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Chiniena ba lineana pa
arovo Lagoon
Condition of the Marine Environments in
arovo Lagoon
University pa Queensland (Australia) ieni tavete research
pa kogu Marovo pa karua buruburu. Hami iema ta sutungu
pata tavete na tinavete pia tadiria MacArthur Foundation,
pa America. MacArthur Foundation ieni changava pata toka
nidiria palavanua pu hua Marovo chakei nidi tongania ria
tingitonga pu ko pa mati oro pa idere. Te pada ia tu hami
linumocho ta di ria tingitonga ko pa idere pa kogu Marovo pia.
Pa tania tinavete pia hami iema tavete raku tadiria tinononi
pa Marovo, puna inatei nidi ria nadi hinoho pa mati oro idere
ieni tetei via ni ria. Iepu atei nia tinoni Marovo, pa tadiria
tingitonga pa mati oro idere, katinga tingitonga ieni kadi ate
nia ria na scientist. Katiga vivinei pu vae mae ni hami ieni raku
la pa vivinei ta tinoni pa Marovo.
The University of Queensland (Australia) has been doing research in Marovo Lagoon for two
years. We were asked to do this work by the MacArthur Foundation, in America. The MacArthur
Foundation is trying to help places like Marovo protect their environment. We have measured
the health of marine environments in Marovo Lagoon. To do this we have worked closely with
the people of Marovo, as their knowledge of marine environments is excellent. Marovo people
understand the environment in ways scientists still do not understand. Hopefully some of the
information we have collected will complement the rich knowledge Marovans already have. This
report contains the major results from the last two years of our work.
• Pages 2 - 4 provide a general description of the marine environments in Marovo.
• Page 5 describes the way we use pictures to explain things.
• Pages 6 and 7 describe how clean the water is in Marovo and how the currents keep the
lagoon clean.
• Pages 8 - 12 show our data on the health of the mangroves, coral reefs, seagrass and fish of
Marovo.
• Page 13 describes why mangroves are important and what happens if they are destroyed.
• Pages 14 - 16 describe some ways the reefs stay healthy and what can happen if too many fish
are removed or the land is disturbed.
• Pages 17- 19 have thoughts about how to protect the lagoon.
Pa kora pana report. Pia Page karua-made (2-4) vata omi nia, ie
hua ino momidi ria tingitonga pa kogu na Marovo. Page lima (5)
ino momi na magomago pu tavetei hami, totove nidi ria vivinei.
Page onomo-juapa (6-7) Inomomina sa hua linumocho ta idere pa
Marovo oro sa hua hinua ta tatolo pu va lumochona kogu. Page
vesu-naguru karu (8-12) vata omi nina vivinei, na linomocho
ta di ria na petupetuani, saghauru, kulikuliani oro ihana pa
Marovo. Page naguru hike (13) totove nina sa hua mani ari laena
petupetuani oro sa pe havoro pula ta rogocho. Page naguru madenaguru onomo (14-16) totove nia katiga huana ta saghauru pu
lumocho ko oro sa iepe havoro pula tavae va beto ria ihana ba
ta regocho na mati. Page naguru juapa-naguru sia (17-19) ko
binalabala na sa pehua mani ta chakei ia kogu.
Vinahavoro pu ko tata pa mati
Inshore marine environments
Lolomo kavo pu hore pa tusu Gatokae, Vangunu oro New
Georgia iedi ari laedi via pa tinoka nina tino pa kogu Marovo.
Ria na petupetuani oro hahaeani pu tiva kegeche pa lolomo
kavo iedi valani tino oro nginingo tongania mademahelena
oro tingitonga to pa korapana kopi. Tavetea tungana ia meka
vasina leana via pata kovukovuruani ta tonagnia ihana pa
sagharu oro ria chacha ihana pu to keli pa korapa petupetuani.
Ria petupetuani oro na jemijemiani ieni meka vasina arilaena
pu gura la habu oro la choku nia nginingo tinoni oro vasina
gherigheriani vanua ta tinoni Marovo. Kulikuliani oro
binubinuani riedi to pa vasina kadi laodi tata pa tadiria na
tusu pira. Na Kulikuliani ieni meka vasina arilaena ta chacha
ihana, pa vasina ko madi gete, beto madi la pa sagharu na
mati matiani pa korapana kogu. Ria sagharu pu ko tata pa
tadiria na tusu riedi ko sokui patukae gete puna kadigura tava
legu tadiria na hibu na nije pu vuradi mae pa tongania piongo
gete. Na vinari hagonoi ta petupetuani, binubinuani oro ria
kulikuliani iedi arilaedi via. Ka hike tingitonga pira iedi meka
tinavete iehua mani hokitina Marovo.
Creeks that drain the large islands of Gatokae, Vangunu and New Georgia have an important
role in supporting Marovo Lagoon’s various marine habitats. These mangrove and rainforestlined creeks provide an important input of food for the animals and plants in the lagoon. They
also provide an important breeding ground for reef fish and a place for young fish to grow up
in the protection of the mangroves. The forests of mangroves and swamps provide an important
source of food and building materials for the people of Marovo. Seagrass and coral communities
occur in the shallow waters adjacent to these larger islands. The seagrass meadows are an
important place for small fish to grow up before moving out onto the coral reefs in the lagoon.
The reefs next to the large islands are dominated by massive corals (Porites) because they are
more resistant to the sediment that is carried into the lagoon from the rivers. The close proximity
of the mangrove, coral and seagrass in these regions of Marovo is very important, the three
environments work together to make Marovo as great as it is.
Vinahavoro pu ko pa korapana kogu Marovo
Middle lagoon marine environments
Tongania ria chacha tusu pa kogu Marovo iedi havorodi mae
nga pa tongania sagharu, madi havoro tusu pa kolokolo nunu.
Ria tusu pira riedi toi soku hae na ngochangocharaini madi to
vari diukuni na petu. Mati binubinuani mana talavuni to tata
pa mati oro na petupetuani, iehua madi kadi ta hagholo ria
ihana pa inene varipulei pa vari kokorapainidi petupetuani oro
binubinuani. Katiga mati, kadi ko tata pa tadiria na tusu pira,
katiga laodi, katiga iedi kadi lao. Ria mati pu kadi lao via iedi
kopa limangavulu (50) mani kaduvu pa karua ghoghoto (200)
ngava nadi hinele oro ineta, nadi linao ieni gura kaduvu pa hike
(3) ngava. Tongania ria poana pa kogu Marovo ieni ko pa lima
(5) ngava mani kaduvu pa bane (20) ngava.
Patukae oro Binu iedi vae tino pa ini, boru pa vasina pu laodi
pa kogu, sana pata toi na patukae oro binu puna kani hona
kaduvu lai rinane ta ini. Ria sagharu pa korapa kogu mana ko
vari hagonoi na patukae gete oro na binubinuani. Pa katiga
vasina, ko sukua puhaka, na ose, na suvi, na davi. Pira ria
tingitonga pu vae nginingo pa vina lumochia ria idere boru
huedi huana hivania ria idere pu huana hibu vasina kiki puna
ia ko sokui chacha nginingo tadiria. Mati pa korapana kogu pira
riedi vasina chabaini arilaedi tadiria tinoni Marovo.
