Status and potential of locally-managed marine areas in the South Pacific: meeting nature conservation and sustainable livelihood targets through wide-spread implementation of LMMAs
I would like to thank you for answering our questionnaires regarding the Socio-economic value of the shark-diving industry in Fiji. I would also like to thank you for granting us access to interview your costumers during our survey last year.
Helen Sykes of Marine Ecology is featured in Air Pacific’s in-flight magazine (pp36-39 Islands Vol 1, 2012), Reef Secret: Why Fiji offers some of the world’s best diving, by Susan Eames
Susan starts with
“Not all tropical reefs are created equal. Some seem to burgeon with life while others look bare. There are numerous seasons why, but before we get on to the technical aspects, let’s talk about reproduction…”
ATTORNEY-GENERAL Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum told guests last night at the launch of a locally shot shark conservation documentary, Shark Hope, that it would greatly assist government in its decisions on future policies regarding sharks.
Mr Sayed-Khaiyum recommended the documentary to guests because it would provide them with a lot of information on the issue of shark conservation. …
Fiji Shark Awareness Campaign at the 2nd Fiji Conservation Science Forum
Helen Sykes presented the Fiji Shark Awareness Campaign at the 2nd Fiji Conservation Science Forum on Thursday 14th September 2011.
Sharks have roamed our oceans since before the time of dinosaurs, but their long reign at the top of the ocean food chain may be ending. Overfishing has devastated shark populations around the globe and numerous studies have documented significant declines.
Fiji Shark Defenders is an offshoot of the globally renowned Shark Defenders and is dedicated to conducting shark conservation awareness in Fiji to protect these magnificent animals that play an important role in our marine ecosystems, our way of life and our Pacific culture. …
CORAL, working in partnership with the Pew Environment Group and the Fijian Ministry of Fisheries, is raising awareness for shark protection in Fiji through an exciting shark conservation campaign.
The campaign’s objective is to create a Fijian National Shark Sanctuary that would
prohibit the commercial fishing of sharks throughout the entirety of the Fijian exclusive economic zone;
prohibit the import and export of shark products in Fiji;
prohibit the sale of shark products within Fiji;
allow recreational catch and release of sharks; and
allow the incidental, artisanal catch of sharks by citizens of Fiji, assuming the subsequent shark or shark products are not sold.
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