Nauru fisheries

It has been given $US8 million which the secretary for the Department of Environmental Management and Agriculture Berilyn Jeremiah calls a milestone achievement for Nauru in terms of climate resilience.

Jeremiah said it would allow the island to solve issues in the coastal fisheries and aquaculture sector and improve food security, nutrition and ecosystem health.

The project components include strengthened policy and planning strategies, together with increased technical abilities of civil servants and communities through awareness raising campaigns.

Dowiyogo walked away with cash prize of $5,000.

The challenging marlin fishing competition dubbed the Minister's Cup was held from Monday November 13 to Saturday November 20.

The competition that has been running for a number of years now has not produced a winner for many months because of the boats not being able to register a marlin catch weighing 100kg or more.

Other winners of the day's national trolling competition included:

Tuna category single heaviest

1. BJ Scotty - 22.4kg tuna