Old reefs raised up during earthquakes form the land for the many small islands found
throughout Marovo Lagoon. These islands are covered in dense forest or coconut palms and
are surrounded by a narrow forest of mangroves. Healthy coral reefs begin growing in the
shallow waters directly next to these mangroves, allowing fish to move between the protection
of the mangroves and the coral reef. Away from these islands both shallow and deep reefs are
present. Shallow reefs are typically 50-200m across, with the top of the reef being 0-3m deep.
Deeper (5-20m) reefs of branching corals are found across much of the lagoon, separated by
large areas of bare sand.
Corals use sunlight to grow, so in the deep areas of the lagoon it is hard for corals to grow as
there is not enough sunlight. The reefs in the central part of Marovo Lagoon are a mixture of
massive and branching. In some areas there are a lot of sponges and shellfish, these animals
get their food by filtering the water so they often like green coloured water, which has lots of
tiny food in it. These reefs in the central part of Marovo are an important source of fish for
the Marovo people.
Vinahavoro pa idere pa voloso tusu avena
Barrier island marine environments
Vinari vahoana ta karua voloso mati oro tusu ieni vata ominina
varibetoani ta kogu Marovo. Ria tusu pira riedi to sokui mati
binubinuani madi ari soku ragadi. Mati pira riedi vuradi mae
pa idere kolo lavata pu lumocho, ngina ko pa meka ghoghoto
ngava nadi linao madi ko sokui tongania hokihokiti ihana pa
lao huana makasi, sinu oro tingini. Puna idere pa kale avena
tusu pira riedi lumocho, boru gura rane kaduvu pa lao hinona
ta ini, boru huedi to va leana ria binu na idaka pa korapa
idere lao. Idere lumocho pa kolo ieni nuguru mae pa ka onomo
sangava pa Wickham, Bili, Tongoro, Kokoana, Lumalihe, oro
Charapoana. Iehua mani kani nije oro hibu va ukala via idere
pa korapa kogu. Linumocho ta idere pa kale korapana tusu
voloso avena kogu ieni va todi tongania soku hokiti binu, ihana
oro tingitonga todi pa idere pu kadi ta omi pa katiga vasina pule
pa kogu. Vasina pira riedi vasina chabaini arilaedi ta tongania
tinoni Marovo.
Unique double barrier reefs and uplifted islands form the boundary of Marovo lagoon. These
islands are fringed by healthy coral reef communities of mainly branching corals. These reefs
rise from hundreds of metres of clear oceanic water and support many large pelagic fish. Because
the water is clearer on the outer barrier islands the reefs are able to get sunlight and grow
much deeper (100m). The six major passages (Wickham, Bili, Tongoro, Kokoana, Lumalihe,
Charapoana) in the outer barrier islands allow clean oceanic water to enter the lagoon and
prevent the lagoon from getting too dirty. The clean water on the inside of the barrier islands
allows for the growth of many different corals, fish and plants that are not found in other areas
of the lagoon. This part of the lagoon provides an important reef and pelagic fishery for the
Marovo people.
Hinuana magomago patada vari totoveni
Using drawings to communicate
Magomago ieni meka huana pata gura toteve nina hua inomina
kogu Marovo. Patania magomago pia omi laia sua kogu oro
ria saghauru na tusu tahita ra. Omi laia sua kagu na. Patania
magomago pia ngina omia hoi hua binulebule tadiria na
togeredi oro karua tusu puko pa susuana ia tusu Vanganu. Pa
korapana buka report ieni ngina omia hamu ria karua (2) hokiti
sola meka (1) buma inadona ia lumocho, meka (1) buo inadona
ieni nije. Oro sinoku ba inomidi (pu huana binubinuani
,
huana ihana
). Puta omi madi soa ia inomina kogu pa
veluvelubangara oro saghauru oro tusutusuani pula charava pa
vakacharava hoi.
Drawings are used to communicate different results and ideas about Marovo Lagoon. The photo
and drawing (on the right) look at the lagoon from the barrier islands. The drawing (bottom)
is an example of how we represent what we see when we look at the lagoon (photo top). In the
drawing you can see the green mountains of Vangunu and two islands in the front. The rest of
the drawing is taken up with blue water of the lagoon. When things in the lagoon change we use
the colour of the water or number of pictures (example coral
, fish
) to indicate the change
that we have seen. The drawing at the bottom of the page is looking at the lagoon from the sky
above the barrier islands, as you would see if you were in a plane.
Idere karaka pa kolo ieni arilaena ta kogu Marovo
New water from the ocean is important for Marovo Lagoon
Magomago pia vata ominina Marovo pa inomi hore pa vaka
charava. Sinola ta idere ieni vata ominia ia nana linao. Vasina
laodi pu tolongovulu (>30m) ngava mani kelipule iedi buma
huana mate chinoko uka. Linao pu ko pa naguru mani beto
pa tolongovulu ngava (10-30m) ieni buma, epu kani buma via
ieni ko pa naguru ngava mani horepule(<10m). Ria ka onomo
sangava pa Wickham, Bili, Tongoro, Kokoana, Lumalihe, oro
Charapoana kogu ieni ianga nuguru vuraini ta idere pa kogu.
Ginete ta idere pu vura nuguru pa tadiria na sangava pira
ieni konga pa linao oro ineta ta sangava oro pavei maena hua
are oro kineli ta singi. Sangava pa Wickham ieni ienga lao va
susua pa kogu Marovo, oro pula mae are mohu, tongania idere
pa korapa kogu iedi riru pule tou la hua pa kale matao. Pa kale
mataona kogu Marovo, kareka sangava pu lao oro eta via pu
gura nuguru mae ia idere lumochona pa kolo.
Tata tongania idere pa kolo pu nuguru mae pa kogu Marovo
iedi nugurudi mae hua pa tadiria na sangava pa kale hedena
kogu Marovo. Kani patavela hua ia, tata pa tadiria na voloso
tusu pa avena ra, idere pa kolo mana nuguru mae tungana pa
sangava nuguruani pa kogu. Idere pa kolo ieni arilaena via pa
vina lumochona kogu oro vinae mainidi nginingo ria binu, puha
oro suvi na ose pu va lumochona idere.
• Idere pa kolo va lumochona kogu oro heru maenina
nginingo
New water from the ocean cleans the lagoon and provides food
• Sangava pa Wickham ieni meka vasina arilaena pa vina
maena idere lumocho
Wickham Passage is an important source of clean water
• Totolo oro are ieni va nuguru vurana idere pa kogu
Marovo
Tidal currents and wind move water into and out of Marovo Lagoon
The drawing above shows Marovo from a plane. The colour of the water shows the water depth.
Deep water (>30m) is dark blue. The mid water depth (10-30m) is blue and the shallow water
(<10m) is light blue. Water moves in and out of the southern lagoon through six major passages
(Wickham, Bili, Tongoro, Kokoana, Lumalihe, Charapoana). The amount of water that moves
through a passage depends on the depth and width of the passage and the direction of the wind
and tide. Wickham Passage is the deepest passage in Marovo Lagoon, and when there is a
southerly wind it makes water in the lagoon move north. In the north of Marovo there are no wide
and deep passages to allow clean water to enter.
Most of the new water that enters Marovo Lagoon comes from the south. However, close to the
barrier islands some new water also comes through the passages into the lagoon. New water
from the ocean is important as it cleans the lagoon and provides new food for animals like corals,
sponges and shellfish that filter small bits of food out of the water.
