Factors contributing to the effectiven[e]ss of marine protected areas in a traditional Fijian fishing ground, Kubulau District, Vanua Levu

"The main objective of this study was to identify factors contributing the current management effectiveness and future prospects at three marine protected areas (MPAs) within a traditional Fijian fishing ground (qoliqoli) of Kubulau District, Vanua Levu. In 2005, an MPA network was established within Kubulau qoliqoli that includes 17 village-managed, periodic closures (tabu) and three district-wide, permanent, no-take MPAs (Nasue, Namuri, Namena), though Namena had been informally protected since the mid-1990s. Management of the district MPAs in governed by the Kubulau Resource Management Committee, made of up representatives from each of the ten villages in the district, though approval of all rules must be authorized by the hierarchy council of chiefs (Bose Vanua)"--Executive summary. 2010 CoRIS (Coral Reef Information System) MPA (Marine Protected Areas) Library Public Domain 1858