by Marica Vakacola | Jul 13, 2015 | Ocean Conservation, World Ocean Day
The Ocean Is The Heart Of Our Planet Six mainland schools that are part of the Mamanuca Environment Society School Program celebrated World Environment Day and World Ocean Day. The celebration began on the 5th of June with Vuda District School kicking off the...
by Marica Vakacola | May 11, 2015 | Education, Ocean Conservation, Site Inspections, Stakeholders
April marked the start of a very hectic month for Mamanuca Environment Society (MES). It marked the start of Reef check and Site inspection which involves the 11 member resorts under MES. These are two of the ongoing projects that MES facilitates with its member...
by Marica Vakacola | Mar 1, 2015 | Ocean Conservation
Mamanuca Resorts celebrate World Fisheries Day The World Fisheries Day celebration serves as an important reminder that we must focus on changing the way the world manages global fisheries to ensure sustainable stocks and healthy ocean ecosystem. World Fisheries Day...
by Marica Vakacola | Nov 4, 2014 | Ocean Conservation, Turtle Conservation
Marine turtles play a major role in the local village community as a totem and provide an environmental marketing tool with which resorts attract tourists. However, they are being over exploited for traditional use in the Mamanuca Group and the Fiji Islands in...
by Marica Vakacola | Nov 4, 2014 | Ocean Conservation
Water quality is one of the essential constituents to a thriving healthy reef. It also affects human health either directly or indirectly. MES conducts sea sampling around member resort properties twice a year in May and October representing summer and winter seasons...
by Marica Vakacola | Nov 4, 2014 | Ocean Conservation
The Fiji Locally Managed Marine Area Network will conduct its first Western Division on the 4th -5th of November at Nawaka Village in Nadi. The meeting will be attended by District representatives, partner organizations including both government and non- government...
