuna longliningtraining programme implement-ed by the Fisheries DevelopmentSection. Two, one-day workshopswere run, the first one on tunahandling (14 trainees from vari-ous states and some tourist oper-ators), and the second on tunagrading for 10 trainees from var-ious companies and governmentdepartments.

• A grant from Taiwan/ROC (USD 25,000) fundedthe organisation of several in-country USFDA/HACCP courses. Palau was the first country toreceive assistance in August through the visit by aseafood specialist from New Zealand (FranciscoBlaha). The course, based on the US AFDO/ Sea-food Alliance curriculum, was attended by six

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local seafood processors, four staff from the De-partment of Public Health and two staff from theBureau of Marine Resources. The course in FijiIslands was jointly organised by the SPC’s Train-ing Section and USP’s Marine Studies Programme.A consultant to SPC, Cushla Hogarth from NewZealand, and Tony Chamberlain (USP) taughtHACCP principles to 30 members of the localfishing industry and two staff from Fiji FisheriesDivision. In September, another seafood expert,Nigel Harris, travelled to Solomon Islands to runtwo HACCP courses, one in Honiara for 28 partic-ipants from the local industry and the other in Noro(Western Province) for 10 staff of the canneryowned by Soltai Fishing and Processing Co. InNovember, Charles Daxboeck, a Canadian expertbased in Tahiti, conducted one HACCP course in

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Rarotonga. Participants included staff from vari-ous fish export companies, the Health Depart-ment and the Ministry of Marine Resources. As afollow-up to the course, Charles has providedadvisory services to several exporters and re-viewed the proposed Cook Islands HACCP legis-lation.

In 2003, the Section will continue to be active in the areaof seafood quality and safety. A number of requests fortraining assistance have been received, which shouldresult in a series of in-country workshops. In December2002, a funding proposal was submitted to Taiwan/ROC.If approved, more expert assistance will be provided toseafood companies and national Competent Authorities inthe region. This will complement the work carried out byUSP under EU- and FAO-funded programmes.[All photos taken by Michel Blanc]

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Pacific Island exports of fisheries products to majormarkets such as the United States and the EuropeanUnion continue to increase. It is critical that nationalfood safety management systems encompass the re-quirements of Hazard Analysis and Critical ControlPoints (HACCP) for fishery products. However, recentaudits in some Pacific Island countries by European fishinspectors and US Association of Food and Drug Offi-cials (AFDO) Inspectors indicate there is still work to bedone to meet international requirements. The Universityof the South Pacific (USP) — under mandate to providecost-effective, sustainable training and education at alllevels to the region — and endorsement from Heads ofFisheries (HOF) Meetings and CROP Marine SectorWorking Group Meetings is making steps to provideregional training for industry and government:

• 26-30 August 2002. A USP/SPC HACCP work-shop based on the US AFDO/Seafood Alliancecurriculum was conducted for Fiji at USP’s MarineStudies Center by Tony Chamberlain and CushlaHogarth for 30 participants from fish exportingbusinesses, 2 from Fiji’s Fisheries Division and 5from regional organisations. The workshops alsoassisted in updating fish exporter HACCP plans.

• Various External Food Safety Audits have beenconducted on fish and food factories in Fiji Islandsby Tony Chamberlain (registered QSA).

• 11-15 November 2002. Tony Chamberlain was en-gaged as a Temporary World Health Organization(WHO) Adviser at the WHO/FAO/SPC Pacific Is-lands Food Safety and Quality Consultation. One of therecommendations of this consultation was to supporttraining, education, social marketing and advocacystrategies that enhance food safety and quality.

• 15 November 2002. USP’s Marine Studies Centerachieved Center and Training Registration withthe Royal Institute of Public Health (RIPH CenterNumber 1955) for the following internationallyrecognised RIPH courses:1 Foundation Certificate in Food Hygiene

and Safety2 Intermediate Certificate in Food Hygiene

and Safety3 Intermediate Certificate in Applied HAC-

CP Principles4 Advanced Diploma in Food Hygiene and

Safety

USP Post Harvest Fisheries Activities

5 Advanced Diploma in Applied HACCPPrinciples

It is anticipated that USP will commence some of theseprogrammes in June 2003.• 2-6 December 2002. A USP/HACCP workshop based

on the US AFDO/Seafood Alliance curriculum wasconducted for Fiji Islands and Tonga at USP’s MarineStudies Center by Tony Chamberlain and GabrielVictor Titili for 21 participants from fish and foodindustries, health inspectors, Fiji School of Medicine,and staff from the Colonial War Memorial Hospital.

• Over the next two years Tony Chamberlain willwork part time on an FAO project on HACCP-based fish inspection systems in the South Pacific(Fiji Islands, Tonga, Palau and Marshall Islands).The first output of this project will be a three-week,sub-regional workshop at USP’s Marine StudiesCentre for fish/food inspectors. This will be fol-lowed with four national workshops and variousother activities such as legislation strengthening,and food safety legislation for fishery products.

• USP’s Marine Studies Center is actively seekinginvolvement to carry out training for the EU project,“Strengthening fishery products health conditionsin ACP/OCT countries”. This five-year programmebegan in December 2002, and aims to developsustainable legal, institutional, resource and finan-cial structures for inspection and control of thehealth conditions for the fishery sector.

At the community level, the USP/Canada-South Pacific OceanDevelopment Program (C-SPODP) Post Harvest Fisheries De-velopment Project was completed in January 2003, althoughthere have been two major self-funded spin-off activities:

• Four sea plant utilisation workshops have beenconducted at USP’s Marine Studies Center andvarious Fijian villages under funding from Cana-da, UNDP and ECOWOMEN.

