Naidiri, Fiji, Oct 17, 2026 (AFP) - Tiny Fiji village restores dying fishery with coral planting

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2026-10-17

It had been decades since sharks last patrolled the reef off the coast of Fiji's Naidiri Village, but they returned this year following a community-led effort to protect the fishery and plant thousands of corals. Manoa Duwai convinced his village in 2009 to create a protected area within their customary fishing grounds on Fiji's Coral Coast after concerns over the small number and size of fish he was catching. At the time, he was lucky to catch......

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