Jurisdictional managers have expressed concerns that nutrients from the village of Vatia are having an adverse effect on the coral reef ecosystem in the bay. Excess nutrient loads promote increases in algal growth which can have deleterious effects on cor...

U.S. Pacific Islands coral reef fisheries managers are moving toward the development of sustainable Jurisdictional Coral Reef Fisheries Management Plans (JCR-FMPs). Local government development of such JCR-FMPs are blending management tools such as specie...