Papua New Guinea’s fisheries sector is responding to the demands of its global market.
Fisheries
The sky is the limit as Papua New Guinea’s remotest province sets off on a remarkable course of sustainable development.
The 28 million kina (US$12.7 million) Western Province Sustainable Aquaculture Project is the first sustainable fisheries project to be delivered in Papua New Guinea’s Western Province and it incorporates public, private and community partnerships with a strong regional development focus.
Ian Middleton, Ok Tedi Development Foundation’s CEO and a keen fisherman, describes the unique pleasure of sports fishing in Papua New Guinea’s remote Western Province.
One of Papua New Guinea’s more colourful enterprises, Mainland Holdings, operates the world’s largest saltwater crocodile farm. But, as Business Advantage discovered on a recent visit to its Lae base, that is just one business unit in a rapidly-increasing portfolio.