Fiji Blue Economy — Sustainable Tuna & Cold Chain
MSC-certified tuna fleet upgrade and cold-chain export hub protecting Pacific fish stocks and island food security.
Executive Summary
Modernisation of a Fijian pole-and-line and longline tuna fleet paired with a new blast-freezing and cold-chain export hub in Suva. The platform shifts volume from unregulated transshipment to certified sustainable catch, securing premium EU and Japanese export pricing while safeguarding domestic food security allocations.
Investment Thesis
- Pacific tuna stocks face overfishing pressure; certified sustainable supply commands a 22–30% price premium.
- New cold-chain hub cuts post-catch spoilage from 19% to under 6%.
- Blended concessional tranche from a Pacific climate facility lowers weighted cost of capital.
Use of Funds
Financial Snapshot
Transaction Structure
USD 28M senior debt, USD 6M concessional climate-facility tranche, USD 4M sponsor equity. Deal Room slice in senior debt.
Risk & Mitigation
- · Fish stock migration variability
- · Fuel price exposure
- · Export market access disruption
- Multi-species licence diversifies catch composition
- Fuel-price hedge on 60% of consumption
- Diversified export markets across EU, Japan, and domestic retail
Timeline & Milestones
- 2025 Q2MSC pre-assessment completed
- 2025 Q4Concessional tranche committed
- 2026 Q1Senior debt syndication opened
- 2026 Q3Financial close
- 2027 Q3Cold-chain hub commissioning
Sponsor
Pacific Reef Fisheries Group
Pacific Reef Fisheries Group is a Fiji-based fishing and seafood export operator with 19 years of regional operations and existing EU export certification.
ESG & Impact
- MSC chain-of-custody certification target
- Domestic food-security catch-share protection of 15%
- Community observer program on all vessels
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