The Macuata gillnet ban na tabu ni qoli ena lawalevu mai Macuata Writer / Director: Dale Hermansson

By: Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmLanguage: English Language: Fijian Publication details: Noumea, New caledonia Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) 1998Description: 1 DVD (13 min. 11)Other title:
  • Coastal fisheries programme na tabu ni qoli ena lawalevu mai Macuata
  • The Macuata gillnet ban how a fishing community benefitted
Subject(s): Summary: "In the coastal waters of Fiji's Macuata province the fish stocks were growing dangerously low. Acting on the fishmen's concerns, the chiefs of Macuata banned the use of gillnets in their coastal waters. After five years, the chiefs requested the Pacific Community to determine whether fish stocks had recovered and to advise on the management of the stocks from then on. The Macuata Gillnet Ban tells the story of how a coastal fishing community, with help from Government and Regional experts, succeeded to turn a distressed fishery into one that has created work and wealth."
Item type: Audio/Visual Material
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SPC Special Collections SPC AV 639.209 961 1 PAS 1998 Available 42848
MAIN LIBRARY Suva AV 639.2099611 PAS 1998 Available 57544

"Produced for the Secretariat of the Pacific Community by PASiFiKA Communications; funded by the United Kingdom Government".

Also in English : "The Macuata gillnet ban: how a fishing community benefitted"

"In the coastal waters of Fiji's Macuata province the fish stocks were growing dangerously low. Acting on the fishmen's concerns, the chiefs of Macuata banned the use of gillnets in their coastal waters. After five years, the chiefs requested the Pacific Community to determine whether fish stocks had recovered and to advise on the management of the stocks from then on. The Macuata Gillnet Ban tells the story of how a coastal fishing community, with help from Government and Regional experts, succeeded to turn a distressed fishery into one that has created work and wealth."