Lumocho via kogu Marovo tata tongania kolokolo
Clean water in most of lagoon most of the time
• Idere karaka pa kogu Marovo ieni
lumocho via
Marovo water is very clean
• Linumocho ta idere pa kogu ieni va
leana na kogu
Clean water in lagoon helps keep the lagoon healthy
• Katiga kolokolo ta omi gone katiga
hibu pa kogu pa vasina vurani mae
kavo pa tadiria na tusu gete
Often small trails of dirty water are seen where water
runs off Vangunu and Gatokae Islands
• Ninije ta kavo pu vuradi mae
pa Gatokae oro Vangunu ukalae
chierane gete iedi moko regocho
gone pa kogu
Dirty water from Vangunu and Gatokae affect whole
lagoon after heavy rain
Kogu pa Marovo ieni meka vasina pu lumocho va susua pa
soloso. Pa enga kavo ngana ko hibu. Pula ukalae chierane gete
gone, gura keli kaduvu pa tusu voloso pa avena ia idere hibu.
Ia idere kavo hibu pia ieni irongo nga pa chakeulu idere karaka
puna mamarokona mani la la karaka. Leana va susua pata
ta soa idere nijena pa kogu pa idere pa kolo, puna pula kare,
tongania jemi ngina kuguru eko pa chubina kogu.
Meka chierane getena omia hami, heru vura nia ia hibu pa kavo
Gevala mani va hibu tou pa kogu, meka rane tu ukala. Hinibu
ta kavo pu vura mae pa tongania kavo pa Vangunu riedi moko
kaduvu gone pa tusu oro saghauru pa avena kogu. Idere tata pa
sangava pa Wickham iedi kadi ikasa lumocho gone puna idere
lumocho pa kolo ieni nuguru mae pa sangava pia. Ria vasina
pu kadi tata pa sangava pia iedi moko vae kolokolo gone madi
lumocho. Pula ko va hele hibu, gura talavuni legu ria saghauru.
Pa soku palavanua pa soloso, koba nije oro hibu la nga idere
boru huedi legu ria na binu puna kadi gura hona kaduvui na ini
pata gura vae nginongo ria.
Marovo Lagoon has some of the cleanest water in the world. Dirty water is present on the surface
next to river mouths. Following heavy rain the dirty water sometimes stretches all the way to the
outer barrier islands. This dirty fresh water floats on top of the seawater because it is lighter.
Dirty water in the lagoon needs to be replaced with clean water from the ocean or else the mud
settles to the bottom of the lagoon.
One large rainfall event we saw brought dirty water out of the Gevala River into middle of the
lagoon one day later. Dirty water from Vangunu rivers can go all the way to the outer reefs. The
water next to Wickham Passage becomes clean faster than the rest of the lagoon because clean
ocean water comes through the passage. Areas of the lagoon that are not close to passages will
stay dirtier for longer. If the water stays dirty for a long time the reefs can begin to die. In many
places in the world the water is always dirty and the corals have died because they cannot get the
sunlight they need for food.
Saghauru, Petupetuani oro Kulikuliani iedi meka tinavete
Reef, mangroves and seagrass all work together
Magomago pia ieni tavete nia hami pa vina vavae pa velevele
bangara, ria saghauru oro keoro pa Marovo. Vinari hagonona
tongania mati mati pu naguru ngava mani hore pule ieni 164 km2.
Pia ieni meka tonu hua 32,800 pavasa melongoani. Tata tongania
mati mati pira iedi kadi lao (madengavulu pa meka ghoghoto
(40%)) madi ria pu laodi iedi (tolongavulu pa meka ghoghoto
(37%)). Hae petupetuani ieni ta gorae pa tata tongania tusu pa
Marovo. Tata tongania kulikuliani pa Marovo ieni ta gorai pa kale
mataona kogu pa New Georgia puna soku vi ia nginingo tadiria.
Vinari hagonoi ta binubinuani, petupetuani oro kulikuliani pa
Marovo ieni ianga meka tingitonga pu variva hoana. Soku ihana
iedi ko pa petupetuani pa kinikidi ria, beto madi pa nadi ginete
ria madi riru la pa kulikuliani, beto madi pula gete uka ria,
la ria madi la kodia pa binubinuani. Pula kare ka kulikuliani,
petupetuani oro binubinuani pa Marovo, kadi soku ngina ihaha.
Kadi soku ngana vasina pa soloso pu ta ko nia petupetuani,
kulikuliani oro binubinuani pu meka kino hua pa Marovo.
Above is a map of the reefs and sand in Marovo that we made from a satellite photograph. The total
area of shallow (less than 10m) marine environments is 164 km2. This is the same as 32,800 soccer
fields. Most of this area is shallow reef (40%) and deep reef (37%). Mangrove forests are found around
most of the islands in Marovo. Most of the seagrass meadows in Marovo are found in the northern part
of the lagoon (near New Georgia) because the water has more food that they need.
The mixture of coral reefs, mangrove forests and seagrass meadows in Marovo is one of the things that
makes it so special. Many fish spend their early lives in mangroves, then as they grow move to seagrass,
and adults move to the coral reef. Without the seagrass and mangroves the reefs in Marovo would not
have as many fish. Few places in the world have mangroves, seagrass and coral reef so close together.
Linegu legu ta binubinuani
Linegulegu ta binu ieni pula soa heva nana binu pa
kolokolo reka ini. Pia ieni havoro kolokolo reka idere beto
mani ria chacha lumulumutue pu ko pa korapa binu iedi
legu. Linegulegu ta binu ieni havoro varilului ukalae
naguru buruburu pa hua puna pa rineka ta soloso. Pa
buruburu meka tina siangongoto siangavulu vesu (1998)
ieni buruburu pu pike reka soloso, Pa Great Barrier
Reef pa Australia kukuruna binubinuani ieni soa heva
tou madi sokudi iedi legu. Linegulegu ta binu ieni kani
chiena via pa Solomons puna ria binubinuani ta hita iedi
ta hene nia ria tino pa idere hua pa solomone.
Coral Bleaching
Coral bleaching is when the corals turn
white during summer. This is caused
by the seawater getting too hot and the
small algae that live inside the coral
die. Coral bleaching has been occurring
more often in the last 10 years because
of global warming. 1998 was a very
warm year, on the Great Barrier Reef
in Australia half of the corals turned
white and many died. Coral bleaching
is not as bad in the Solomons because
the corals are already used to growing
in warm water.
Soku via Petupetuani pa Marovo
Many types of mangroves are found in Marovo
Petu ieni ria hae pu to pa vesina pu ko vari chenia kavo oro
karaka pa Marovo petupetuani leana via, mana katiga vasina
pu koe vekoani dekuru ta kabani (log pond) ieni te ta regocho.
Petu tinoni ngana soku via, mana banekaru (22) hokiti petu tu
ko pa Marovo pia, tata kukuruna petu ko pa soloso pia ieni ko pa
Marovo pia. Katiga chacha tusutusuani pa Pacific ieni kadi to va
sokua petu mani la pa Solomons puna ngina tapala karovoi tupa
kolo mani la to pa katiga tusutusuani.
