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The importance of reef passages to fisheries resources in coral atolls of the Pacific

Project ID

FIS/1994/128

Project Country

Commissioned Organisation

James Cook University, Department of Marine Biology, Australia

Collaborating Institutions

Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Development, Kiribati

Project Budget

$77,975.00

Start Date

01/05/1995

Finish Date

30/04/1997

Extension Start Date

30/04/1997

Extension Finish Date

30/06/1998

ACIAR Research Program Manager

Mr Barney Smith

Overview Objectives

The project will examine the role and importance of reef passages in the life cycle of atoll fishes (including species, spawning movements, fish larval patterns and the effects of causeways). These fishes are important to the subsistence fishery as well as for developing commercial enterprise.

Location

There are no project locations defined for this project.