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Today Fiji\u2019s Great Sea Reef<\/a> launches the 1st in a network of 5 Marine Protected Areas (MPA), that, when completed will form one of the worlds largest underwater sanctuaries. Areas of these MPA\u2019s will be known as \u2018tabu\u2019 zones where no fishing or harvesting of marine resources can take place.<\/p>\n

Fiji\u2019s Great Sea Reef is the 3rd longest barrier reef in the world. It has not been well studied, so the extent of its diversity is yet to be discovered. WWF conducted a 12 day survey, after which they reported there to be \u201ca staggering array of life.\u201d This survey also noted that there were significant threats to the Great Sea Reef from over-fishing and poaching by illegal fishers, poison fishing, sand dredging and other activities associated with a developing coastline.<\/p>\n

Yesterday the Conservation Leadership Award was presented to Fiji\u2019s government and the Fiji Locally Managed Marine Areas (FLMMA) network members to acknowledge the conservation effort and commitment to establishing the MPA network covering 30% of the country\u2019s waters by 2020.<\/p>\n

This is an encouraging development that could raise the profile of marine conservation<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today Fiji\u2019s Great Sea Reef launches the 1st in a network of 5 Marine Protected Areas (MPA), that, when completed will form one of the worlds largest underwater sanctuaries. 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