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The Aleipata area surveyed includes .the south-eastern coast of Upolu Island, Western Samoa. The survey consisted of general descriptive ecology and morphology for the Aleipata coastal fringing reef and the fringing reefs of the two detached islands, Nu'utele and Nu'ulua. The area behind the coastal fringing reef to the shoreline was a shallow (

The Mt. Vaea Ecological Restoration Project started in earnest in mid-September 2007, when the Project Management (Conservation International) with the approval of the Implementing Agency, [MNRE, Division of Environment and Conservation (DEC), National Parks and Reserves Section (NPR)], seconded the Project Technical Expert (see TOR appendix A) to initiate and conduct the field work stipulated in the contract. Shortly following, a series of meetings took place which established a core project committee; and identified the key staff, equipment, and materials required; and set a scheduled time frame for the field work to commence.

The selected site called Papa-Palauli is situated on the southeast of Savaii. The shoreline is consisted of lava rocks, low cliff edge (5m), and fine/coarser sand beaches. Lagoon is very narrow and shallow and is of reefal sediments and coral rubbles. Seagrasses, microalgae and reef patches spotted the lagoon. The reef (barrier) is relatively narrow and gashed with a ‘deeps’ forming channel. The establishment of the fish reserve was aimed at offering a sanctuary or a refuge area for fish and other marine lives to reproduce uninterrupted. It is scientifically proved that fish reserves are vital components of fisheries management anticipating that nearby areas where resources were depleted and exhausted will repopulated through larval dispersal. The community-managed fish reserve was initially surveyed on the 28 July 1998 to collect baseline information.