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Most legislation governing natural resources in Fiji is very old and outdated, and very little attention is given to environmental issues in these statutes. The absence of a legislative environmental policy results in an absence of statutes with an express or implied environmental mandate, while laws governing resource development fail to recognise the environmental basis of natural resources. As a result, legislation provides little in the way of capacity to protect the environment from the impacts of development activities. There is certainly no mandate or legislative capacity to pursue the goal of sustainable development.

In March 2003, the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) contracted the Marine Studies Programme at The University of the South Pacific to conduct a “Review of Aquaculture Policy and Legislation in the Pacific Islands Region”. This Review is an initiative under the broad umbrella of the regional aquaculture network of SPC members to assist in further promoting communication and collaboration among countries and territories.