PROTECTED SPECIES

• The Humback Wrasse is an endangered species.
• This fish is often hunted because it's considered a delicacy.
• When given time it can become 30 years old and 7.5 feet.
• This fish although protected is still hunted/sold on the black market.
• It's slowly making a comeback though thanks to human protection.

NAMENA MARINE RESERVE

• If you fish on this reserve you could go to jail for five years.
• Since Fiji's industry is fishing this is a huge step in environmental protection.
• Although for a while this reef was heavily polluted and there was no fish.
• But thanks to human restoration Namena reef is healthy and growing.

SEA TURTLES

• Sea turtles are one of the many protected species around Fiji.
• Absolutely no one can hunt a sea turtle without becoming a criminal.

POSITIVE INTERACTION

• Mt. Rotuma is also a protected site on fiji
• Mt. Rotuma is a dormant volcano surrounded by forests.
• A lot of wildlife lives in the forest surrounding Mt. Rotuma.

MARINE USE

• In Fiji local villages determine how much you can hunt and which
• species are protected. So if you disobey a hunting rule you are locally
• punished by the natives. This type of management is letting local
• species make a comeback, because if the locals see on species is
• having trouble they simply take it off the menu.

WATER POLOUTION

• Water pollution is very severe in Fiji.
• Of course the pollution is kept a way from the natural reefs.
• Pollution is most likely found on and around the big resorts where people swim.

OVERFISHING

• Overfishing is a big concern on Fiji off the protected reserves.
• Many fish are endangered and protected because of overfishing.

RESORTS

• Big resorts often cause lots of pollution and don't show any care for the environment.
• The worse thing is that the resorts let people swim in the polluted water.
• Of course not all the resorts are like this.

FORESTING

AIR POLLUTION

• In the big towns of Fiji air pollution is a pretty big problem.

LAND USE

FIJI RESERVE