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By SHELDON CHANEL and SHAILENDRA SINGH
Growing up in his settlement in Nadi, western Fiji, Sundar Lal recalls an abundance of fish, crabs and prawns in the nearby creeks, rivers and foreshore areas.
“We never returned empty-handed,” he recalls.
Mr Lal, 80, lives in a small farming and fishing community, called Tunalia, on Fiji’s main island, Viti Levu, in the Southern Pacific.
Besides farming, fish is part of Tunalia’s fabric, both as an important source of protein and extra income.
Tunalia is representative of similar communities across the Fijian archipelago, where fishing holds deep cultural, economic and dietary significance.
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Lal, 80, lives in a small farming and fishing community, called Tunalia, on Fiji s main island, Viti Levu, in the Southern Pacific.
As part of Tunalia s fabric, fish is both an important source of protein and extra income.
Tunalia is representative of similar communities across the Fijian archipelago, where fishing holds deep cultural, economic and dietary significance.
According to the Pacific marine scientist, Professor Joeli Veitayaki, Fijians have relied on the sea as a food source for centuries.