The Macuata Gillnet Ban: How a Fishing Community Benefited

Location:Fiji
Subject:Gillnetting; Fishery management; Marine resources conservation
Length:17 minutes
Format:1/2 inch VHS
Hue:Color
Year Released:1998
Series:
Director:Dale Hermanson
Producer:Pasifika Communications for the Secretariat of the Pacific Community
Distributor:Pasifika Communications
Library Code:UHM AV/C VIDEOTAPE 19175
Description:Writer, Dale Hermanson; Camera, Katabwena Tawaka; editor, Joji Nabalarua; narrator, Akuila Qumi. Narration in English; some dialog in Fijian with English voice-over or subtitles. Shows how a coastal fishing community, with help from government and regional experts, decided to turn a distressed fishery into one that has created work and wealth. After gillnetting was banned fish stocks recovered and steps were taken to ensure that the stocks would remain sustainable.
Record No:2488
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