The strategy which covers 2021-2030 aims to address the issues of large-scale fishing as well as small-scale (artisanal fishers) targeting tuna to limit existing gaps.
The Director General of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Forestry, Fisheries, and Biosecurity Moses Amos said 91% of large-scale tuna vessels fishing in Vanuatu waters land their fish at overseas port and only 9% land their catch locally and they are based off in the country.
Total production for all vessels in Vanuatu waters in 2020 amounts to 8,796MT valued at 2.9billion vatu.
