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Fiji Day Celebrations - October 10, 2009

 

All the way from Scotland to the Fiji Isles Julie and Lauren were given the honors of releasing Tanya [Tag #: 333-S] one of our captive bred hawksbill turtles back into the wild as part of Treasure Island Limited's Fiji Day Celebrations on the 10th of October. The release also signified Treasure Island Resort's 15 year effort towards Turtle Conservation.

 
20 month old Tanya heads out to sea after her release. She will head out into the deep blue where she will be safe hidden amoung the multitude of scattered coral reefs that surround the many islands of the Mamanuca and Yasawa Group where one day she will return to nest and contribute to the continuous conservation of Hawksbills.

Vinaka Vakalevu

Katrina Sefeti

Coral Reef Conservation

 

(From L - R) Carolena, Lauren, Ivor, Julie, Mosese, Mereoni, Semisi, Stan and Mary.

The first group to undertake the Coral Reef Conservation Talk that was held on the Sand Bank (Nukuasiga) on October 7, 2009. The Program hopes to educate both foreigners and locals on threats to coral reef systems and how we at Treasure are working together to combat these problems. The reef systems are a vital part of who we are and to lose it would be a grave loss to all who depend on the ocean for survival, for this reason Treasure Island employs 2 full time divers who are tasked with removing the invasive and destructive crown-of thorns starfish from the reefs. The coral reef conservation talk is held on a weekly basis and on behalf of the team on Treasure.......

Vinaka Vakalevu and Regards

Katrina