### [2026-05-16](/feed/2026/05/16/index.md)

##### Solomon Islands
# Solomon Islands reinstates a ban on dolphin exports two days after its repeal, citing concerns over the country's fisheries standards and tuna export industry. 




### Sources:

1. [AFP via ''The Manila Times](https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/05/19/world/asia-oceania/solomon-islands-names-china-critic-to-govt-bans-dolphin-trade/2346010)
2. [RNZ](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/pacific/595545/solomon-islands-pm-smacks-down-secret-reinstatement-of-live-dolphin-exports)

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