Marine Protected Areas
Marine Ecology Consulting is committed to developing and encouraging Marine Protected Areas throughout the South Pacific region and working with Conservation organisations and NGO's to assist communities develop their own MPA's.
Waitabu Marine Park
The Waitabu Marine Park was established in 1998 in an agreement of over 7 Fijian communities not to fish or anchor in the 1 km of selected fringing reef.
Aside from the small tourism
business this MPA has provided a first hand example of the power of
conservation, generating larger fish catches and increased bio diversity in the
surrounding waters.
The Waitabu Marine
Park offers 2 guided tours. the "Cultural Experience Tour" with a "Bilibili"
ride (traditional raft), a guided snorkelling tour with tea and refreshments
while being serenaded by local musicians they also offer a "Backpackers Tour"
with a guided boat trip and guided snorkelling trips.
marine ecology consulting provides marine biological support for Waitabu MPA as part of its charitable community support.
FLMMA
FLMMA is the Fiji Locally Managed Marine Areas (Network).
Community-based marine conservation projects taking place in Fiji in the 1990s were so successful at integrating stakeholders into the management and monitoring of their resources that joining the Network helped catalyze the spread of the LMMA approach rapidly through the country.
The Fiji LMMA (FLMMA) Network is the first country-level network to operate independently of the overall Network. FLMMA received the prestigious 2002 Equator Initiative Award from the United Nations Development Programme, out of more than 420 total nominations and 27 finalists
marine ecology consulting is a founding member of the Executive Committee running FLMMA as part of its charitable community support.
Vuna MPA
On our most recent visit to Taveuni we have been involved in the set-up phase of a new MPA on the Southern shores of the island at Vuna.
marine ecology consulting provides marine biological support for Waitabu MPA as part of its charitable community support.
LMMA Annual Report 2006
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