Getting my fins certified
I couldn’t wait to finish of my exams and head down the West to encounter what I would express as some of those best moments in the history of my life. I slept at Nadi and couldn’t wait for dawn as I...
View ArticleParrotfish help research traditional knowledge
I joined up with the research team on a Friday in Namalata village in the district of Kubulau. I have always had a keen interest in traditional knowledge, which is in danger of draining away, so this...
View ArticleVillage adventures in Vuya
Accompanied by the BYMST (Bua Yaubula Management Support Team) Coordinator and the Assistant Roko Tui, we received a warm welcome and a big bowl of kava as we arrived for the first time in Vuya...
View ArticleFiji’s Bigger Better Network
Get the flash player here: http://www.adobe.com/flashplayer The Fiji Locally Managed Marine Area (FLMMA) network Annual General Meeting 2012 was held in Navakaka village in Cakaudrove in December....
View ArticlePlunging into Fiji’s rivers
Stretching between Mt Navotuvotu in the west, past Mt Kasi and towards Mt Sorolevu are large tracts of native forest. Beneath these canopies run crystal clear rivers and streams with abundant fish and...
View ArticleMapping barriers to fish migration
WCS Fiji field officers recently completed a mission to find hanging culverts in Vanua Levu. Hanging culverts are a major barrier to migration of endemic fish from the oceans to upstream areas....
View ArticleFirst steps to clean drinking water
Well-forested water catchments are the perfect way to manage and maintain drinking water supply. A small group from WCS Fiji last week visited Nadivakarua and Namalata, two villages in Kubulau...
View ArticleComics Delight Kids
WCS Fiji have just returned from launching a comic book titled “The Adventurers of Joji Goby” at 5 different schools in Kubulau and Wainunu, Bua. The comic is about the life-cycle of Joji a freshwater...
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