• The International Ocean Institute (IOI) and FAO arefunding a two-year programme for the Ministries ofeducation in Fiji Islands, Tuvalu and Kiribati toprovide seafood school books developed under USP–CSPODP Post Harvest Fisheries DevelopmentProject and training. This project began in January2003 with a sub-regional workshop for 200 schoolteachers at USP’s Marine Studies Center.

SPC Fisheries Education and Training Information Bulletin #19 - February 2003 5FEATURES

Looking for a career in the seafood industry?

The Certificate in Seafood Technology course for 2003will run from on Monday, 3 March through 27 June.

The Certificate in Seafood Technology is an introductoryprogramme designed to provide you with a solid back-ground for entry into the seafood industry, either in a sea-going role or in a shore-based processing plant. You willlearn basic sea safety skills, processing technology, andseafood science, which have with a deliberately broadfocus. The programme provides core skills for entry intoone of a number of industry sectors, including catching,processing, retailing and aquaculture.

This programme has been designed in conjunction withrepresentatives of all the major industry sectors and pro-vides a good opportunity for students to gain full-timework. You will have the opportunity to apply the practicalskills you learned during the four weeks of work experi-ence in your chosen industry sector.

Much of the programme content is unit standard-basedand builds toward the National Certificate L2 Processing

Certificate in Seafood Technology - March 2003

or the National Certificate L2 Seafood Vessel Opera-tions. Where students can gain appropriate practicalskills during their work placement they may achieve oneor other of these qualifications.

The Treaty of Waitangi Fisheries Commission offers anumber of scholarships to support students taking thecourse. If you think you are eligible, contact Lisa Rakurakuat the Commission at (04) 499 5199.

For more information on the Certificate in Seafood Tech-nology course, contact:

Neil WilsonNew Zealand School of FisheriesTel : 03 546 2477Fax : 03 546 2456Or write to

Course CoordinatorCertificate in Seafood TechnologyNew Zealand School of FisheriesNelson Marlborough Institute of TechnologyPrivate bag 19, Nelson, New Zealand

Food Science Australia - Approved course for thermal processing of low-acid foods

This course, approved by the Australian Quarantine andInspection Service (AQIS), will provide participants withthe necessary skills to design a safe and commerciallyviable thermal schedule for the processing of low-acidfood products in hermetically sealed packaging.

The course involves four days of lectures on thermalprocessing, practical heat penetration work, process cal-culations, tutorials and preparation for exams. Two exam-inations will be given on the fifth day, which will covertheory and practical thermal calculations. Participantswho successfully pass the examination will be authorisedto submit new thermal process schedules for approval byAQIS.

Course contents:

Module 1: Microbiology of cannery operationsModule 2: Thermal processing concepts

Module 3: Heat resistance of microorganismsModule 4: The Trapezoidal integration methodModule 5: Mathematics of heat transferModule 6: The Gillespy methodModule 7: Calculations for non-scheduled processesModule 8: Retorting and over-pressureModule 9: Packaging systems for heat processed foodsModule 10: Hazard analysis for heat processed foodsModule 11: Options for minimally processed foods

For more information please contact:

Murray BrownManager – Professional Development & InformationFood Science AustraliaPrivate Bag 16Werribee, Victoria, Australia 3030Tel: +61 3 9731 3281Fax: +61 3 9731 3366www.foodscience.afisc.csiro.au

SPC Fisheries Education and Training Information Bulletin #19 - February 20036

SPC FISHERIES TRAININGACTIVITIES

Seaweed farming training workshop

Solomon Islanders will venture into seaweed farmingfollowing a first-ever training workshop in Gizo in No-vember 2002.

Twenty-three trainers and provincial fisheries officersattended the workshop, which was facilitated by theSecretariat of the Pacific Community.

Synder Rini, Solomon Islands Minister for Planning, toldparticipants that the workshop was designed to equipfisheries officers and trainers with skills in seaweed cul-ture, and enable them to train others in this field.

“There are less opportunities to generate income, so mostcoastal communities are relying on inshore resources togenerate income to meet basic needs such as payingschool fees, buying clothes and other basic needs,” hesaid.

Rini stated that the government recognises the importanceof inshore resources and aquaculture both as a manage-ment tool and an alternative income source. “As a result,my government has a strong policy to promote aquacul-ture and encourages coastal communities’ participation inaquaculture activities,” the minister stated. Rini said that

participants have an important task, training communi-ties so they can participate in aquaculture activities. Hesaid that the Pacific has a potential for aquaculturedevelopment, but observed that, “This development canonly be achieved through cooperation with other organ-isations such as SPC and NGOs”. He also stated thataquaculture development requires support from finan-cial agents and institutions and of course from the gov-ernment.

Rini observed that collaboration and mutual understand-ing were crucial if Solomon Islands is to be competitivewith other countries, involved in aquaculture.

SPC’s Aquaculture Adviser, Ben Ponia, said that seaweedfarming is a high priority for SPC, which will continue toprovide institutional support to Solomon Islands.

The workshop was funded by the European Union, andtrainers included Ben Ponia and Rory Stewart, manager ofthe Rural Fishing Enterprise Project.

Resource personnel included Ledua Esaroma from FijiIslands and Kamatie Kautu from Kiribati.

The workshop was officially opened in Honiara, withpractical sessions held in near by Rarumana.

The Fisheries Training Section has produced a new train-ing video, entitled “Grow Seaweed, “Grow Your OwnMoney”. Using the remaining funds from a Taiwan/ROC-funded aquaculture project, the Section hired a videoproduction company in Kiribati (Nei Tabera Ni Kai videounit) to produce a video on seaweed farming.

The video uses a humorous style to promote seaweedfarming as a new cash crop for fishers and farmers in ruralcoastal areas. The new video is now available for distribu-tion. It will complement a more technical video beingproduced by USP.

