Reef Islands declared Conservation Zone

The Torba Provincial Government Council (TPGC) has declared its famous Reef Islands as a conservation zone. TPGC Councillor, Edgard Howard, said the Council endorsed the decision in December. Mr. Howard said the main purpose of the declaration is to prohibit fishing activities in the area. He affirmed their decision was based on an awareness by the Ocean Affairs Division within the Department of Foreign Affairs, after a joint rapid marine biodiversity assessment on six atolls of Reef Islands...