Pa Marovo, soku via hokiti petu ta gorai pa hokiti vasina pa
korapana kogu.
Petu ta gorai pa kavo oro pa vasina pu kaduvui karaka mani ko
rakui, Kubuku/Velevele Mbuo, Vori Vua, Petu Ta Ngo, Wrinkled
Pod, Tui, Babaheva, Hinage oro Petu Tinoni/Petu Batubatu.
Mangroves are trees and shrubs that live in seawater or brackish water bordering the coast and
tidal parts of rivers and creeks. In Marovo, mangroves are healthy, apart from some clearing
near log ponds. Stilt mangrove (Rhizophora) mostly dominate, but Marovo has 22 types of
mangroves. This is almost half of all of the types found in the world. Other smaller islands in the
Pacific have less mangroves then the Solomons because the mangrove seeds must float across the
ocean to colonise.
In Marovo, different mangroves are found in different parts of the lagoon.
Mangroves found in river and small stream estuaries include holly mangrove (Acanthus),
mangrove fern (Acrostichum), orange mangrove (Bruguiera), wrinkled pod mangrove
(Cynometra), trumpet mangrove (Dolichandrone), keeled pod mangrove (Heritiera), mangrove
palm (Nypa) and stilt mangrove (Rhizophora).
Mangroves that grow on the fringe of the small islands and shoreline of the lagoon include
holly mangrove (Acanthus), grey mangrove (Avicennia), orange mangrove (Bruguiera), yellow
mangrove (Ceriops), milky mangrove (Excoecaria), keeled pod mangrove (Heritiera), black
mangrove (Lumnitzera), stilt mangrove (Rhizophora), yamstick mangrove (Scyphiphora), apple
mangrove (Sonneratia) and cannonball mangrove (Xylocarpus).
Mangroves on the barrier islands include river mangrove (Aegiceras), milky mangrove
(Excoecaria) and reef mangrove (Pemphis).
Petu pu to pa kegeche di ria chacha tusu oro pa rarusuna tini
soloso, rakua, Velevele Heva/Kubuku, Petu Bakubaku/Tototu,
Petu Ta Ngo, Vorusu, Ototo, Babaheva, Pipilli, Petu Tinoni/Petu
Rogha/Petu Batubatu, Gulagulasa, Taka oro Koe.
Petu pa toba, rakua, River Mangrove, Ototo oro Ngirasa.
Hinage
Petu tinoni
Petu ta ngo
Ngirasa
(Nypa)
(Rhizophora)
(Bruguiera)
(Pemphis)
Ria mati na sagharu pa Marovo iedi mekatonu hua katiga mati
pu leadi vasusua pa soloso
The reefs of Marovo are among the best in the world
Mati binubinuani na sagharu pa kogu Marovo iedi korapa leadi
via. Soku hokihokiti binu pu to pa mati na sagharu pira. Tata
tongania mati na sagharu pa soloso, iedi legu tou, kadi soku
ngana sagharu pu leadi oro lumocho hua pa Marovo.
Coral reefs in Marovo Lagoon are in very good condition. There are fringing reefs, patch reefs and
barrier reefs. There are different types of coral on the different reefs. Over half the reefs in the world
are almost dead and there are not many reefs as healthy as Marovo reefs.
Ria sagharu ko tata pa Gatokae oro Vangunu riedi sokui idaka
Patukae, puha oro tongania hokiti chuko na suvi pu gura ko pa
lao oro idere pu kani lumocho. Ria mati na sagharu pu ko tata
pa enga kavo hua pa Gevala iedi kadi leadi via, ko sokuo na
binu legudi oro ria lumulumutue mana pangauka pa tadiria na
mati oro sagharu.
In the centre of the lagoon there are fringing reef around lagoon islands, patch reefs between lagoon
islands and deep reefs on the bottom of the lagoon. These reefs are in very good condition with a
mixture of different coral types and important animals. Live coral covers most of these reefs. The reefs
in the mid lagoon do not have any algae covering the dead coral. They have small amounts of algae
that are eaten by fish.
Pa korapana kogu, tata tongania tusu riedi ko vari lilori na
mati, mati mati pa vari kokorapainidi ria tusu pa kogu oro
katiga sagharu pu laodi. Ria mati pira riedi ko soku hokihokiti
binu oro tino arilaedi pa idere. Soku via binu to pa tongania
mati pira. Kadi soku ngana lumulumutue pu ngoi ihana pa mati
pira oro binu legudi mana kadi soku.
Ria mati pa kale avena, riedi leadi vasusua, puna to pa idere
pu lumucho, boru ria binu mana to valeana puna hona kaduvui
hinona ta ini. Totolo mana heru mae nginingo, iehua mani
tata tongania mati pa avena ra riedi binubinuani tou. Sokuvia
iahana pa vasina pira boru kadi soku nga ria lumulumutue,
chuko ngongo vonivoni oro puha.
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Reefs near Gatokae and Vangunu are dominated by massive corals (Porites), sponges and shellfish
that can live in low light and dirty water. Near large rivers like Gevala, the reefs are in bad condition
with dead coral overgrown by large algae.
The barrier reefs on the edge of the lagoon are in very good condition. They are in the cleanest water
so corals get more sunlight even in deep water. The currents bring food to the corals. Branching coral
cover most of the barrier reefs. There are less sponges and shellfish. Because there are lots of fish on
these reefs, the algae is very small.
Sinoku ta ihana ieni va leanana kogu
Lots of fish make the lagoon healthy
Soku hokihokiti ihana pa kogu Marovo madi nginingo arilaedi
oro vavaeani poata ta tinoni Marovo. Pa tinavete te hekisa ma
omia hekisa pa vasina pu tava ngira pa Bili, sinoku ta ihana
pu ngongo pa chake peka idere ieni sokuna mani la la pa
tadiria na mati pu omi hami pa kale hedena kogu. Ihana mana
gete va leanadi pa tania vasina tava noso pa Billi oro Chea.
Inadona ia ieni sinoku ta ihana pa vasina tavanosodi pira eadi
leadi oro tokani ria chinake valeanani ri na saghauru pira.
Ihana pira mana ngina tokanina tongana tinoni Marovo pana
maena. Gorania tungana hami pu ria ihana pa vasina pu ko va
seu pa palavanua iedi leadi madi la la pa katiga saghauru pu
kadi tava noso.
Pa tadiria na saghauru pu ko tata pa palavanua, huana kadi
soku ngana ihana gete. Ria ihana pu vai tinoni madi vata holu
pa esky mana kadi soku oro chachadi ngana. Ria puku na baini
ihana mana kadi soku ngana. Kani patavela kani soku ihana
pa Marovo pa hua, kani gura to vasoku lumulumutue puna
lumocho via idere pa marovo. Ria saghauru pa Marovo iedi
leadi vasusua hua pa katiga vasina pa soloso boru pula tavetei
hita vasina pata kare ta habu na chaba, ngina kani ikasa pata
panga pule mae ihana pa vasina tahita.
There are many fishes in Marovo Lagoon and these are a very important source of food and
money for Marovo people. Our research showed that the biomass of grazing fish at Bili MPA was
almost twice that of other reefs we examined in the southern lagoon. Fish are bigger and there are
more adults in the protected areas (Bili MPA and Toba Chea). This means that fish populations
in protected areas are healthier and help keep the reef healthy. These fish will also help support
Marovo people in the future. We also found that the fish further from villages (e.g. Tengomo) were
healthier than other non-protected reefs.