SPC’s Fisheries Training Sectionlaunches new training video

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Introduction

Seaweed farming requires low capital inputs and simpletechnology. It is a prospective cash crop for coastal ruralcommunities and has proved to be a viable alternative totraditional export products, such as copra.

Given these attributes, the 1st SPC Aquaculture Meet-ing identified seaweed as one of the high prioritycommodities for the Pacific region. Solomon Islands isone of the countries that could potentially be a majorproducer of seaweed.

Seaweed farming developments in Solomon IslandsSeaweed farming trials in Solomon Islands began in 1989through the British Overseas Development Agency (ODA).Experimental trials were established at Vona Vona lagoonand Rarumana village. The initial results were promising,with 10 metric tonnes produced. However, after the CoastalBiological Company ceased its operations in 1991 theproject had to be terminated.

The seaweed (Kappaphycus species) is commonly knownin the industry as eucheuma or cottoni. Farms are made upof lines strung between stakes in shallow reef areas, or onfloating rafts and longlines in deeper lagoon areas. Sea-weed cuttings are simply tied and left to grow until harvestsix weeks later. Seedstock is obtained from a small portionof the harvest retained.

Unlike many of the region’s fisheries products, theexport market demand for seaweed is guaranteed. Thecarrageen from the sun-dried seaweed extract is utilisedin a wide variety of food and pharmaceutical products.World production, mostly from Southeast Asia, is about150,000 dry tonnes.

In the Pacific, seaweed farming is well established inKiribati, with production around 1000 dry tonnes perannum, and has been re-established in Fiji Islands, withannual production peaking at 700 dry tonnes. Around1500 rural households are engaged in farming, providingcash-in-the-hand to meet basic financial obligations suchas school fees, church donations and communal activities.

In 1999 the Solomon Islands fisheries department beganto revive interest in seaweed farming, but this was disrupt-

First national seaweed training workshop held in Solomon Islands20–28 November 2002

ed by the ethnic crisis. By 2002 the European Unionfunded Rural Fishing Enterprise Project (RFEP) becameinvolved. The RFEP project manager, Rory Stewart, hadpreviously worked with seaweed farming in Kiribati.The RFEP and the Solomons fisheries department estab-lished pilot farms in Langalanga, Malaita Province, andRarumana, Gizo Province.

The successful establishment of trial farms in Langalangaand Rarumana caused widespread interest at local andnational levels. SPC was approached to assist the SolomonIslands government with a national workshop that wouldprovide the relevant training to extend seaweed farming toall provinces. The planning and logistics was coordinatedthrough an organising committee comprising Mr AlexMeloty, fisheries department, Mr Rory Stewart, RFEP,and Mr Ben Ponia, SPC. Funding for the workshop wasprovided by SPC and RFEP.

Arrangements for the seaweed workshop

Mr Ledua Esaroma was the workshop trainer. He was oneof the main proponents behind the rejuvenation of sea-weed farming in Fiji Islands and is the agent for FMCBioPolymer, the sole buyer of seaweed in Fiji.

Mr Kamati Kautu from the Kiribati fisheries departmentwas also recruited as a resource person for the workshop.Kamati has first-hand knowledge of the seaweed farmingindustry in the Kiribati through his duties as a seaweedextension officer.

The core trainees for the workshop were fisheries officersfrom the Solomon Islands national fisheries departmentand the provincial fisheries departments. Whilst mostwere novices in seaweed farming there were a few rela-tively experienced participants who had been involved inthe recent phase of pilot farms or through training spon-sored under the FAO SPADP program several years ago.

Ms Jane Bagita, an observer from the Milne Bay fisher-ies department in Papua New Guinea, was also invited.Papua New Guinea has a tremendous potential for sea-weed farming and the Solomons workshop was a goodopportunity for Jane to assess the applicability of sea-weed farming for her country and perhaps champion itscause in the future.

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Rarumana Island, where the fieldwork took place, islocated about 40 minutes boat ride from the township ofGizo. Numerous plots of seaweed had been established ina back-reef area about two kilometres away from thevillage and covering an area stretching maybe a halfkilometre. It was estimated that there were about 6000lines in total. Since the activity had started (about fourmonths earlier) the farms had harvested about 3.6 tonnesof dry product (about 30 tonnes wet weight). About 2tonnes was produced by a single person. The enthusiasmof the village host as well the scenic setting of Rarumanalagoon was a great working environment.

Conclusion

By the end of the workshop the participants had beenguided through all aspects of seaweed farming, includ-ing methods for site selection, farming materials selec-tion, preparation of farming materials, setting up testplots, predator identification and control, harvesting anddrying, moisture testing, storage, marketing, farm man-agement, farm modelling and monitoring. A more de-tailed account of daily activities, extracted from MrEsaroma’s report, is appended.

This trip also assisted in formulating national targets forthe industry. The aim is to produce 80 dry tonnes permonth and the involvement of 500 families within a four-year time span. The current phase of expanding seaweedproduction will also lead to the first export of a containerload, possibly within the next six months. FMC BioPoly-mer, one of the main buyers of seaweed, is negotiatingwith the Solomon Islands government to buy the seaweedat a set price until the country reaches a certain tonnage,after which the producers can bargain on prices.

The roles of SPC and the European Union RFEP werediscussed during the post-workshop meetings, to ensurethat follow-on support is provided. The two agencies haveresources to provide much of the necessary technical andfunding assistance for the initial growth stages until sea-weed farming reaches a critical mass where private sectorled development can be sustained. The European Unionhas committed funding for seaweed developments untilDecember 2003. There are positive signals that after thisit will fund a five-year project, similar to the assistancethat was provided to establish the industry in Kiribati.

