by Emosi Lasaqa | Aug 29, 2012 | Iguana Conservation
They are probably the most famous Iguanas in the Pacific. Meet Malolo and Likuliku, the two Fiji crested iguanas at the magical Likuliku Lagoon Resort in the Mamanuca Group of islands. In a haven of subtle luxury, embraced by the renowned warmth of its workers, the...
by Emosi Lasaqa | Aug 29, 2012 | Coral Conservation
WHILE tourists lay lazily on the beach in a typical sunny day at Mana Island Resort, four divers and a photographer were busy at work beneath the waves of the North Beach. On the ocean floor about eight meters deep lay seven tables-full of live corals, most was...
by Emosi Lasaqa | Aug 15, 2012 | Turtle Conservation
FIVE Hawksbill turtles were released off Vio Island in Lautoka during the Crest Chicken Agriculture show as part of the Mamanuca Environment Society and Ministry of Fisheries and Forest’s Ridge to Reef program. Three were released on Friday 10, August by the Minister...
by Emosi Lasaqa | Aug 15, 2012 | Sustainability
Fiji is working on a Tuna Management Plan to manage and conserve its tuna stock as some species are on the verge of being overfished. Consultation work on this plan has been making its rounds with stakeholders and consultations have looked at issues pertaining to the...
by Emosi Lasaqa | Aug 15, 2012 | Shark Conservation
Call for better monitoring of sharks The vulnerability of shark species and their depleting status in the region has become an area of priority analysis for Fiji and the Oceania Fisheries Programme( OFP).. Stock assessments of the status of silky shark and oceanic...
