Fiji needs to scale up Tuna value-adding

2026-03-19 - 21:51

Tuna remains one of Fiji’s most valuable resources, generating billions globally, but limited value-added processing is preventing the country from fully capturing its economic benefits. Minister for Fisheries, Alitia Bainivalu, says Fiji continues to export most of its tuna in raw form for sashimi markets, instead of fully tapping into high-value products like fish oil