On a regional level, the seaweed development in SolomonIslands is an important step towards the regional target of

at least 10,000 tonnes per annum. This quantity is re-quired to justify a regional processing plant that willprovide value adding opportunities to improve the prof-itability for farmers.

Daily schedule of activities

Day one (20/11/2002)

The Honourable Minister for Fisheries, Mr Nelson Kile,opened the workshop on 20 November 2002. The openingsession was held at the Forum Fisheries Agency confer-ence centre and attended by 38 fisheries officers. Mr Kilereminded the officers of the economic crisis faced by thecountry and the importance of promoting seaweed farm-ing as an export commodity.

After the official opening, the trainer provided a briefoverview of seaweed farming in the region and stressed tothe participants the importance of hands-on and practicalexperience. The participants were told that 95 per cent ofthe workshop time would be devoted to fieldwork andpractical training.

Day two (21/11/2002)

In the morning the participants flew to Gizo, WesternProvince, for the practical component of the workshop.The group was accorded a ceremony of welcome by theDeputy Premier of the Western Province government.

Day three (22/11/2002)

On the third day, we travelled by boat to Rarumana villagefor a field visit. In addition to the 27 fisheries officers,representatives from WWF, WorldFish Center and theSeventh-day Adventist Church travelled with us to Raru-mana. Again the elders of Rarumana community accordedus a ceremony of welcome. There were 68 people fromaround Rarumana at the workshop.

Topics covered during the practical sessions were siteselection, methods of farming, preparation of farmingmaterials and the use of loops versus raffia. The partici-pants returned to Gizo in the afternoon.

Day four (23/11/2002)

It was another boat trip in the morning to Rarumana.Participants were taught methods of line preparation,

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planting of seaweed, sizes of propagules, diseases, pred-ators and farm management methodologies. This wasanother busy day, with 98 people attending the workshop.

Day five (24/11/2002)

Since Sunday was taboo day in Solomon Islands, theparticipants left Gizo and were taken by boat to MusatupaAtoll to watch the seaweed training videos. The Kiribativideo was produced by SPC and the University of theSouth Pacific produced the Fiji video.

Day six (25/11/2002)

This was the last field day at Rarumana. The participantstook part in setting up farms using new and old off-bottommethods. They also participated in drying seaweed andtesting of moisture content. Participants looked at sea-weed shrinkage during drying, transportation of plantingmaterials and were taught methods of storing dry sea-

weeds. At 3:30 p.m. the Rarumana community put on afarewell ceremony, which was attended by 102 people.

Day seven (26/11/2002)

The participants traveled by plane back to Honiara for thewrap-up and closing.

Day eight (27/11/2002)

The participants went through farm modelling, econom-ics, data recording, data analysis for management pur-poses and a wrap-up on technical issues. The SPC Aqua-culture Adviser and the EC Resident Adviser were invit-ed to give closing remarks before the Honourable Min-ister for National Planning and Development officiallyclosed the workshop.

Day nine (28/11/2002)Provincial officers returned to their respective bases.

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• Ian Cartwright, ex-Forum Fisheries Agency Dep-uty Director and now a fisheries consultant basedin Launceston, Tasmania, completed the externalreview of the SPC/ Nelson Polytechnic fisheriesofficers course. Since 1979, nearly 300 PacificIsland fisheries staff have attended the course. Ianheld discussions with staff of both SPC CoastalFisheries Programme staff and New Zealand Schoolof Fisheries staff. Ian also visited Papua NewGuinea, Solomon Islands, Fiji Islands, Tonga andNiue. Past trainees as well as fisheries administra-tions in other countries and territories were con-sulted through questionnaires. The review reportwill be tabled at the 2003Heads of Fisheries meet-ing, along with a revised course outline beingdeveloped by SPC. The new version of the Nelsoncourse will be offered early in 2004, provided newfunding is secured.

• A training video on tuna loining will be availablefor distribution early in 2003. The footage for thevideo was filmed during a workshop in Fiji in1999. Since then the number of loining operations,mainly for albacore tunas, has increased followingthe success of Tahitian companies. This videoprovides a step-by-step demonstration of the “hang-ing technique”, and should fill a training gap. Itwill be available in both French and English.

• A two-week organisational and financial man-agement workshop will be run for the Palau Fed-eration of Fishing Associations (PFFA) in Febru-ary 2003 funded by New Zealand and SPC. Anenterprise management specialist will travel toKoror to train PFFA board members, as well asmanagers of state cooperatives.

• In October 2002, two instructors from the Solo-mon Islands School of Fisheries and MaritimeStudies travelled to Noro, in the Western Prov-ince, to train 170 pole-and-line vessel crew insafety-at-sea. This massive training programme,sponsored by SPC, took almost a month to com-plete and combined on-board and classroomtrainng. A second training session was held inDecember 2002, which trained the remaining 200crew from what is one of the largest fishingcompanies in the Pacific. On completion of thetraining participants received a Basic Sea Safety

IN BRIEFcertificate, which is mandatory under SolomonIslands legislation.

• Michael Quadina, skipper at the Nauru Fisher-ies and Marine Resources Authority and ex-SPC/Nelson course student, received a spon-sorship from S¨PC’s Training Section to sit theClass 6 Master/Engineer certificate in Fiji. Withhis ticket on hand, Michael will become skip-per on Nauru’s first super-alia, which was re-cently purchased from Samoa.

• At the time this issue went to press, the TrainingSection was about to secure funding from NZAIDfor a pilot programme targeting fishing vesselengineers. The five–week course will run frommid-2003 onwards and will cover fishing vesselspecific engineering skills (e.g. refrigeration, hy-draulic and electrical systems). No doubt thistraining will attract strong interest from PacificIsland fishing companies. A couple of seats willalso be ear-marked, for capacity building purpos-es, to engineering instructors from the region.More on this training programme in the next issueof this bulletin.