In most reefs near villages there seemed to be very few large fish. Also many of the larger fish that
are used in the esky trade seemed to be few and very small. No fish seemed to be present in very
large numbers. Luckily the seawater in Marovo is very clean so the low numbers of fish has not
resulted in the algae growing quickly and making the reef sick. The reefs in Marovo are among
the best in the world so if protected areas are made then the fish will come back very quickly.
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Soku hokiti tingitonga ene oro haba pa idere ieni arilaena pa Marovo
Many types of marine animals are important for Marovo
Kogu pa Marovo ieni leana via pata koe soku hokiti tingitonga
ene, haba oro tingitonga pu todi .Phytoplankton oro zooplankton
ieni karua tingitonga pa idere pu chachadi uka, kani gura omia
matana hokara mani la la pula vae hita tingitonga omomi mada
gura omi, pira ieni nginingo arileadi ta ihana na puhaka. Puhaka
oro ose ianga va lumochona kogu pa nginoe ria keoro oro idere.
Ria mademahelena getedi hua na vonu, tape oro kiso iedi
tingitonga arilaedi tungana tonui ria. Vonu ihana ieni ngo kuli
oro lumulumutue, vae terania ia vasina chiena ta tingitonga pira,
hua mani lumocho kogu. Tape ieni ngo chacha ihana pu haba pa
keoro pa korapa idere mani ria hinua tadiria pu moko va hibu
gone iedi vala nginingo ta katiga ihana. Kiso oro katiga ihana
gete ngongo ihana iedi ngo ihana pavudi oro marokedi, iehua
mani soku ihana pu kada gura vaeni tinasiti hita.
Tata pacho uka puhaka, ose, vonu, tape oro kiso pa Marovo. Pia
ema talovoho nia hami puna ria nga mademahelena pu arilaedi
pa tinoka nina chinakei va leana nina kogu. Pa katiga vasina omi
hami pa mati pa toba, lea kareuka ihanadi. Pia ieni gura meka
tinalovoho gete pana maena.
Marovo Lagoon needs many different types of animals and plants to be healthy. Phytoplankton and
zooplankton are so small that they cannot be seen without microscopes, but they are important food
for fish, beche-de-mer, clams and oysters. Beche-de-mer and clams keep the lagoon clean by filtering
the sand and water to get their food.
Larger animals, such as turtles, stingrays and sharks also do important jobs. Sea turtles eat seagrass
and algae, removing the older parts of the plant and keeping the lagoon clean. Stingrays eat small
animals from the sand and often the way they mix up the sand makes food available to other fish.
Sharks and other large predators eat sick and old fish, keeping the fish community healthy.
Marovo Lagoon is running out of bech-de-mer, clams, oysters, turtles, stingray and sharks. This
makes us worried because these animals are important to help keep the lagoon healthy. In some
places we saw barrier reefs with almost no fish. This might be a problem for the future.
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• Tongania hokihokiti tingitonga todi pa korapa idere pa
Marovo iedi arilaedi via pa linumocho oro lineana kogu
Marovo
Many different plants and animals important for a healthy Marovo Lagoon
• Ria chaha checheu na tingitonga ene oro haba pa korapa
idere iedi nginingo arilaedi ta ihana pu getedi
Very small plants and animals are important as food for larger animals
• Puhaka oro ose iedi toka pa vina lumochona idere
Beche-de-mer and clams help keep water and sediments clean
• Ria ihana hua na vonu, tape oro kiso iedi arilaedi mana
kadi ta omi via
Larger animals (turtle, stingrays, sharks) are important, but rare
Plankton
Pia ieni ria chacha tingitonga todi pu ko pa korapa idere oro
pa keoro, kilani phytoplankton oro zooplankton. Kani pata
vela kada gura omi hita mani la la pu ko nada tingitonga
omomi hita, pira tingitonga iedi
nginingo arilaedi ta ihana oro
tingitonga todi pu ene oro haba pa
idere pa kogu Marovo
Small plants and animals called phytoplankton and
zooplankton occur in the water and on the sediment.
Although you can not see them without a microscope
(special instrument) they are an important food source
for fish and animals in Marovo.
Petupetuani iedi arilaedi ta tinoni Marovo
Mangroves are important to Marovo people
Petupetuani ieni arilaena via ta tinoni Marovo. Vai ria pata
tavete tingitonga ngadongado, babao oro vinetungu, tiva pa
vanua, mola oro pata viana. Uredi ria mana vai tunga ria pata
tavete nginingo madi ngotala ni ihana na ngochara oro vai
ria pata mereseni. Roko edeve pa vasina pira vai tinoni madi
tavete vanua. Petupetuani mana vasina leana ta ihana pata
kovukovuru oro chacha ihana mana to keli pa vasina pira; Pa
vasina pia to keli ria inabuku puna baungu, oro manobu. Ria
johoro na dadaha petu iedi toka pa vina nosona rinegocho ta
idere pula raghi oro riga pula chiarane.
Tina regocho ta petupetuani ieni na rinegochona ngana kogu
Pula huana ta regocho petupetuani, tongania lineana ngina
tera tou. Pa katiga vasina, soku via sineke na hiniramana
petupetuani. Pula kadi to pule mae chacha petu, ngina heli
regochoa idere rarusu puava. Tina heli regocho kegeche idere
pia ieni ngina va hibua ia idere madi legu ria binu. Pia ieni
te havoro tu pa Vangunu, Gatokae, oro katiga ria voloso tusu.
Petupetuani mana gura legu pula tavae ria hae pa kakado
petupetuani pu tiva pa puava popa, hae pira mana toka nina
tino tadiria, boru hiniramadi ria oro vina legudi ria ieni gura ta
puja va legu ni ria pula chierane oro are.
• Soku tingitonga vae ia tinoni pa Marovo pa petupetuani
Mangroves provide many things to the people of Marovo
• Tina regocho soku petupetuani ieni gura regochona kino
oro sinoku ta ihana pa kogu Marovo
Damaging too many mangroves can hurt fish and the lagoon
• Chinakeinina petupetuani ieni raku tungana pa
kinada va legui ria hae pa puava popa pu ko tata pa
petupetuani
To protect mangroves you need to keep land trees that grow next to them
Mangroves are important to people in Marovo. The wood is used by carvers, to make tools, spears
and hooks, poles for houses and canoes as well as firewood. The fruits are eaten with coconut
milk and fish and used as medicine. The leaves are used to make roofs for houses. Mangroves
are also places for fish to spawn and young fish to grow; where bait grows and are a place that
is shady and cool on a hot day. The roots of mangroves hold soil together to stop erosion by big
waves and heavy rain.
Destroying mangroves hurts the lagoon
If mangroves are damaged, the benefits will be lost. In some places, there is too much cutting
of mangroves. If young mangroves can’t grow back big waves will erode away the land. This
erosion will make the seawater dirty and can cause the corals to die. This has happened on
Vangunu, Gatokae, and some of the barrier islands. Mangroves also die when land trees behind
them are removed. Mangroves and land trees support each other, so cutting down land trees puts
mangroves in danger of falling over in strong winds and heavy rain.
