A new report in Fiji has found local men and women who fish for a living are being ripped off by middlemen and exporters.
It is just one of several findings from a recently released study called the 'Value Chain Analysis of the Fiji Grouper Fishery'.
Its lead author biologist,Yvonne Yjsadovy, from the University of Hong Kong has been working with the ministry studying grouper stock and economic value since 2003.
She told Koroi Hawkins they knew the stock for this commercially valuable fish was declining but this study has revealed where the fish are going and who is benefitting the most from their exploitation.
Spawning Kawaka (grouper) in Fiji. Photo: Paul McKenzie - 4FJ
