Fiji’s leading company for Coastal and Marine Ecology Assessments
Marine Ecology Consulting and Helen Sykes have partnered with leading NGO and conservation bodies to publish many papers and reports.
Below is a selection of the most recent. Many can be downloaded from their respective pages, but if not, please contact Marine Ecology Consulting
Helen Sykes, Marita Manley and Sangeeta Mangubhai have just finished the report on the “Contribution of Marine Conservation Agreements to Biodiversity Protection, Fisheries Management and Sustainable Financing in Fiji.”
The report, published by WCS Fiji, documents the degree and scale to which Marine Conservation Agreements (MCAs) are being used in coastal waters in Fiji. The study focuses on partnerships involving local communities and the tourism sector.Read More
An 8 day marine biological baseline survey was conducted by Vatuvara Foundation and the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) from 8-16 May, 2017. The expedition was the first systematic effort to document the marine environments of Kaibu, Yacata, Vatuvara, Kanacea and Adavaci islands in the Northern Lau Group.
Helen Sykes, principal of Marine Ecology Consulting, was a contributor to this excellent report by Hugh Govan for The Initiative for the Protection and Management of Coral Reefs in the Pacific (CRISP).
This report assesses the overall state of conservation in the Pacific Islands region of Oceania, that is, the 21 countries and territories covered by SPREP plus Pitcairn Island.
BlueStar Coral Reef Friendly Tourism
“Promoting, Protecting and Improving Marine Tourism in the South Pacific”
“A Cause for Optimism”: Identification of threats and resiliency on Pacific Reefs through establishment of a long term reef monitoring network in Fiji: The Fiji Coral Reef Monitoring Network (FCRMN).
Helen R Sykes and Edward R Lovell
“Sacred Water”; 10 years of community managed marine protection supported by ecotourism-based income generation at Waitabu Marine Park, Fiji Islands
Helen Sykes and Chinnamma Reddy, Marine Ecology Consulting, Fiji
COMPONENT 2A – Project 2A2 – Knowledge, monitoring, management and beneficial use of coral reef ecosystems
