This local fishing derby was restricted to fishing only inside the barrier reef and many many thousands of small immature fish were taken severely depleting an already over taxed eco-system. It's sad to see such a lack of awareness for the fragile reef environment for which tourist income depends. You need not be a marine biologist to see the obvious damage inflicted by a very lightly populated Island like Huahine vs. some of the more pristine Tuamotu atolls with very few inhabitants.
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