A 5- day trip to Onotoa concluded yesterday with the team from the Planning and Development Division, MFOR with a follow up discussions on fisheries projects with the Onotoa Island Council. The visit is purposely to discuss with the Mayor, Island Clerk and IDO from Onotoa on fisheries projects. The trip convened from the 5th May- 10th April, 2026 as a follow up consultation with Onotoa Island council on the new project to address the new establishment of a potential project for the Satellite fish center at Tabuarorae.

The project is part of the request to the Government to establish a new satellite center to be built at Tabuarorae village. The Ministry recognized the importance of this project in supporting livelihood diversification and providing cold storage systems to ensure safe and quality fisheries products. As part of the project, it is important to clear on the land acquisition which requires further follow with the island council. The team also has the opportunity to carry out a site visit to the proposed site, monitoring visit to the current fish center at Buraitan and follow up on the various projects implemented by the Ministry as part of the Outer island Monitoring and Evaluation work on fisheries projects. The Ministry acknowledges the support of the PROP WB for making this trip a successful for the PDD team to carry out this important assignment.