Moor is Better
October, 2018: The Mieco Beach Yacht Club began working on a mooring project for Enemanet and Eneko Islands in Majuro in 2006. Twelve years later the moorings are still well-maintained and used by yacht club members, thereby saving the precious reefs from anchor damage. Back in the day, we created a powerpoint and showed Read More
Presidents of the Marshall Islands
On January 6, 2020 David Kabua was elected President of the Marshall Islands. If you would prefer a digital copy of the Presidents of the Marshall islands, here you go: Late Iroojlaplap and President Amata Kabua 1979-1996Late Iroojlaplap and President Imata Kabua 1997-2000President Kessai H. Note (first commoner to be president) 2000-2008Late President Litokwa Tomeing Read More
Smoked Fish
Smoked Fish Smoked fish makes a wonderful appetizer. These photos show slices of sailfish, but almost any fish can be smoked. 1 pound fish (The fish needs to be extremely cold. Pictured is sailfish, which is a high quality billfish.) Thinly slice the cold fish and place on smoker rack. Place wood chips in smoker Read More
Rise: From One Island to Another
The website 350.org has an enormous new poem/video on climate change that features the Marshall Islands’ Kathy Jetñil-Kijiner and Greenland’s Aka Niviâna. Here’s their description of the piece of visual and audio art: Watch this poetic expedition between two islanders, one from the Marshall Islands and one from Kalaallit Nunaat (Greenland), connecting their realities of Read More
Susan Makes a Mat
Expert weaver Susan Jieta very kindly made a ‘jainai’ (fresh coconut frond mat) and allowed me to photograph the steps she took to create this natural fiber mat that can be used for sitting on for using as a place to store goods. The whole process took over three hours, which included just a few Read More
Tide Table
This US bar/restaurant style venue has long been a popular spot for locals and tourists. The menu is extensive, but specialties are the burgers and fish ‘n chips. The soups are also usually very good. The Tide Table has theme nights, including Mexican on Tuesdays. The eatery is also used once a month by the Read More
Yacht Club Radio Nets
The Mieco Beach Yacht Club in Majuro hosts two radio networks: A VHF net Monday to Saturday mornings on Channel 71 at 7:30am and an HF net seven days a week on frequency 6.224 at 7:45am. Both nets have different volunteer net controllers each day. The purpose of the nets is to make sure everyone Read More
Jemo Island Photos
Check out my new page under atolls: Jemo Island. Here’s the link: https://www.infomarshallislands.com/jemo-island/ Thanks to Nicky deBrum of Likiep and Majuro I have finally … after about 10 years … been given photos of Jemo Island, which is near Likiep. The island is uninhabited, but the folk from Likiep regularly visit to harvest food. As it’s Read More
Ship Grounded on Taka Atoll
January 4, 2019: The commercial fishing vessel, the Ou Ya Leng No. 6, ran aground at remote Taka Atoll in the north of the Marshall Islands on January 3. According to Kenneth Kramer of the local company PII, on Friday they deployed two tugs to the atoll to “assess the situtation” while they await the Read More
WorldTeach Team Welcomed
Note September 20, 2022: The WorldTeach program is currently “paused”. A new group of WorldTeach volunteers enjoyed a day at Eneko Island Sunday thanks to a group effort by members of the Mieco Beach Yacht Club. WorldTeach is a Harvard University-based program that has been sending teachers to the Marshall Islands since 2002. As usual, Read More
