Author: Ilaitia Turagabeci
Source: Fiji Times [1]
November 28, 2012

"SHARK advocate Manoa Rasigatale says Fijians should take a cue from another Pacific island which has joined the list of countries that ensure shark protection.

Earlier this month, the American Samoa Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources promulgated new regulations protecting large coral reef fish and all shark species.

Mr Rasigatale — who is part of the push for a proposed shark management plan after a shark sanctuary plan promoted by the Coral Reef Alliance was rejected by the Ministry of Fisheries, only months after it had supported it — said time Fiji had to act to protect its shark species."

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