Tuna accounts for nearly all of the national fisheries production and exports from the Republic of the Marshall Islands. Most tuna caught in the waters surrounding this chain of coral islands and atolls in the Central Pacific Ocean derives from industrial offshore fishing, particularly purse seine fishing.
Most tuna is transshipped in the port of Majuro, the capital of the Marshall Islands, to other regions for processing. Yet, increased catches have not translated into domestic growth in the post-harvest and processing sector.
In close collaboration with the Marshall Islands Marine Resources Authority, FISH4ACP is supporting the Marshall Islands in making its tuna sector more sustainable and in strengthening its position as a hub for tuna landings with a view to bolster economic growth and local employment, while safeguarding the environment.
FISH4ACP is working to expand post-harvest and value-addition activities, promoting the use of renewable energies and facilitating access to export markets, set to reach USD 55 million in ten years, in a bid to improve local food security and employment opportunities, while safeguarding fish stocks and reducing the environmental footprint of the tuna purse seine sector.
Photos
Helping the Marshall Islands to make more out of tuna
19/01/2022
FISH4ACP aims to support the development of the tuna sector in the Marshall Islands to increase employment opportunities and trade while reducing social...
Videos
Marshall Islands – Making more out of tuna
21/07/2021
“A lot of graduates out there don't come back home,” says Jojo Kramer of Pacific International Inc, working in the tuna industry on the Marshall...
Stories
Four Betters in action: How the Marshall Islands is strengthening its tuna sector
12/08/2025
The 2nd National Ocean Symposium focused on ocean conservation and sustainable fisheries development is taking place this week in Majuro,...
Publications
FISH4ACP Marshall Islands
23/09/2022
Fact sheet on FISH4ACP support to the Marshall Islands in making its tuna sector more sustainable and in strengthening its position as a hub for tuna...