• The Section is seeking funds from a regionaldonor for the continuation of the successfulSPC/Australian Fisheries Academy TraineeshipProgramme for Pacific Island fishers (1999 and2001). A proposal for the third commercialfishing skippers course has also been preparedand submitted.

• Training Section staff are finalising the develop-ment of new educational materials. Bycatch is-sues in pelagic longlining need to be tackled in aproactive manner, which requires training andraising awareness of longline vessel crew in theregion. A series of turtle bycatch materials wasreleased; in early 2003; including guidelines onhow to release hooked turtles.The materials (whichincludes posters, laminated cards and stickers)will be sent to fisheries administrations and fish-ing companies, in both English and French speak-ing countries and territories. This will be fol-lowed by the production of some turtle identifica-tion cards, similar in format to the popular LiveReef Fish cards. Later in 2003, the bycatch aware-

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Guidelines on releasing hooked turtlesGuidelines on releasing hooked turtlesGuidelines on releasing hooked turtlesGuidelines on releasing hooked turtlesGuidelines on releasing hooked turtles

ness workshop materials developed for use inHawaii will be adapted to the western and centralPacific tuna longline fishery, and distributed tothe region’s fisheries training institutions.

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STCW regulations are in place in Solomon Islands tocover fishing vessels and merchant ships. In order tocomply with these, a basic sea safety training programmehas been held at Soltai fishing and processing ltd in theWestern Province, Solomon Islands. The training wasconducted by lecturers ofthe Solomon IslandsSchool of Marine andFisheries Studies whileSPC provided the neces-sary funding assistance tobring the lecturers fromHoniara and purchase thesafety equipment usedduring the courses.

This safety training pro-gramme was held in twostages in November andDecember 2002 andproved highly successfulin the training of 363 crewwho had previously re-ceived little or no mari-time training and the majority of whom had a low leveleducational background.

The content of each course was based on the Basic SeaSafety Certificate developed by the Fisheries TrainingSection of SPC to meet the requirements of crews workingonboard small-to-medium size vessels in Pacific Islandcountries and territories.

The course was practical in content and comprised threemain modules:

1) Basic First Aid, which covered the fundamentalprinciples of first aid and their practical applicationonboard a fishing vessel.

2) Sea Safety and Survival, which comprised groupdiscussions, lectures and videos followed by prac-tical demonstrations on how to deal with hypother-mia, the correct use of safety equipment such asflares, EPIRBs, lifejackets, radios, the prevention

of accidents, in-water survival, life raft drills, ves-sel abandonment techniques, coast guard proce-dures and other rescue services.

3) Fire Fighting, which was aimed at demonstratingthe importance of havingthe correct fire fightingequipment onboard thecompany vessels.

These modules provedhighly successful in thepractical training to a ba-sic level, in an easily un-derstandable format forcrew members. The mostencouraging aspect wasthe improved attitude tosafety by crew memberswhose previous lack ofknowledge was obvious-ly a danger to themselvesand others. The correctfire fighting equipment is

now onboard vessels, lifejackets are no longer consideredto be only useful as pillows, and flares not something to bestolen for use as fireworks on New Years Eve.

Soltai Fishing and Processing Ltd. operates a fleet of 12pole–and–line fishing vessels catching skipjack and yel-lowfin tuna for processing in the cannery and arabushifactories at the companies shorebase in Noro, WesternProvince. The cannery supplies domestic and regionalmarkets with high quality canned tuna whilethe arabushiis exported to Japanese markets. The company is 100%Solomon Islands owned and employs 99% of SolomonIslanders in the 800-strong workforce.

The company would like to extend its gratitude to the SPCFisheries Training Section for their assistance in theessential area of sea safety.

Pole–and–Line Fishing Vessel Sea Safety Training in Solomon Islands

One group of trainees duringOne group of trainees duringOne group of trainees duringOne group of trainees duringOne group of trainees duringthe Sea Safety Course at Soltaithe Sea Safety Course at Soltaithe Sea Safety Course at Soltaithe Sea Safety Course at Soltaithe Sea Safety Course at Soltai

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Jumping into the water with a life jacketJumping into the water with a life jacketJumping into the water with a life jacketJumping into the water with a life jacketJumping into the water with a life jacket

Life rafts used forLife rafts used forLife rafts used forLife rafts used forLife rafts used fordemonstration purposesdemonstration purposesdemonstration purposesdemonstration purposesdemonstration purposes

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The Fisheries and Maritime Institute (FMI) has intro-duced the next stage of its training programme. Beginning3 June 2002, the Class 6 Master/Engineer course wasintroduced, the highest grade offered thus far. Next yearFMI will offer Class 5 Master and Class 5 Engineercourses, the next highest course in its programme.

This Class 6M/E course was opened on 3 June 2002 andwill continue until mid–September. It is the first trial forFMI to deliver this course, and the first time for theinstructors as well. Instructors at FMI have been upgradedby SPC’s Regional Maritime Programme and are improv-ing their teaching skills, on the job, with Japanese expertsserving as mentors.

The Class 6 Master/Engineer course covers the followingfive subjects: 1) Nautical knowledge, 2) Engineeringknowledge, 3) Basic Radar operation, 4) Radio telephonyand 5) Advanced fishing techniques. Basic radar opera-tion is divided into four parts: radar basics, display setup,radar plotting and collision avoidance. Radio telephonycovers: Global Maritime Distress and Safety System

First trial for Class 6 Master/Engineer course in Yap

(GMDSS), ship and coast stations, distress and urgencycommunication, digital selective cally (DSC), Emer-gency Position Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB),Search and Rescue Transporter (SART), radio telepho-ny and marine radio communication equipment. Ad-vanced fishing techniques consists of two parts: 1) thetheory of fish behaviour, fishing gear, instrument, ma-chinery, fisheries resources and financial management;and 2) practical fishing techniques on gillnet fishing,dipnet fishing and longline fishing. This module orig-inated at FMI, and is four weeks long.