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Ihana oro vonivoni ieni chakenina mineka tonu ta sagharu
Fish and nutrients keep the reef in balance
• Ihana ngo lumulumutue, iehua madi lumocho ria idere
na sagharu
Fish eat the algae and keep the reef healthy
• Va lumochia puhaka keoro pa nginoe ria lumulumutue
pa keoro, tokania ria chinakei va leana nina kogu oro
vina lumochona kogu
Beche-de-mer clean the sand to get their food, helping to maintain a healthy lagoon
• Pula kadi soku ria ihana oro Puhaka, ngina soku nije
oro vonivoni, lumulumutue mana ngina sanu to tou pa
kogu madi kadi gura ngongo va leana ngina ria ihana
Lumulumutui ieni kani ko vi ia nginingo pu leana pa tini tinoni
hua borabora, boru ria ihana pu ngo Lumulumutue iedi ngongo
vasoku madi gura vaeria lineana ta nia. Naguru kolokolo tu hua
hinualaena nginingongo ta ihana pu ngo lumulumutui madi
la la ria ihana pu ngo borabora. Ihana pungo Lumulumutui
ieni hua ria ihana Birake, Odingi, Tarasi. Kadi to vagete ria
lumulumutue pa idere puna ianga nginingo tadiria puku ihana
hua pira, mani pa nginoi ria tingitonga pira madi lumocho oro
leadi inomidi ria sagharu.
Pula kani soku ihana pu ngo Lumulumutui, ngina to tou
lumulumutue pa sagharu madi va legui ria ria binu na idaka
na vei mani kani lumocho ngina idere oro kani leana ngina
inomina kogu.
Mekatonu tungana tinavete ta Puhaka. Vae nginingo ria pa ngino
va lumochi ria lumulumutua pu napata pa keoro. Iehua mani
karekatonga lumulumutue oro katiga ninije pa keoro. Pula kani
soku Puhaka boru tongania ninije na lumulumutue ba tingitonga
lengudi pa keoro ieni ngina koeko. Pula hua ia, ihana mana gura
kadi leadi nginodi ba gura leguni tinoni pula vai oro ia idere mana
kareka tingitonga gura koe. Pula havoro tingitonga hua pia, ia
keoro ieni ngina soa chinoko mani hina chikate hua sio vovoto. Ia
keoro nije chinoko pa idere na ieni kani vasina leana oro kadi gura
koi tongania tingitonga todi. Pula hua ia vasina pui, kani soku
ngina tingitonga todi ko pa keoro, pu ngina gura ngoi ihana, boru
gura olava ria ihana puna kadi gura gora nginingo.
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Too few fish and beche-de-mer will result in dirty sediment and algae covering the
reef, reducing food for fish
Algae are not a rich source of food compared to meat, so fish that eat algae have to eat all day to
get enough food. Fish that eat algae must eat 10 times more food than meat eating fish. Fish that
eat algae include parrotfish, rabbitfish and surgeonfish. They keep the algae small by eating it.
This provides a good food source for fish and keeps the reef healthy.
If there are not enough algae eating fish and lots of algae food, then algae may grow over the reef
killing coral and make the lagoon sick.
Beche-de-mer do a similar job. They get there food by cleaning sand (removing algae). This stops
a build up of algae and other bad things in the sand. If beche-de-mer numbers are too low then
dead and living algae can build up in the sand. This could cause an increase in the toxic fish
problem in the lagoon as well as reducing the oxygen in the sand. When this happens the sand
becomes black and smells like rotten eggs. The black sand is not a good home for animals. This
means that the numbers of animals in the sand is lower and many fish go hungry.
Chinakeinina idere ieni talavuni pa chinakeinina puava popa
Seacare begins with landcare
• Tinava riru hae pa puava ieni va havorona vina nije
pa idere
Removal of trees on land causes dirty water
• Idere pu hibuna ieni ko sokua peno oro vonivoni, ie hua
mani tova soku ria lumulumutue, revo oro ero
Dirty water has lots of mud and nutrients, which causes too much algae
• Idere pu nije oro hibu ieni kani gura toe ba ko ia
binubinuani oro kulikuliani puna hadoa ia hinona ta ini
oro ta chabo tou ta jemi
Pa kolokolona ta vae terai ria hae pa puava, jemi oro nije iedi
hore tou la pa kogu Marovo kolokolo chierane. Leana ngana
pula kani soku via peno oro nije joloro hore la pa kogu pata vala
nginingo ta ihana. Mana pula soku va ukalavia peno oro nije,
ngina va hibu pa idere. Hinibu ta idere pia ieni ngina va nosona
hinona ta ini pata kaduvu pa korapa idere pa kogu. Pia iepe
legu nia checheu idere oro ria binu puna hinona ta ini iedi tonia
ria. Pia ieni meka tonu hua pa chigo tamu hoi pu kadi gura to
ngina pa kauru hae gete. Pula soku va ukala via vonivoni pa
idere, soku hokiti lumulumutue, revo, oro ero ngina to. Mana
ihana ieni kani hiva nia ia nginona lumulumutue, revo, na ero
na vei, pula hua ia, kani soku ngana nginingo ta ihana.
Dirty water also kills corals and seagrass by taking away light or covering them with
mud
Sa ia Nutrients?
Nutrients na ieni ta gorai pa korapa puava, ianga va
todi tonagnia ria hae. Binubinuani mana tonia tungana
tingitonga pia pu isiri pata to nia ria. Tingitonga pia mana
ta gorai pa korapa mereseni chinoku choku oro pinepepea.
Pula kani soku via tingitonga pia pa korapa kogu, ngina
leana ngana. Mana pula soku va ukala ko pa kogu ngina
chiena uka inomina kogu oro huana inomi pu pavuna.
What are Nutrients?
Nutrients are found in soil on the land and make trees grow. In very small amounts they
help the reef to grow as well. Nutrients are also found in fertiliser and sewage waste. In
small amounts nutrients are good but when too many nutrients enter the lagoon the reef
gets sick.
Pa katiga vasina pa Fiji, Australia, America, oro Indonesia
peno oro vonivoni pu vuradi mae pa goana iedi va legudi ria na
kulikuliani na binubinuani. Pa linegu ria tingitonga pira, vae
tera nia nga ria nginingo, ngongoani oro kokoani ta ihana.
When trees on the land are cleared, mud and nutrients runs off the land into Marovo Lagoon
during rain. A small amount of mud and nutrients is good for the lagoon and makes food for
fish. But too much mud and nutrients makes the water dirty. This dirty water stops light getting
to the bottom of the lagoon. This kills corals and seagrass that need the light. This is the same as
plants in your garden not being able to grow under big trees. When there is too many nutrients in
the water different types of algae grow. Fish don’t like to eat these types of algae, so there is less
food for fish even though lots of algae is in the water.
In other places (Fiji, Australia, America, Indonesia) mud and nutrients from the land has killed
reefs and seagrass. This takes away the food and places for fish to live.
