Ocean Acidification – Destabilizing Marine Environments

healthy vs bleached coral

Ocean acidification is the ongoing increase in the acidity of the Earth’s oceans, caused by the uptake of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere. Increasing acidity is having harmful consequences for marine organisms, such as altering metabolic rates and immune responses … Read more

Diving Seasons, Best Time To Dive in Fiji

best time to dive in Fiji

“When is the best time to dive in Fiji?” people always ask this question. The best answer is, it all depends on what you want to see and what you personally are interested in when diving. If you would rather … Read more

Things To Know Before Travelling To Fiji

bank in fiji

Tips and Info about Fiji Mobile Phone & Internet Three mobile providers in Fiji. Get one of their plans to stay connected. Inkk Mobile, Vodafone, Digicel Most hotels have WIFI or have an Internet Terminal for guest use. Country code … Read more

False Killer Whales in Fiji

False Killer Whale in Fiji

False killer whales are the fourth-largest member of the oceanic dolphin family (Delphinidae).  They live in temperate and tropical oceans throughout the world. They probably got their name ‘false killer whale’ (scientific pseudorca) because of similar skull characteristics and the similarity … Read more

Fin Whale In Fiji

Fin Whale in Fiji

The Fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) is the second-largest animal on the planet right after the Blue whale. They can grow to around 25 meters in length and weigh over 60 tons. Just like its big cousin, it is a cosmopolite … Read more

Bottlenose Dolphins In Fiji

bottlenose dolphin fiji

Most people have probably know the TV series “Flipper” where the main animal protagonist is a trained bottlenose dolphin. Bottlenose dolphins are some of the most common and well-known members of the Dolphin family. Bottlenose dolphins in the Fiji Islands … Read more

Blue Carbon in Coastal Ecosystems

blue carbon stored in marine life

Sounds strange? Those are two words most people do not interconnect with each other. But upon hearing the term, you can associate the word blue with the ocean and the word carbon makes you think of carbon dioxide. So you … Read more

Whale Shark in Fiji

whale shark in fiji

Whale sharks in the Fiji Islands (Rhincodon typus) The whale shark inhabits all tropical and temperate oceans. It lives pelagic in the open seas, usually in the upper water column where plankton is plentiful. It is a slow-moving filter-feeding shark … Read more

The Fiji Islands Whale Sanctuary

Whale Sanctuary

BY: DAVID PATON,1, NADINE GIBBS1 and PHIL CLAPHAM2 1Southern Cross University Whale Research Centre, PO Box 157 Lismore, NSW 2480, Australia 2Northeast Fisheries Science Center, 166 Water Street, Woods Hole, MA 02543, USA INTRODUCTION On 11th March 2003, the Fijian … Read more