Noro, Solomon Islands

For other uses of "Noro", see Noro (disambiguation).
Noro
Town
Noro in the Solomon Islands
Noro in the Solomon Islands
Noro, Solomon Islands
Coordinates: 8°13′S 157°13′E / 8.217°S 157.217°E / -8.217; 157.217
town Noro, islands Kohinggo, Kauvi and Vonavona and the Kula Gulf, Munda Airport in South (photo from ISS)

Noro is a town in the Solomon Islands, in the Western Province. It has about 5000 inhabitants. It has a cannery, which was owned by Taiyo Fisheries until 2001 and is now owned by SolTuna.[1] [2]

SolTuna is majority-owned and controlled (51.5%) by Tri-Oceanic Overseas Holdings, LLC (“TOOH”), an affiliate of Tri Marine (“Tri Marine” or the “Group”), which consists of a group of 41 privately held entities that together, comprise one of the largest global tuna supply companies in the world. The other shareholders of the Company are Solomon Islands National Provident Fund (31.4%), Investment Corporation of Solomon Islands Limited (9.3%) and Provincial Executive of the Western Province (7.8%). [2]

  1. ^ Stanley, David (2004). Moon Handbooks South Pacific. Avalon Travel Publishing. p. 975. ISBN 1-56691-411-6. Retrieved May 12, 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Disclosure - Home".