by Marica Vakacola | Oct 26, 2015 | Conservation, Fishing, Ocean Conservation, Sustainability
The 4FJ campaign (short for – For Fiji) is designed to break through the noise about a critical issue to Fiji’s future. It aims to help people understand why the increasing loss of a prized food fish is critical to the people of Fiji. Kawakawa and Donu commonly...
by Marica Vakacola | Oct 26, 2015 | Education, Fiji Environment, schools
The second week of August marked yet another successful term for the environment school program facilitated by the Mamanuca Environment Society with its six mainland schools; Viseisei Primary School, Nabila Public School, Ratu Nemani Memorial School, Vuda District...
by Marica Vakacola | Oct 26, 2015 | Education, Turtle Conservation
During the Tikina Malolo Sea Turtle Awareness workshop a program was also prepared to target the school students currently on school break in both Solevu and Yanuya village. School was an added stakeholder to the Mamanuca Sea Turtle Conservation project at the begin...
by Marica Vakacola | Aug 26, 2015 | Conservation, Turtle Conservation
Four villages in the Tikina Malolo were part of the Mamanuca Sea Turtle Conservation awareness workshop over the past four days. From the 18th to the 21st MES and its collaborative partners conducted workshops on the Turtle conservation Project that’s spear headed by...
by Marica Vakacola | Jul 13, 2015 | Fiji Environment, Fishing, Sustainability
“For Fiji Movement”, generally known as 4FJ, is a campaign launched in 2013 by SeaWeb Asia Pacific. It is a movement to protect our way of life. It is about protecting one of Fiji’s depleting fish stocks. Kawakawa and Donu are culturally important to the...
by Marica Vakacola | Jul 13, 2015 | Turtle Conservation
A turtle that was found exhausted and unable to dive was discovered by the Likuliku Activities team whilst out on a snorkelling trip at Mushroom reef on Friday 3rd July. They picked it up and brought it back to Likuliku Lagoon. After attempts to release the hawksbill...
by Marica Vakacola | Jul 13, 2015 | Turtle Conservation
As the Mamanuca Turtle Conservation Project continues, stakeholders and members are encountering turtles that are injured, weak and ill. Reports and updates have been reported to the society. This was evident on the 24th of June where a female hawksbill turtle was...
by Marica Vakacola | Jul 13, 2015 | Turtle Conservation
MES and Mana Island Resort and Spa work closely in the upkeep of the Mana Turtle Recovery pond. What began as a head start program, the Mana turtle pond in the past years have some very successful stories of turtles saved from the wild, a stint at the recovery...
by Marica Vakacola | Jul 13, 2015 | Uncategorized
In 2011, five Fiji Crested Iguana thought to be extinct from the island was discovered on Malolo Island. A fortnight ago a research team from the US discovered six more Iguanas in the dry forests of Malolo. These Iguanas’s were discovered by Kim Lovich – San...
by Marica Vakacola | Jul 13, 2015 | Iguana Conservation
On the morning of 15th May, the small village of Yanuya was abuzz with the village women hurriedly preparing breakfast for the visitors –an entourage made up by staff from National Trust of Fiji, Kula Eco Park, Nature Fiji and Mamanuca Environment Society who...
