Fishing hope

TOKELAU has opened its

first dried-fish processing factory on the atoll of Atafu. It makes use of two abun dant resources sunlight and the

highly-priced yellowfin tuna.

Kileva Fisheries was officially opened by the oldest woman on Atafu, 84-year-old Leuta Mamoe, on October 25. Atafu’s village council appoints families or indi viduals to fish on certain days to supply the processing centre which has a target of 1000 kilograms of fresh “wet” yellowfin a month. The dried fish will be sold in 50 gram and 100 gram packs which are shipped to Western Samoa each month for distribution to other markets. □