Your Essential Guide to the Shores and Marinas of Fiji
Dr Cara Miller and her team are working on establishing a long-term dataset for monitoring trends in humpback whale migration through Fijian waters. Documenting the migration patterns of Endangered Oceania humpback whales is an important component to understanding the recovery, trend and status of this species within our waters.
Throughout much of the Pacific, traditional fisheries management practices have been used for many centuries.
One of these practices includes the establishment of a tabu (tamboo) area; an area of reef in which all fishing is prohibited.
The impressive Mamanuca (pronounced Ma-manutha) Islands are a volcanic archipelago, lying just to the west of Nadi. The islands incorporate a mix of tiny flat atolls and small, hilly islands rising from palm-fringed crescents of gorgeous whitesand beaches.
The international trade in wildlife is estimated to be worth around US$10 billion per year and includes hundreds of millions of plant and animal species.
Off the beaten tourist track in Fiji, there are many rural communities waiting to greet you with a giant ‘BULA’ welcome.
Across the nation, community based eco-tourism initiatives are being established to welcome visitors and offer an insight into real village life. Some of the most beautiful sights to behold around the islands of our country are based in the rural villages.
You may well be wondering why your cruising permit excludes Yadua Taba. Well…More info here…
Last October I got a call from the Chief of Totoya Island (Roko Sau) letting me know that a whale had gotten stuck inside a lagoon near his island.
I’d never been to the Lau Islands before yet had always heard lovely things about the clear waters and teeming marine life of this remote island group. Roko Sau (who also works for the Pacific Blue Foundation) was enthusiastic and managed to charm us a ride on a Super yacht thanks also to the support of Yacht Help Fiji.More info here…
National Trust of Fiji’s mission is to consolidate, enhance and reinforce the role of the National Trust of Fiji in the conservation, protection,sustainable management and research of Fiji’s natural and cultural heritage for the benefit and enjoyment of the peoples of Fiji,the Pacific Islands and the world. Fiji’s natural and cultural heritage is valued and protected for future generations.More info here…