Location
SPREP LIBRARY
Publisher
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
Publication Year:
2024
Publication Place
Apia, Samoa
Physical Description:
1 p.
Call Number
[EL]
Relevant Countries
Fiji
Collection
Material Type
Language
English
Record ID:
45801Available online
Subject Heading(s)
Coral reef conservation - Fiji
Coral reef management - Fiji
Abstract
Ra is one of four provinces in the Vatu-i-Ra Seascape, which covers over 27,000 km2 of relatively intact coral reefs, seagrass meadows, mangroves, rivers and forests. Local communities in Vanua Nakorotubu depend on coral reef fish for food and income, but degraded catchments and coastal development have resulted in high turbidity in marine waters. This is negatively affecting the marine environment and has also led to an increase in the transmission of waterborne bacterial diseases amongst the local population.
Project(s)
Location
SPREP LIBRARY
Publisher
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
Publication Year:
2024
Publication Place
Apia, Samoa
Physical Description:
1 p.
Call Number
[EL]
Relevant Countries
Fiji
Collection
Material Type
Language
English
Record ID:
45801 Record Created: 28-Aug-2024
Record Modified: 05-Sep-2024