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Vatu-o-lailai no-take MPA (Korolevu-i-wai LMMA, Coral Coast)

Prohibited zoneno-take zone

What this zone is

Overview

How spearfishing is treated at Vatu-o-lailai no-take MPA (Korolevu-i-wai LMMA, Coral Coast).

A community no-take marine protected area on the fringing reef off Vatu-o-lailai (Votualailai) village, part of the Korolevu-i-wai Locally Managed Marine Area on Fiji's Coral Coast (southern Viti Levu, Nadroga-Navosa). Established in 2002 by the customary owners and closed to all fishing since; boundaries are marked by surface floats and enforced by villagers. All extractive fishing, including spearfishing, is prohibited.

On the coast

Location

Approximate reference point for this zone. See the full picture on the interactive map.

18.2034°S, 177.6917°E

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Source

This zone is documented in the official source below.

Before you dive

License for Fiji

Whether you need a license to spearfish here, and how to get one.

No license requiredvia Ministry of Fisheries (Fiji)

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