Marine Life

Marine life refers to all the animals, plants and organisms that live in Earth’s saltwater seas and oceans. From the smallest plankton to the largest whale, all organisms play a role in the healthy function of these amazing, complex ecosystems.

Taveuni is home to the famous Rainbow Reef which is described as the soft coral capital of the world and is recognised as a world class dive location. Taveuni is also home to Waitabu Marine Park and Vuna Reef which brings divers and snorkellers from all over the world for the best diving in Fiji.

The water around Taveuni holds over 2300 different species of Fish and over 400 varieties of both hard and soft corals including Sea Turtles, Reef Sharks, Nudibranchs and seasonal visitors like manta rays or even Humpback Whales.

The oceans provide 50 percent of the world’s oxygen and they provide essential ecosystem services that allow our planet to function in a healthy way. For example, ocean currents govern our weather systems, and if they were to be interrupted, the extreme weather consequences would be drastic. The oceans can only provide these services by maintaining delicately balanced ecosystems, made up of food chains and biological systems. Human activity risks the shutdown of essential ecosystem services that we rely on to survive.

One example is coral reefs. When we fish around coral reefs, those reefs’ delicate ecosystems are damaged and often die. We then lose the essential service a coral reef provides such as protection from erosion and weather, biochemical regulation, and recreation. This is just one of the reasons why taking care of the oceans is essential for our own wellbeing.

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