TongaJuly 2022, Talafo?ou, Tongatapu, Tonga - Peni Tu?itupou (left) and Tevita Vaka (right) work together to maintain Peni's fish fence or A?ahi Pa, a system of keeping fish in one area until they are an a...
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TongaJuly 2022, Talafo?ou, Tongatapu, Tonga - Peni Tu?itupou successfully reels in a loulau or cutlass fish offshore in his village of Talafo?ou. The loulou is considered a special treat for locals and Pen...
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TongaJuly 2022, Talafo?ou, Tongatapu, Tonga - Growing up in the Ha?apai Islands, where life operates heavily around fishing, Peni Tu?itupou made sure fishing was part of his family's livelihood when he mar...
TongaJuly 2022, Talafo?ou, Tongatapu, Tonga - Due to past acts of overfishing, fish are much harder to find. Tevita Vaka encourages the people of his village, Talafo?ou, to not take the undersized fish to...
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TongaJuly 2022, Talafo?ou, Tongatapu, Tonga - Even as a young boy, Tevita Vaka shared his fathers love of fishing and the ocean. When his father fell ill, Tevita stepped up and took on his father's role of...
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TongaJuly 2022, Talafo?ou, Tongatapu, Tonga - Tongan fisher, Tevita Vaka, partners with Peni Tu?itupou to maintain his ?A?ahi Pa or fish fence to catch various types of fish species. Checking the fish fenc...
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TongaJuly 2022, Nukuleka, Tongatapu, Tonga - For 50 years, Pauline Kaufusi has performed the fishing method fa limu or 'picking sea grapes' to earn income for her family. Depending on the tides, Pauline pe...
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TongaJuly 2022, Nukuleka, Tongatapu, Tonga - For 50 years, Pauline Kaufusi has performed the fishing method fa limu or 'picking sea grapes' to earn income for her family. Depending on the tides, Pauline pe...
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TongaJuly 2022, Kolonga, Tongatapu, Tonga - The only female member of the Fishing Committee of Kolonga, Malia Peata Sioko Noa encourages local fishers not to over fish to ensure that the marine life is sus...
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July 2022, Rarotonga, The Cook Islands - Pupuke Robati readies his bait to be wrapped in a leaf and lowered into the ocean. Common species used for bait include mackerel scad, big eye scad or flying f...
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July 2022, Rarotonga, The Cook Islands - For this traditional fishing method, poito, fisherman Pupuke Robati wraps bait in a leaf before attaching to a weight, usually a rock. The package is lowered o...
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July 2022, Rarotonga, The Cook Islands - Pupuke Robati, an experienced fisherman from Rarotonga, prepares his line and bait used in the fishing method poito, a method that includes attached bait to a...
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July 2022, Rarotonga, The Cook Islands - A student of marine biology, Bermy Ariihee loves being underwater, surrounded by different species. She aims to share her passion for the ocean's diverse ecosy...
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KiribatiJuly 2022, Burariki, Kiribati - Tabwena loves the ocean and wants to encourage women in her village of Burariki to focus less on their chores and learn more about the sea.
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KiribatiJuly 2022, Burariki, Kiribati - Married to a fisher from Tabiteuea, Tabwena learned the traditional fishing method of collecting edible sea worms. She collects the sea worms, sells them to hotels and...
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KiribatiJuly 2022, Burariki, Kiribati - As a woman from Kiribati, Tabwena Rotuanti states that the ocean is very important to her as it offers different opportunities for income. Tabwena wants to encourage mo...
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KiribatiJuly 2022, Burariki, Kiribati - In Kiribati, the village of Burariki has worked with the Community Based Fisheries Management project (CBFM) to ban the fishing of species like the goatfish during its...
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KiribatiJuly 2022, Burariki, Kiribati - When out fishing, Orea Terieta (left) and his fellow fisherman must now spend more time and travel deeper into the ocean to find a successful catch. Orea says that to s...
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KiribatiJuly 2022, Burariki, Kiribati - To support his family, Orea Terieta takes part in the Kiribati traditional practice of mesh net fishing. The size of nets used to be much larger, but Orea states that n...
