by MES | Jan 13, 2009 | posts
While diving Magic Mushrooms a while ago as part of a PADI Advanced Open Water Course, we discovered a very strange looking clam,” said Will and Alex of Tokoriki Island Diving, Fishing & Excursions. They did not have a camera at that time so they missed out on the...
by MES | Jan 9, 2009 | posts
It is now the nesting season for marine turtles in the Pacific and many environment conservationists will be spending their nights on island beaches looking out for potential turtle nesters and also for hatchlings. The nesting season for these magnificent creatures...
by MES | Oct 22, 2008 | posts
Malolo Island Resort is keeping busy with its environment activities. Recent projects include coral restoration like coral planting, and restocking their house reefs with the reef builders – giant clams. The Resort is also preparing to kick-start its reef-check...
by MES | Oct 22, 2008 | posts
Finally the two year turtle conservation project for the Mamanuca group of Islands kick-started on October 15th, with Malolo Island Resort hosting the first stakeholder consultation meeting. The meeting invited participants from member resorts, the 5 village...
by MES | Oct 22, 2008 | posts
The Secretariat of the Pacific Regions Environment Programme (SPREP) has finally announced the winner of the Challengecoralreef competition. Congratulations to St Joseph’s Catholic Secondary School of Solomon Islands who scoped the overall winner prize. A lucky...
by MES | Aug 19, 2008 | posts
The staff and members of the MES were humbled on the 8th day of the 8th month of the year 2008 as they received a mammoth donation of FJ$25,000 from ANZ Bank’s Fiji leader Robert Bell. The donation will assist in sustaining projects that are currently carried out by...
by MES | Jul 25, 2008 | posts
On June 25th, representatives from NGOs and Government institutions met at USP’s Lower Campus. Organizers of the workshop, Institute of Marine Resources/USP and WWF Fiji Programme, aimed to gather all stakeholders, to put together and agree on a toolkit that would...
by MES | Jul 25, 2008 | posts
It is that time of the year when whales, particularly humpback whales, are spotted in the Pacific region. On one of our many trips to Yanuya village in the Mamanuca group of islands, onboard the Tiger IV vessel, a humpback whale was sighted. We had just passed...
by MES | Jul 25, 2008 | posts
Bird watching will be introduced to interested member resorts of MES as a totally new activity. Castaway Island Resort will be pioneering this activity. Designated staff from the resort, from the ‘activities’ department, will undergo training on the 27th and 28th of...
by MES | Jul 25, 2008 | posts
This year has been dedicated specially to our reefs worldwide. In the Pacific region, a leading organisation called SPREP (South Pacific Regional Environment Programme) has put together coral reef activities and competitions for students to participate in. One such...
