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Rest in peace – hunting predatory taramea

Monday 19 July 2021 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Environment, National

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Rest in peace – hunting predatory taramea
A Ministry of Marine Resources team member disposing of Taramea on Manuae. Photo by Akau Film/Johnny Beasley/21071808

A team of Ministry of Marine Resources (MMR) employees, volunteer freedivers and a representative from the Proprietors of Manuae Incorporated (PMI) has just returned from a crown-of-thorns starfish (taramea) removal expedition to the uninhabited island of Manuae.

A team of Ministry of Marine Resources (MMR) employees, volunteer freedivers and a representative from the Proprietors of Manuae Incorporated (PMI) has just returned from a crown-of-thorns starfish (taramea) removal expedition to the uninhabited island of Manuae.


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