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The Rotuma Coral Reef Conservation Project (RCRCP) trip III to carry out the annual survey of Rotuma's coral reef was during from the month of November from the 14th to 22nd in 2006. The diving survey group consisted of four volunteer divers from mainland Fiji and one volunteer diver who lives on the island. All five divers volunteered their time to assist LajeRotuma Initiative (LRI) in its RCRCP activity. Three of the Suva-based divers are employees of the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and the fourth, a graduate student under the Coral Reef Initiative for the South Pacific (CRISP) programme, from the School of Marine Studies (SMS) at the University of the South Pacific (USP).

Both Fiji and French Polynesia presented the pro and con of Larval Recruitment and Research larval identification within their own sites/country and some of the participants asked about the real benefits of restocking. Also, from the discussion, it was noted that there is a real need for more cooperation, for production of outputs, and for comparison of tools. It was noted that French Polynesia has a good expertise on that subject. Participants point out also that information sharing is really needed and useful.