Perspective

PCE Process in Perspective

For every 20 tons of solid and liquid waste processed by the PCE Process per day: Garbage generated by approximately 8,000 people will be diverted from landfills and put into productive use; Electricity for between 5,000 to 8,000 people will have been generated as a result; Eight tons of inert carbon, a natural resource, will have been created for indus try; 11 tons of coal will not have to have been burned to create electricity; or, 7,000 litres of fuel oil will not have to have been burned to create electricity; and, Greenhouse gas emissions such as car bon dioxide will have been reduced by as much as 80 per cent No harmful or toxic by-products will have been created Everything in the waste stream will have been either recycled or put to good use. ■

Regional anglers to take

on “All-Mike” fishing

tournament

THE Marshalls Billfish Club is set to host its seventh Annual Mobil All- Micronesia Fishing Tournament from Sep tember 3 to 6.

The “All-Mike”, as it is commonly referred to, is Micronesia’s longest running and most prestigious regional fishing tour nament, annually bringing together teams from all comers of the region, including Kiribati, Kosrae, Pohnpei, Chuuk, Guam, the Northern Marianas, Palau, Naum, and the Marshalls.

Recognised for its uniqueness and its ability to unite anglers from all over the region, the tournament receives strong backing from Mobil Oil Micronesia, its major sponsor.

Team Deloitte and Touche Saipan swept last year’s tournament, taking the presti gious All-Mike away from two-time defending champions Team Palau.

This year, however, the Marshalls Bill fish Club is anticipating an even more exciting tournament, as a large number of teams have committed to participating.

Further, the Marshalls Billfish Club has increased the stakes by guaranteeing cash prizes totalling US$9OOO: US$5OOO for the visiting team which catches the biggest fish of the tournament (for off-island teams only), US$3OOO or the team which breaks the current tournament record for biggest billfish, and US$5OO, US$3OO, and US$2OO for the first, second and third place teams respectively.

“A visiting team can walk away with US$9,OOO by catching a fish which is heav ier than 360 pounds and which is also the biggest fish of the tournament - and by tak ing the first, second and third place titles,” says Edward Bigler, the Marshalls Billfish Qub president.

The current billfish record was set in the 1995 All-Mike when Team Palau, led by Palau’s vice president Tommy Remengesau Jr., reeled in a 360 pound Pacific Blue Marlin.

This record, however, is not expected to stand after this year. ■