Submitted by andrea on Thu, 2010-12-02 03:44
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Namada Village is located in Kulusei, on the western side of our main island, Fiji. They have set up a “Taboo” or Marine Protected Area (MPA) where no one is allowed to collect any sea shells, crustaceans or fish.

They have started a very hard process of regrowing corals by breaking a small branch from the parent colony. These fragments are placed in a plastic pan of reef water.
What is very sad to see is that people now have to resort to re-growing coral so that they are able to replenish the once beautiful coral reefs that now no longer exist. This would not have happened if people are good stewards of the marine environment and its dependent species.

— Talei Tokalauvere