Eighteen students attended the course: 14 from Yap, 2from Chuuk, and 2 from Kosrae; all completed the Re-stricted Class 6 or Watchkeeping Rating Deck/Enginecourse. After three and a half months of training, they willhave the opportunity to go for sea service, in order to getthe qualifications they need for licensing as Class 6Masters/Engineers. This is the lowest license in the chainand is mainly for fisherman in the domestic trade, allow-ing the operation of a boat up to 24 meters within 200nautical miles of the Federated States of Micronesia.

Postgraduate Training at the CRC Reef Research Centre

Education is an integral part of the activities of the Coop-erative Research Centre for the Great Barrier Reef WorldHeritage Area (CRC Reef Research Centre) because manyinnovative research results arise through the activities ofpostgraduate students. Students undertake both basic re-search and applied research tasks that contribute to thestrategic development of policy or industry practices.

The program’s emphasis is on research training, throughthe provision of stipends and support for postgraduates.CRC Reef Research Centre currently supports more than70 postgraduate students.

The Centre offers student scholarships for targeted re-search projects, grants, student research support, andopportunities to undertake additional training. For exam-ple, Centre postgraduates are offered training opportuni-ties in leadership and career development, project man-agement, media skills, conflict resolution and science

writing in addition to their postgraduate research pro-gram.Career development and workplace training

The CRC Reef Research Centre Education Program offersstudents many opportunities for career development, whichcan enhance their chances of obtaining employment.Workshops include Dealing with the Media, Career De-velopment and Leadership, and Science Business Fusion.

CRC Reef Research Centre has also developed an Indus-try Placement Program for its postgraduate students. Thisprogram aims to improve linkages between research insti-tutions and industry, and provides students with skills thatwill enhance their employability and encourage innova-tive thinking. The program assists students in arrangingshort-term (generally two months) paid or voluntary po-sitions with private firms or government organisations.The CRC Reef Research Centre offers many opportunitiesfor students to become involved in the Centre manage-

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New Zealand School of FisheriesStatutory Marine Certificate Courses for 2003

Enrolments and enquires

Be sure to enrol early, as the courses offered at the NewZealand School of Fisheries are subject to sufficientnumbers of students. Complete details for attending theschool and sitting for the Maritime Safety Authorityexaminations can be obtained from the school’s office.

Applications to sit for the Maritime Safety Authority examsmust reach the Principal Examiner for Masters and Mates atleast 21 days before the beginning of the course. In order foryour seatime to be checked and verified in sufficient time,it is advisable to submit your seatime to the Maritime SafetyAuthority before you attend any of our courses. Proof ofseatime and other details should be sent to:Maritime Safety AuthorityPO Box 27-006Wellington, New ZealandPhone: +04 473 0111Fax: +04 494 1263Freephone number: 0508 22 55 22

Special note for DSS/DSM/NZOM/Marine Engineer Class4 candidates regarding modular courses: these coursesmay now be taken in two or more parts. Please contact theschool for details.

Local Launch Operator3 weeks 3 days block. Seatime requirements: 6 months;minimum age: 18.

Course dates:A 10.02.03 Exam Week 03.03.03B 28.04.03 Exam Week 19.05.03C 16.06.03 Exam Week 07.07.03D 08.09.03 Exam Week 29.09.03E 10.11.03 Exam Week 01.12.03

Inshore Launchmaster3 weeks and 3 days block. Seatime requirement: 18months, minimum age: 18. Course fees and dates are thesame as for The Local Launch operator, as both courses arerun together.The Maritime Safety Authority also requires a course inRestricted Radar for this certificate. The fees for thecourse are quoted separately in this brochure.

New Zealand Offshore Watchkeeper (NZOW)Nine week block. Seatime required: 2 years; minimumage: 18. Must hold either ADHF or ILM. Required ancil-lary certificates: RRTOC, First Aid, Restricted Radar,Basic Firefighting, Survival.Course dates:A 10.02.03 Exam Week: 07.04.03B 08.09.03 Exam Week: 20.10.03

New Zealand Offshore Master (NZOM)13 week block. Seatime requirements, 3 years; minimumage; 19. Must have 18 months qualifying seatime from dateof issue of ILM (or equivalent). Must also have six months

ment. A number of Centre committees include studentrepresentatives, and serving on these committees allowsstudents to gain an understanding of meeting and deci-sion-making processes. Students are also invited to be-come involved in planning “student research day”, whichfamiliarises them with the organisational skills needed torun a successful conference.

Academic training

The CRC Reef Research Centre assists students in acquiringthe academic skills necessary to complete their researchdegrees, by sponsoring placements in courses such as scien-

tific writing, GIS and statistics. In addition, the PostgraduateStudent Coordinator provides academic mentoring.

