by Marica Vakacola | Mar 22, 2018 | Coral Conservation, Fiji Environment, Ocean Conservation
The Acanthaster planci (‘crown of thorns starfish’) is a non-invasive, naturally occurring pest that inhabits coral reefs. They are corallivores, covered in long poisonous spines that range from purplish-blue to reddish grey to green. COTS typically feed on...
by Marica Vakacola | Aug 10, 2016 | Coral Conservation, Disaster Management
MES team have been tasked to do a thorough survey on in-house reef of those interested member resorts including some snorkeling after Tropical Cyclone Winston hit Fiji. The task objective is to assess the impacts of Tropical Cyclone Winston together with the mass...
by Marica Vakacola | Mar 18, 2016 | Coral Conservation, Eco Tourism, Ozone
Coral reef perils are many, driven by overfishing, tourism, land degradation and global warming to name a few. While overfishing, tourism and land degradation occurring in the Mamanuca region can be addressed directly, addressing causes of global warming will be a...
by Marica Vakacola | Oct 26, 2015 | Coral Conservation, Education, Fiji Environment, Ocean Conservation
The Mamanuca Environment Society main objective is to promote and encourage sound environment management practices with the goal being the sustainability of the fragile marine and terrestrial environment. One of the areas the organization is spearheading is to deliver...
by Marica Vakacola | Jul 13, 2015 | Coral Conservation, Ocean Conservation
Sea Water quality is one of the driving factors for a thriving coral reef. MES conducts sea water quality tests with all its member resorts twice a year, to determine preselected parameters analysed are within acceptable levels or not. These parameters; salinity,...
by MES | Sep 15, 2014 | Coral Conservation
MES received a timely donation for the reef check survey from Russel Kelly, the author of the Indo-Pacific Coral Finder. The Indo-Pacific Coral Finder is a 34 page robust plastic book that can be used underwater (or topside), facilitates identification of 66 of the...
