Maltinerava
Sunrise Island
Nature Preserve
Identified Species of Island Trees
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Thanks to Vanuatu Department of Forestry.
THE NATIVE INDIGENOUS TREES
A wide variety of Indigenous tropical trees and shrubs populate Maltinerava Island, some up to 100 years old! ~
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Appreciation to the Government Botanists from the Vanuatu Department of Forestry, for multiple site visits to identify and catalog the native trees on the island, mapping them as well.
Examples of some of their plant identifications are included in the slide display above.
Living
Corals and
Marine Fish
at Home
in the
Reef
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A CHIEF-DESIGNATED, PROTECTED MARINE CONSERVATION AREA
An important Marine
Breeding Zone for supplying surrounding marine areas
that depend upon fishing
for feeding their families.
As dedicated by the local Chiefs/Custom Landowners
and additionally supported
by the Vanuatu
Governmental
Agencies of the
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Sanma Province
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Dept. of Fisheries
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Dept. of Environ-mental Protection
For preservation, restoration and breeding
health of the area's valuable aquatic life.
Crown of Thorns Starfish
(C.O.T.) Eradication
and Management Activities
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Since 2010, we and others have been actively seeking and removing the destructive C.O.T.'s from these reef areas.
Sea Turtles,
Eels, Clams,
Stingrays,
Sea Cucumbers
and Other
Aquatic
Residents
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Anenomes,
Sea Snakes,
Starfish,
Dugongs,
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