Waitabu Marine Park Blog

Looking back: Fiji Rescue for coral reefs   Broadcasting and broadcast: SWR, Sunday, 22 November 2009 Worldwide climate change affects ocean temperatures to rise slowly with a devastating collateral damage: The coral reefs die. The small village Waitabu braced himself as the first community in Fiji against the consequences: The reefs have been designated as nature reserves, tourists and scuba divers may only after an environmental introduction to the corals, fishermen have to make their environmentally friendly fishing techniques. About 200 villages are now followed the example of Waitabu and have created protected zones - with the hope that a healthy reef can withstand the warming of the seas, at least longer. They are among the most biodiverse ecosystems in the world, they feed people, protect coastlines and bring countries such as Fiji lot of money by tourists. But in a few decades, scientists fear they could be dead. Here below is the work of Helen Sykes. The cor...