22 Jan 2019

Pacific fisheries leadership training underway in Fiji

3:42 pm on 22 January 2019

A scheme to raise the quality of leadership in the Pacific's fishery sector is underway in Nadi this week.

Tuna on the deck of a Pacific fishing vessel.

Tuna on the deck of a Pacific fishing vessel. Photo: RNZI/Giff Johnson

The Pacific Fisheries Leadership Programme aims to improve the quality and diversity of leadership, management and cooperation across Pacific fisheries.

Over the next five years 125 current and emerging leaders in the Pacific Island fisheries sector will participate in the programme.

It's funded by New Zealand and delivered by several regional agencies and the University of Queensland.

Get the RNZ app

for ad-free news and current affairs