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Vinae tera nidi soku ihana ieni va chiena kogu Marovo
Taking too many fish makes the lagoon sick
• Pula vae tera tou ni hita ria ihana, ngina legu tou ria
saghauru, keoro oro patukae pa korapana kogu ta hita
If you take too many fish the reef will get sick
• Pula chiedi ba legu ria mati na saghauru ta hita ngina
kada gura vae va leana hinabu na chinaba hita mada
ngina kovuru pavu na tasiti
A sick reef will not provide as much food and can make people sick
• Kadi hiva mae omi ria tinoni pu ene omomi pa soloso
ria idere, mati ba saghauru pu pavudi oro nijedi oro pu
legudi
Tourist don’t like sick reefs
Soku nginongo leadi pa Marovo puna to va leana oro ko ria mati
na saghauru pu koi oro toi ria ihana ba katiga tingitonga pu ene
ba haba pa idere.
Mana gura soa chiedi ria pula kada chake va leana ni hita ria
hinoho ta hita pa idere oro pa mati. Pula kadi soku ria ihana
pu ngo lumulumutue mani soku via vonivoni pa idere ieni
ngina chiena ia kogu ta hita. Pa soku palavanua ta hita pa
Marovo da gura omia nga hita ie pu chabo tou ia lumulumutue
oro ero ria binubinuani na saghauru ba ria patukae hedi
legu ria binubinuani na saghauru pa kogu. Kadi soku via ria
vonivoni oro pula ko ihana ba puhaka pu gura ngodi ria ngina
to va leana oro leana nga ia nada kogu. Mana pula kadi ta va
legu ria lumulumutue pa korapana kogu ngina ta chabo toui
lumulumutue ria keoro. Binubinuani oro saghauru na mati pa
korapana kogu mani ngina havoro chinoko oro chipukodala.
Gura tasiti nia tinoni oro chie nia ria ihana oro ghesona rinane
ba hinona ta ini pu va todi ria saghauru na patukae. Pia ieni
gura havoro. Pula legu ria binu, patukae ba ria saghauru ta
hita, ngina kadi soku nga ria ihana pe to oro hokiti ihana tu pe
havoro mae. Tonga nia mati na saghauru riedi ngina huana pebu
oro nije madi hua na pavudi oro legu. Mani ngina kadi mado na
hapahapa ni tinoni na inomomidi. Pia ieni te havoro pa Hawaii,
Fiji, Caribbean. Ria saghauru na mati tadi ria riedi chiedi tou.
Leana va susua pata chake valeana nia hita nada kogu.
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Marovo has lots of food because it has healthy corals and lots of fish and other animals. But this
could change if the resources are not managed well.
Too few algae eating fish and too many nutrients in the water are bad for the lagoon. Near many
villages large algae (Sargassum) grows on corals making the reef sick. Marovo Lagoon mostly
has very few nutrients in the water, and this slows the growth of algae, allowing the fish and
puhaka to remove it. But if the algae is not eaten then it will make the lagoon dirty and the algae
will cover the reefs and sand making it black. This algae can make fish and people sick and
block the sunlight, which kills corals. This can happen quickly. When corals die there are fewer
fish and different fish. The reef looks sick and people do not come to enjoy looking at it. This has
happened in Caribbean, Hawaiian and Fijian reefs. We need to keep the lagoon good.
Chakei ni ria ihana pata pana maena
Keeping fish for the future
Chinake va leana nina ia kogu, ria tingitonga pa idere ba be pa
mati ieni ko nga pa vinari mekae ta hita tinoni pu ko pa Marovo
pia. Kani ko pa tadi ria tinoni pu maedi.
Pa America oro Australia ieni ginavuna takoi nginira pa tadi
ria nadi saghauru boru kani leana via pu na koi ia chinie. Hita
pa Marovo pia ieda leada puta ngana, puna ngina va leana puta
ia binangara oro chinakei ni hita pa kalena ta nada hinoho na
chinakei pia nada vasidi hita. Pa Fiji 100 puku palavanua di
vari mekae nia madi veko ni tinarae ia chinaba (puhua: buna,
vagara, tope ipu) ba vinaedi ria tingatonga pa nadi mati na
saghauru ria hua. Pia ieni ta kilae (LMMA) mati na saghauru
chabaeini na habuani pu chakaeini ria pa palavanua. Te
talavuni tu ta hita pa Solomon mani ngina leana ta hita pa
Marovo pa chinake nidi ria nada puava na idere.
Pira iepu gura toka nita hita:
Things that would help:
• Va tiva ia meka nginira pa chinakei va leana pata
chakei ni ria hinoho ta hita pa idere
Develop local management of marine resources
• Va soku pulei tongania puhaka
Restore beche-de-mer numbers (passive or active)
• Va ngirae vinaedi ria inabuku oro chipuchipu (pu hua
ria chacha ihana)
Protect sources of new fish for lagoon (limits on baitfishing, tabus on spawning
aggregations)
• Va matao ni ria vasidi pu koi ria ihana hagurudi ria pu
haguru ta kovurudi
Protect places for young fish to grow
Pa Fiji ieni ria vasidi pu tava hope (LMMA) iedi sokui ihana. Be
leana va susua pata omia pa kalena ta kastom oro pa kalena ta
science pata pita ia ie pu ngina leana pa puava ta hita.
Leana va susua ta hita pa Marovo pata vari mekae hita mada
vari tokae nia pa nada kastom inatei ie hua mada gura chake
va leana nia hita ia idere oro puava. Ko nga ta hita pa nada
vasina vinari mekae oro vinari atei va leanae nina vina leanana
nada vasina.
Taking care of the reef works better when local people make the decisions. Management
plans that outside people decide often don’t work. In Australia and America, the government
owns the reef and makes all of the decisions on how it is used, this often causes problems.
Marovo people are lucky as they have strong ownership over the marine resources so you
have the power to make decisions on its use. In Fiji over 100 communities use traditional
concepts of tabu areas and restrictions on certain fishing methods (poison root, netting, night
spearfishing) to conserve their marine resources. This approach is called Locally Managed
Marine Areas (LMMA) and has started to be used here in the Solomons as well. The benefit
of the LMMA approach is that communities have full control over how to manage their land,
just as it has always been in Marovo.
In Fiji, the LMMAs mean more fish near protected areas or in areas protected sometimes (like
hope chinaba). But sometimes LMMAs mean too much fishing in unprotected places. One good
idea is for each Butubutu to have fishery officers who use kastom and science together to decide
on a way to best protect their land.
For Marovo Lagoon the best way to keep the lagoon healthy and have enough resources for
the future will be decided by the local communities using the lessons learnt from other areas
together with traditional knowledge. The close relationship that Marovo people have with their
environment provides a very strong base for management. It is up to local people to make the first
step to ensure Marovo Lagoon continues to provide resources for future generations.
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Pula kada va nijei hita ria saghauru na mati pa idere ta hita riedi
ngina to va leana oro bule
Reducing pollution makes the reef healthier
Pula hiva nia hita pata ni bule oro leana ia kogu Marovo. Aria
mada changa via pata da kare va ngirae ria tinavete pa tini
soloso pu regochodi ria kavo na idere ta hita puhua hibu oro
jemi oro vonivonis pu havoro mae pa vina hore dekuru. Te ko tu
ria tinarae (Solomon Island logging code of practice) mana kadi
lului nga ria kabani va hore tekuru di tavete pa Marovo. Pula
hiva nia hita pa Marovo pata leana ia nada kogu, aria mada
meka nada hiniva oro vina leo la ta ginavuna mada totove va
atei la nia ta ginavuna ia tinalovoho oro rinegocho pu tonui ria
kamani pira pa vasina ta hita. Tingatonga pu regochona kogu
Marovo ninije oro jemi na vonivoni.
