Location
SPREP LIBRARY
Publisher
Coral Cay Conservation Ltd
Publication Year:
2001
Publication Place
Suva, Fiji
Physical Description:
14 p. ; 29 cn
Call Number
574.92 HAR [EL]
VF 6862 [EL]
Collection
Material Type
Language
English
Record ID:
34066
Legacy PEIN ID:
74067
General Notes
Also available electronically|SLIC also hold a copy of the report summary at VF 6862
Subject Heading(s)
Coral reef - Conservation - Mamanuca - Fiji islands
Marine resources - Mamanuca - Fiji islands
Protected areas
Protected areas - Oceania
Protected areas - Management
Reserves
Reserves - Oceania - Pacific
Abstract
The coastal zone of Fiji (which includes seagrass beds, mangroves and coral reefs) is threatened by a number of factors, for example pollution following land-use conversion and over-fishing. Localised anthropogenic threats have been exacerbated by storm damage, outbreaks of the coral eating crown-of-thorns starfish and coral bleaching events. For example, most areas of Fiji, including the reefs of the Mamanuca Islands, suffered from a mass coral bleaching event in early 2000. Marine reserves are currently limited and expansion of this network requires additional data and conservation education. The aim of the pilot project of the MCRCP was to initiate a programme of surveys, training and conservation education to assess the status of local reefs and improve environmental awareness amongst neighbouring communities.
Location
SPREP LIBRARY
Publisher
Coral Cay Conservation Ltd
Publication Year:
2001
Publication Place
Suva, Fiji
Physical Description:
14 p. ; 29 cn
Call Number
574.92 HAR [EL]
VF 6862 [EL]
Collection
Material Type
Language
English
Record ID:
34066
Legacy PEIN ID:
74067
General Notes
Also available electronically|SLIC also hold a copy of the report summary at VF 6862
Record Created: 20-Nov-2007
Record Modified: 16-Dec-2020