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The importance of reef passages to fisheries resources in coral atolls of the Pacific

Project ID:
FIS/1994/128
Collaborating Countries:
Kiribati
Project Locations
Commissioned Organisation:
James Cook University, Australia
Project Leader
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Collaborating Institutions:
  • Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Development, Kiribati
Project Budget:
$77,975
Project Duration:
01/05/1995 - 30/04/1997
Project Extension:
30/04/1997 - 30/06/1998
ACIAR Research Program Manager
Mr Barney Smith
Project Background and Objectives

The project will examine the role and importance of reef passages in the life cycle of atoll fishes (including species, spawning movements, fish larval patterns and the effects of causeways). These fishes are important to the subsistence fishery as well as for developing commercial enterprise.

Project Outcomes
Outcomes for this project are currently being prepared