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Sheldon Chanel Lautoka fi sherman Anish Naidu says authorities rarely conduct checks. Picture: SHELDON CHANEL 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 i...

Death by slow strangulation By  Sheldon Chanel and Shailendra Singh A season ban on coral trout (Donu) was lifted earlier than scheduled this year due to COVID-19 Sheldon Chanel "We never returned empty-handed," he recalls. 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 die...