by MES | Nov 16, 2007 | posts
It’s breeding season for turtles once again and MES is on the look out for nesting turtles. Until recently, some islands in the Mamanucas have been confirmed as turtle nesting sites. With the help from member resorts and the local village communities, the MES was able...
by MES | Nov 16, 2007 | posts
Tavarua and Sonaisali Island Resorts have successfully completed their refresher training on best practice guidelines for water sports activities and snorkelling. Tavarua Resort had its refresher on the 23rd & 24th of September and Sonaisali Resort had its...
by MES | Nov 16, 2007 | posts
On the 13th and 14th of November, MES joined Subsurface Fiji with its 1st reef check survey for this year 2007. Team members included Harry and Taylor Koens, Victor Parr of Subsurface, Diana Nagatalevu, Seini Tawakelevu and Fesi Isimeli of MES. A total of 2 transects...
by MES | Nov 16, 2007 | posts
Castaway Island Resort is gearing for one of its major events for the year 2007. From the 17th to the 24th of November, Castaway will be hosting a kids sea camp. Attending the camp will be children and their families mainly from the United States of America....
by MES | Oct 17, 2007 | posts
MES held its Annual General Meeting on the 23rd of May 2007 at Castaway Island Resort. During the meeting, Mr. Shaw, the Chairman of the Society announced the appointment of Betani Salusalu as the new Project Manager who replaced Alifereti Qauqau.
by MES | Oct 16, 2007 | posts
Last month’s MDORCN meeting was kindly hosted by Malolo Island Resort and took place on the 18th day of September. Much was discussed and shared about the individual Operators COTs removal efforts, successes, challenges with recommendations. After the meeting, a...
by MES | Oct 15, 2007 | posts
Last month’s MDORCN meeting was kindly hosted by Malolo Island Resort and took place on the 18th day of September. Much was discussed and shared about the individual Operators COTs removal efforts, successes, challengers with recommendations. After the meeting, a...
by MES | Oct 15, 2007 | posts
For the month of September, 5 Reef Safari (Fiji) staff underwent training on guidelines for water sports activities and snorkeling. The training was held on South Sea Island (SSI) and lasted 2 days. Topics covered were basic coral reef biology, threats and pressures...
by MES | Oct 15, 2007 | posts
The Mamanuca Marine Environment School Program ended with a hearty note on the 27th of August as the class 7 students of Malolo District School were awarded with certificates in front of the whole school. MES has enjoyed working with the school in educating their...
by MES | Sep 19, 2007 | posts
The volunteers of the COTs removal programme are currently out for a well-deserved break and will return to their Raveniake base next week. They have done a commendable job in the past 2 weeks and gained much experience in removing COTs. Initial attempts at spotting...