To make sure that Marovo Lagoon remains healthy it is important that pollution, sediments
and nutrients, from land activities, do not get into the lagoon. The way to do this is easy but
sometimes people don’t want to help. The Solomon Islands government already has many good
laws to help companies protect the land (S.I. Logging Code of Practice), but often these laws are
ignored. If Marovo people want to keep their land and sea for the future it is a good idea to have a
strong voice that can tell the government about problems and solutions for Marovo.
Katiga hinua hua pata va leanana nada kogu:
Some examples of ways to reduce pollution, sediments and nutrients:
• Va horei nga ria dekuru pu getedi, veko ukae ria pu
kikidi pata tiningana na jemi
Log selectively so that small trees and bushes remain to hold the sediment on the land
when it rains
• Va tiva ukai katida hae pa kegeche kavo pata va noso
na jemi pata hore la pa kavo
If all the trees are logged maintain a vegetation strip between the logged area and
creeks to reduce runoff
• Va to pule ni hae ria vasina pu te tava hore dekuru.
Puma chinoku oil palm oro tinavete chigo gete na ria di
ngina regocho via puava na hae tu mani lala vina hore
dekuru
Logged areas must be allowed to recover, because often the impact of post logging
activities such as oil palm and agriculture are greater than the initial logging
operation
• Pula tavete huana, mu tavete puta gagana
When building roads build drains that allow water to flow into surrounding
vegetation – this will also help the road last longer
• Pula tavete nia hoi mereseni pa chinoku choku, va tiva
vekoi katiga hae pata kare hore la pa kavo oro karaka
If using chemicals on the land to help plants grow (pesticides and fertilisers), have a
vegetation barrier or pond to trap run-off before it gets into the lagoon
• Kare nura petrolo pa idere, la va seu pa puava
When transferring petrol or oil near the water catch any spills – this might be easier if
petrol is transferred further inland
• Kare sanu hona tera plastic oro tini pa idere puna ngina
gura legu nia vonu oro katiga tingatonga pu todi pa
idere
Reduce litter of plastics and cans into the lagoon
• Choku pule ni ria, rihe, naginagi, goliti, edeve, maria,
tige. Pira ria hae pu leadi oro va leanadi tino na kino ta
tinoni pa Marovo
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Planting of important tree species – ebony, kerosene wood, canoe tree, sago palm,
canarium nuts, cutnuts. These are essential for the Marovo lifestyle
Kogu tahita pa Marovo pana maena
Marovo people, the future is our lagoon
Marovo ieni gete via nana hinoho (marine resource) pu ko pa
idere pu moko vae gone nia nginingo oro poata soku tinoni.
Pula leana chinake nia hoi mua kogu, ieni ngina leana ngana
chinakei ni hoi mua kogu. Pa hua pia soku tingitonga hagurudi
talavuni regochona Marovo. Pula jama va ngira nia oro va
ngirai hita ria chinakei, ieni ta atei pu kogu ieni ngina korapa
ta toka ni ria koburu, oro na koburu ta hita pana maena.
Sinoku via ria tinoni (Scientists, World Heritage, NGOs,
Government) ieni gura ta toka ni tinoni pa Marovo, pata chake
ni nadi kogu. Mana tinoni pa Marovo tupe va charo susua nia.
Marovo has a great marine resource that provides food and money for many people. The better
you look after the lagoon the better it can look after you. Marovo people are lucky as they know
how to take care of their lagoon, they have been caring for it for a long time. Recently though
many new pressures have started to impact on Marovo. A strong voice and strong ownership will
ensure the lagoon can provide for future generations. There are many people (Scientists, World
Heritage, NGO’s, Government) that can help Marovo people to protect their lagoon. But Marovo
people must take the first step.
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Leana via!
Thank you!
Pia tinavete iema jama valeana atu nia hami pa tinoka getena
puvae mae hamu ta tinoni pa Marovo, patania 2 buruburu
di ukala la pira. Oro jama valeana la tungana hami tania
MacArthur Foundation pugura vamae nina poata mama ene
hami. Boru hema jama leana tungania hami ta tinoni pa Bili
oro Chea, Chea NGO MINBALT, puhua Alrick Jimuru, James
Siloko, Risley Amos, Alan Agassi, Morgan Jimuru, Moloka
Luten, Elaine Young, Terrence Siloko, Patrick Mesia, Edvard
Hviding, Corey Howell, Grant and Jill Kelly, Shankar Aswani,
Tibara Lodge.
Hita tinoni pa Marovo eida ta konia ngana hita inatei oro
tinitetei nidi ria pu tako ni ria oreke na maroke tahita pa tuari.
Puhua puko pa idere (kogu) oro pa goana (mati). Boru jama
leana via nia hami pa UQ pu gura va atei ni hamu ria mi inatei
pa mi vasina pa kogu Marovo. Leana uka.
This work would not have been possible without the incredible assistance that the people of
Marovo have given us over the last two years and the MacArthur Foundation that provided the
money. In particular we would like to thank the Bili and Chea Chiefs and communities, the Chea
NGO MINBALT, Alrick Jimuru, James Siloko, Risley Amos, Alan Agassi, Morgan Jimuru,
Moloka Luten, Greg and Elaine Young, Terrence Siloko, Patrick Mesia, Edvard Hviding, Corey
Howell, Grant and Jill Kelly, Shankar Aswani, and Tibara lodge.
The depth of knowledge of the Marovo environment demonstrates the great closeness the people
in Marovo have with natural biodiversity and its benefits. We have learnt much from working in
your amazing lagoon, thankyou!
Authors: Simon Albert, James Udy, Ian Tibbetts, Norm Duke, David Neil, Mark Love,
Chris Roelfsema, and Annie Ross.
Translators: Alan Agassi, Pulepada Ghemu O.B.E., Morgan Jimuru, Moloka Luten
and Douglas Luten.
Diagrams and layout: Kate Moore.
Photos: Simon Albert, Chris Roelfsema, Joelle Prange, Norm Duke, David Neil, James Udy
and Jonathan Hodge.
Funded by: The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
140 S. Dearborn Street, Chicago, IL 60603-5285 USA
[email protected]
Support given by: S.I. Department of Fisheries and Marine Resources, S.I. Department of Environment and Conservation, Western Province Government.
Other University of Queensland staff contributing to this project include Joelle Prange, Jennifer
Corrin Care, Diana Kleine, Alistair Grinham, Guy Marion, Jock Mackenzie, Alicia Bell, Bill
Carter, Peter Dart, and Graham Baines.
For further information please contact:
Aseri Yalangono
Keru Village
Ministry of Education and Human
Resources Development
P.O. Box G28 Honiara
Solomon Islands
tel: 286 13
email: [email protected]
Norm Duke
Centre for Marine Studies
University of Queensland
St Lucia, QLD 4072
Australia
tel: 07 3365 2729
email: [email protected]
www.cms.uq.edu.au/marbot/Solomons/overview.htm
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Ria koburu pa Bili oro
Chea villages di vata omi
nia pa tadi ria magomago
pira ie hua inomina ia
Marovo Lagoon.
Children from Bili and Chea
villages drew these pictures and
shows how they see Marovo Lagoon.