Title
Status of fin fisheries in a Fijian traditional fishing ground, Kubulau District, Vanua Levu
Author(s)
Akuila Cakacaka, Stacy D. Jupiter, Daniel P. Egli and Wayne Moy
Abstract
Research for this study was carried out under a two-year project to support the implementation of Ecosystem-Based Management (EBM) to enhance food security from marine resources in the traditional fishing grounds (qoliqoli) of Kubulau District, Vanua Levu, Fiji. Weekly catch per unit effort (CPUE) information was monitored for one year between May 2008 and June 2009 from four villages within Kubulau District in order to assess the fishing effort and the current status of Kubulau’s inshore fisheries following establishment in 2005 of a network of 17 traditionallymanaged, periodically harvested areas (tabu) and 3 district-wide, no-take marine protected areas (MPAs) within the qoliqoli.
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