conservation, fiji, overfishing, tabu

Bringing Back the Fijian Fishing Tradition of ‘Tabu’

Fijians are reviving their traditional practice of “tabu” in a bid to improve their fishing stocks. “Tabu” is basically an area marked as a “no-fishing zone” and is often demarcated by barnacled pillars that are embedded firmly on the floor of the reefs. Tabu in Fiji In Fiji, coastal areas that belong to a specific ...

Jessica Kneipp

Fijians are bring back the tradition of tabu.