by Marica Vakacola | Dec 2, 2013 | Turtle Conservation
A two day workshop was organized from the 21st – 22nd November at the University of The South Pacific, Institute of Applied Science Department, where partners and stakeholders met to review the Fiji Sea Turtle Recovery Plan (FSTRP). Organized by the World Wild Life...
by Marica Vakacola | May 10, 2013 | Turtle Conservation
A baby turtle was found crawling ashore at the South Beach of Mana Island on April 1st much to the delights of the staff. For many years, there was no nesting at the Magical Man Island and the drifter was called Ratu Mana. Probably tired from years of drifting...
by Marica Vakacola | Feb 7, 2013 | Turtle Conservation
It was a lucky day for two large Hawksbill Turtles stuck in a turtle net off the coast of Viti Levu near Vuda Marina, Fiji. On December 30th, Tony Koens – director/owner of Subsurface Fiji Adventure Diving and Watersportsand his partner Carina Bjers, also with...
by Marica Vakacola | Dec 5, 2012 | Turtle Conservation
The number of sea turtles sighted in the Mamanuca Group of Islands has increased dramatically this year. And recent research in the 23 islands of the Mamanucas has also shown a major change in the nesting behaviour of these magnificent creatures. The traditional...
by Marica Vakacola | Dec 5, 2012 | Turtle Conservation
June 29, 2012 was a very exciting day on Castaway Island, Fiji. We celebrated with our friends from the Mamanuca Environment Society the completion of their turtle project by releasing 3 turtles from the shores of Castaway back into their natural habitat. The release...
by Marica Vakacola | Dec 5, 2012 | Turtle Conservation
The impressive Mamanuca Group of Islands – a mix of tiny flat atolls, mainly small hilly islands rising from palm-fringed crescents of gorgeous white-sand beaches in the Western side of Fiji offers many of the world’s rarest experience. From the romantic sunset...
