Shark Reef Marine Reserve (SRMR) Benthic Biodiversity Assessments, Serua, Viti Levu, Fiji – September 2022

Shark Reef Marine Reserve (SRMR) is a section of patch reef approximately 3 Km from the southern shore of Viti Levu in the Fiji Islands. In 2014 it was declared a statutory marine reserve under the Fisheries Act of 1942 (Cap 158) with the specific objective of protecting shark populations in the area.

Shark feeding for the purpose of creating an attraction for tourist SCUBA divers and researchers has been carried out at one specific site on the reef front since 1999, although at a reduced level during Covid-19-related closures in 2020 and 2021.

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