by Marica Vakacola | Dec 15, 2015 | Fiji Environment, Fishing
World Fisheries day is celebrated every year on November 21 throughout the world by the fisher folk communities. World Fisheries Day was celebrated on November 20th at Malolo Island Resort with the aim of creating awareness to guest and staff on the importance of...
by Marica Vakacola | Oct 26, 2015 | Conservation, Fishing, Ocean Conservation, Sustainability
The 4FJ campaign (short for – For Fiji) is designed to break through the noise about a critical issue to Fiji’s future. It aims to help people understand why the increasing loss of a prized food fish is critical to the people of Fiji. Kawakawa and Donu commonly...
by Marica Vakacola | Jul 13, 2015 | Fiji Environment, Fishing, Sustainability
“For Fiji Movement”, generally known as 4FJ, is a campaign launched in 2013 by SeaWeb Asia Pacific. It is a movement to protect our way of life. It is about protecting one of Fiji’s depleting fish stocks. Kawakawa and Donu are culturally important to the...
by Marica Vakacola | Oct 23, 2012 | Fishing, Sustainability
In its bid to promote tuna fishing as a viable investment project, Government is looking at managing the tuna sector in a more sustainable way. Ministry of Fisheries & Forestry permanent secretary Inoke Wainiqolo said that Fiji, as signatory to the United Nations...
by Emosi Lasaqa | Jun 19, 2012 | Fishing
BY EMOSI LASAQA-Mananuca Environment Society Concern over the uses of GPS fish finder by fishermen in the Mamanuca Groups of Island was raised by the staff of Castaway Island, Fiji during a ‘bati ni tanoa’ session with the Mamanuca Environment Society (MES) on...
