Location
SPREP LIBRARY
Publisher
Department of Fisheries
Publication Year:
2005
Publication Place
Suva, Fiji
Physical Description:
15 p.
Call Number
[EL]
Collection
Material Type
Language
English
Record ID:
36077
Legacy PEIN ID:
76080
General Notes
Available online
Available online
Subject Heading(s)
Live rock - Assessment - Fiji
Marine resources - Assessment - Fiji
Protected areas - Oceania
Protected areas - Management
Marine resource
Marine resource management
Marine resources - Pacific - Oceania
Protected areas
Marine resources - Fiji - Kalokolevu
Fiji
Abstract
Vatukarasa lies within the province of Nadroga, Navosa and Tikina (district) of Conua. It is situated along the Coral Coast, which is on the Southwestern side of Viti Levu, the largest island of Fiji. According to the 1996 census, Vatukarasa village had a total population of 275 people with 39 households. Data collected in 2002 by Bureau of Statistics showed that the current population is around 450 people with 74 families. The villagers rely on subsistence farming of crops (cassava, taro, taro leaves, fruit) and livestock (cows, pigs, chicken) as well as fishing (fin-fish, sea urchins, octopus, shellfish) for daily sustenance. Farming is done mainly by men and fishing by both men and women. Men usually spear fish on the reef crest while women and children fish on the reef flat and inner lagoon using their hands and hand-lines.
Location
SPREP LIBRARY
Publisher
Department of Fisheries
Publication Year:
2005
Publication Place
Suva, Fiji
Physical Description:
15 p.
Call Number
[EL]
Collection
Material Type
Language
English
Record ID:
36077
Legacy PEIN ID:
76080
General Notes
Available online
Record Created: 15-Oct-2009
Record Modified: 23-Feb-2021