For general enquiries please contact info@crcreef.com

For technical enquiries please contact ourwebmaster@crcreef.com

Contact:G. Robin SouthDirector, International Ocean Institute – AustraliaPO Box 1539TownsvilleQueensland 4810AustraliaE-mail: robin.south@impac.org.au

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of watchkeeping. Required ancillary certificates: GRTOC,First Aid, Restricted Radar, Basic Firefighting, Survival.Course dates:A 10.02.03 Exam Week 05.05.03

New Zealand Coastal Master Upgrade (NZCM-NZOM)4 week block. six months watchkeeping required whileholding NZCM. Required ancillary: GRTOC and currentFirst Aid (fees extra).Course dates :A 31.03.03 Exam Week 12.05.03

Mate Deep Sea Fishing VesselSeatime requirements: 12 months qualifying seatime whileholding a NZOM/NZOW (or equivalent).Course dates:A 10.02.03 Exam Week A to be advised

Master Deep Sea Fishing VesselSeatime requirements: 12 months qualifying seatime whileholding a Mate Deep Sea Fishing Vessel (or equivalent).Course dates:A 17.03.03 Exam Week A To be advised

Restricted Radar1 week course. Seatime requirements: 12 monthsCourse dates:A 10.03.03 Exam 14.03.03B 17. 03.03 Exam 21.03.03C 26.05.03 Exam 30.05.03D 14.07.03 Exam 18.07.03E 06.10;03 Exam 10.10.03F 13.10.03 Exam 17.10. 03G 08.12.03 Exam 12.12.03

Advanced Deckhand Fishing (ADF)3 weeks plus 2 days, includes 2 day survival courseSeatime requirements: 12 months; minimum age: 16Course dates:A 10.02.03 Exam Week 24.02.03B 28.04.03 Exam Week 12.05.03C 11.08.03 Exam Week 25.08.03D 20.10.03 Exam Week 03.11.03

Marine Engineer Class 61 wk course; minimum age: 18. Requirements: 2 yearsengineering seatime on commercial vessels, of which notless than 1 year on diesel engines.Course dates:A 10.02.03 Exam 17.02.03

B 28.04.03 Exam 05.05.03C 16.06.03 Exam 23.06.03D 08.09.03 Exam 15.09.03E 10.11.03 Exam 17.11.03First Aid (extra if required)

Marine Engineer Class 52 week course, plus exams. Please contact school fordetails.

Marine Engineer Class 3 and 4Please contact school for details.

Basic Firefighting1 week courseThe course is held at the Nelson Fire Service Headquar-ters, St Vincent Street, Nelson.Course dates:A 27.01.03B 03.03.03C 03.05.03D 25.07.03E 04.11.03

Advanced Firefighting1 week course held at the Nelson Fire Service Headquar-ters, St Vincent Street, Nelson.Requirement: Must have completed Basic FirefightingCourse.Course dates:A 13.01.03B 14.03.03C 30.06.03D14.09.03E 21.11.03GMDSS

Outside enrolments limited.Requirement: Must hold Restricted Radio Telephone Op-erator CertificateCourse dates:A 17.02.03B 07.04.03C 07.07.03E 04.08.03F 15.09.03G 10.11.03

Marine Engineering Short Courses1. Marine hydraulics

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Fisheries Officers, sometimes called Fisheries Compli-ance Officers, are responsible for the proper management,conservation and preservation of the fishing resources ineach State/Territory of Australia, by ensuring they are notendangered or over-exploited.

The duties of Fisheries Officers vary greatly across theStates. The type of work that they do often depends on thesize and type of commercial fishing and aquacultureindustries in their district. These officers may also serve asfisheries observers on naval patrol boats or they may beresponsible for wildlife protection.

In some States, these officers are also responsible forenforcing the laws relating to boating in marine parks andprotected zones.

What sort of tasks do they perform?

• Patrol and investigate waterways for unlawful fish-ing activities &/or the removal of protected marinelife, and to enforce relevant laws and regulations

• Inspect fishing vessels, fishing gear and processingenterprises to ensure compliance ??Liaise with in-dustry on fishing regulations and licence renewals

• Check that fish are sold through legal markets andthat fish markets do not sell undersize fish

• Investigate and report on alleged breaches of leg-islation and provide evidence in court ??Promote& provide education on fisheries resource man-agement programs & policies.

More senior fisheries officers, such as supervising ordistrict fisheries officers and fisheries managers, will alsobe responsible for supervising and coaching other staffand representing their organisation at public and govern-ment events and activities.

Qualifications

Vocational qualifications in fisheries compliance are avail-able from Certificate III to Diploma. The wide range ofelectives within each qualification means that every qual-ification can be designed to meet the particular needs andinterests of employers and trainees.

Some states and territories may have traineeships infisheries compliance. Formore details, contact Sea-food Training Australia or your local Industry Train-ing Advisory Body.

SEAFOOD TRAINING AUSTRALIAPO BOX 533, CURTIN ACT 2605TEL. 02 6281 0383FX. 02 6281 0438Ph: 1300 733 037

Seafood Training Australia – A career as a Fisheries Officer

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2. Refrigeration for fishing vessels3. Marine electrical systems4. Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs)Duration 1-3 days – contact the school for further details

GRTOC is run separately as part of the NZOM.

Enquires and enrolments should be directed to:NZ School of Fisheries, NMIT, Private Bag 19, NelsonPhone: +03 546 2477Fax: +03 546 2456E-mail: fisheries@nmit.ac.nz

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National Training Calendar / First semester 2003

Training Provider Course Duration Commencing Safety Certificate Fee: Vt 8,000

2 weeks 13/01/2003 10/02/2003 10/03/2003 07/04/2003 05/05/2003 02/06/2003 30/06/2003

Advanced Fire Fighting: Fee: Vt 5,000

4 days 24/02/2003 24/03/2003 21/04/2003

Proficiency in Survival Craft: Fee: Vt 5,000

4 days 03/03/2003 31/03/2003 28/04/2003

Deck Watch Rating: Fee: Vt 16,000

4 weeks 13/01/2003 03/03/2003

Preparatory Skills: No fee for students attending Masters and Engineers programs. Other Students Fee Vt. 8,000

