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Vatukarasa lies within the province of Nadroga, Navosa and Tikina (district) of Conua. It is situated along the Coral Coast, which is on the Southwestern side of Viti Levu, the largest island of Fiji. According to the 1996 census, Vatukarasa village had a total population of 275 people with 39 households. Data collected in 2002 by Bureau of Statistics showed that the current population is around 450 people with 74 families. The villagers rely on subsistence farming of crops (cassava, taro, taro leaves, fruit) and livestock (cows, pigs, chicken) as well as fishing (fin-fish, sea urchins, octopus, shellfish) for daily sustenance. Farming is done mainly by men and fishing by both men and women. Men usually spear fish on the reef crest while women and children fish on the reef flat and inner lagoon using their hands and hand-lines.

The live rock collection site for Water Life Exporters Fiji (WLEF) Ltd is located at Kalokolevu Village along the coast, 15km off Suva on the mainland Viti Levu, Fiji. Water Life International has been collecting live rock in this area for the last 5 years. WLEF has a fishing agreement with the custodian for 15 years from ? This is a baseline monitoring of their collection site.