Location
SPREP LIBRARY
Publisher
Fisheries Division / Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries
Publication Year:
2008
Publication Place
Apia, Samoa
Physical Description:
6 Pages
Call Number
[EL]
Collection
Material Type
Language
English
Record ID:
35988
Legacy PEIN ID:
75991
General Notes
Available online
Available online
Subject Heading(s)
Fish reserve - Reassessment - Samoa
Environment - Protection - Samoa
Fisheries - Management - Samoa
Fisheries -
Protected areas
Protected areas - Oceania
Protected areas - Management
Reserves
Reserves - Oceania - Pacific
Reserve - Samoa - Papa I Puleia Fish Reserve
Samoa
Papa i Puleia Fish Reserve
Fish Reserve
Marine Reserve
Abstract
The selected site called Papa-Palauli is situated on the southeast of Savaii. The shoreline is consisted of lava rocks, low cliff edge (5m), and fine/coarser sand beaches. Lagoon is very narrow and shallow and is of reefal sediments and coral rubbles. Seagrasses, microalgae and reef patches spotted the lagoon. The reef (barrier) is relatively narrow and gashed with a deeps forming channel. The establishment of the fish reserve was aimed at offering a sanctuary or a refuge area for fish and other marine lives to reproduce uninterrupted. It is scientifically proved that fish reserves are vital components of fisheries management anticipating that nearby areas where resources were depleted and exhausted will repopulated through larval dispersal. The community-managed fish reserve was initially surveyed on the 28 July 1998 to collect baseline information.
Location
SPREP LIBRARY
Publisher
Fisheries Division / Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries
Publication Year:
2008
Publication Place
Apia, Samoa
Physical Description:
6 Pages
Call Number
[EL]
Collection
Material Type
Language
English
Record ID:
35988
Legacy PEIN ID:
75991
General Notes
Available online
Record Created: 27-Aug-2009
Record Modified: 23-Feb-2021