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THIRTEEN of the 14 provinces in the country have come to realise the importance of marine life to the human food chain. Fiji Locally Managed Marine Areas (FLMMA) network secretariat Margaret Vakalalabure said the marine protected areas initiative was a success and todate, all provinces except Naitasiri have joined in to protect our marine ecosystem. "The initiative is being taken by various communities in the country with the help of FLMMA." They are the ones who came up with the idea because it has to start from that level in order to be effective. There have been a lot of interest shown by the communities and the only province that is yet to join the FLMMA network is Naitasiri," she said. Ms Vakalalabure said some MPA's have been permanently banned from all forms of fishing while other areas were just temporary. At present, the Network consists of representatives from the Ministry of Fisheries, Department of Environment, Department of Indigenous Affairs, Mini...