2 weeks 13/01/2003 17/03/2003 09/06/2003

* Master <20GT: Fee: Vt 16,000

4 weeks 27/01/2003 23/06/2003

* Master <200GT: Fee: Vt 40,000

10 weeks 31/03/2003

Marine Radio Communications: Fee: Vt 3,200

4 days 24/02/2003 09/06/2003 21/07/2003

Vanuatu Maritime College

* Engineer<75kW: Fee: Vt 16,000

4 weeks 27/01/2003 23/06/2003

* Engineer<300kW: Fee: Vt 40,000

10 weeks 31/03/2003

Overseas Ratings: Fee: Vt 56,000

16 weeks 03/02/2003 13/05/2003 18/08/2003

Class 5 Master 17 weeks 24/02/2003 Safety Certificate 3 weeks 03/02/2003 Safety Certificate 3 weeks 28/04/2003 Safety Certificate 7 weeks 09/06/2003 Basic Maritime and Fisheries 21 weeks 24/03/2003 Class 3 Engineer 22 weeks 03/02/2003 Class 5 Engineer (M2) 12 weeks 03/02/2003 Class 6 Restricted Master/Eng 8 weeks 05/05/2003 Navigational Aids Program 3 weeks 10/02/2003

Solomon Islands College of Higher Education

Navigational Aids Program 3 weeks 09/06/2003

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There are 12 maritime and fisheries training institutions in the Pacific Islands, two of which have separate fisheriestraining schools. Any queries about training programs should be directed to the head of the school.

• FSM Fisheries & Maritime InstitutePO Box 159Kolonia, PohnpeiFederated States of MicronesiaPhone: + 691 3202480

+ 691 3202481Fax: +691 3202479http://www.comfsm.fmMatthias Ewarmai, Director:Phone: + 691 3505244,Fax : +691 3505245,E-mail: Matthiase@mail.fmAugusto Sanemai, Recruiting Officer

• Fiji Institute of Technology, School of MaritimeStudies

PO Box 3722Samabula, SuvaFIJIPhone: +679 331-5115Fax: +679 331-5614E-mail: Tkevueli@fit.ac.fjKevueli Tavainavesi, Head of School

• Ecole de Formation et d’Apprentissage MaritimeBP 901498715 PapeetePolynésie FrançaisePhone: +689 439872Fax: +689 410716E-mail: efam-tahiti@mail.pf

• Maritime Training CentrePO Box 511BetioTarawaKiribatiPhone: + 686 26152

+686 26086Fax: +686 26561

+686 26242E-mail: mtctrw@tskl.net.ki

• Fisheries Training CentrePO Box 295BikenibeuTarawaKiribatiPhone: +686 28507Fax: +686 28506

+686 28713E-mail: FTC@TSKL.NET.KICaptain Kabureua, Principal

• Fisheries and Nautical Training CentrePO Box 860Majuro 96960Marshall IslandsPhone: +692 6257449

+692 6253262Fax: +692 6255447E-mail: rmifntc@ntamar.comLarry Muller, Principal, RMI Fisheries and Nauti-cal Training Centre

• Ecole des Métiers de la MerB.P. 3638 Avenue J. CookQuai des pêches98845 NouméaNouvelle-CalédoniePhone: +687 287863Fax: +687 274754

+687 272667E-mail: emm@offratel.ncChristian Blanchard, Directeur

• PNG Maritime College,P.O. Box 1040MadangPapua New GuineaPhone: +675 8522615Fax: +675 8523113E-mail: dharrod@global.net.pgDavid Harrod, Principal

LIST OF MARITIME AND FISHERIES TRAININGINSTITUTIONS IN THE PACIFIC ISLANDS

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• National Fisheries CollegePO Box 239KaviengNew Ireland KaviengPapua New GuineaPhone: +675 9842266

+675 9842187Fax: 675 9842343John Kasu, Principal (NFC)Phone: +675 9841248E-mail: johnkasu@daltron.com.pg

• Samoa PolytechnicSchool of Maritime Trainingsc/o PO Box 861VaivaseApiaSamoaPhone: +685 21428 or +685 42840Fax: +685 25489 or +685 25092E-mail: sp@sampol.edu.wswww.sampol.edu.ws

• School of Marine and Fisheries StudiesPO Box R113HoniaraSolomon IslandsPhone: +677 30686Fax: +677 30390Starling Daefa, Head of School

• Tonga Maritime Polytechnic InstitutePO Box 485Nuku’alofaTongaPhone: +676 22667

+676 21009Fax: +676 24334E-mail: tist1uf@kalianet.to‘Uhila-moe-langi Fasi, Principal

• Tuvalu Maritime Training InstituteAmatukuPrivate Mail BagAmatuku, FunafutiTuvaluPhone: +688 20849Fax: +688 20855E-mail: tmti@tuvalu.tv

• Vanuatu Maritime CollegePO Box 20Luganville, SantoVanuatuPhone : +678 36547Fax : +678 36154E-mail: martrain@vanuatu.com.vu

LIST OF MARITIME AND FISHERIES TRAINING INSTITUTIONS IN THE PACIFIC ISLANDS

PIMRIS is a joint project of four international organisationsconcerned with fisheries and marine resource developmentin the Pacific Islands region. The project is executed by theSecretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC), the SouthPacific Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA), the University ofthe South Pacific's Pacific Information Centre (USP-PIC),and the South Pacific Applied Geoscience Commission(SOPAC). This bulletin is produced by SPC as part of itscommitment to PIMRIS. The aim of PIMRIS is to improve

the availability of information on marine resources to usersin the region, so as to support their rational developmentand management. PIMRIS activities include: collection,cataloguing and archiving of technical documents, espe-cially ephemera (‘grey literature’); evaluation, repackag-ing and dissemination of information; provision of litera-ture searches, question-and-answer services and biblio-graphic support; and assistance with the development of in-country reference collections and databases on marineresources.

Pacific Islands MarineResources Information System