378:
1259:
17:
109:
Reef sites at the edge of the lagoon were surveyed in 2014. The sites with the highest Live Coral Cover (LCC) in the
Western Province and second highest in the Solomons were on the exposed side of the fringing reef near Marovo Lagoon measuring an average of 49% LCC. The exposed side of the fringing
322:
136:
and are skilled at fishing. The men from Marovo Lagoon are known to be skilled carvers, creating and designing beautiful wooded carvings made from ebony, hardwood and kerosene wood.
344:
366:
302:. CITES Project No. S-380: Prepared for the CITES Secretariat by United Nations Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre. 2012. pp. 2–10
331:
279:
230:
1324:
92:
374:
359:
248:
1300:
196:
194:
296:
Review of
Significant Trade: Species selected by the CITES Animals Committee following CoP14 and retained in the review following AC25
293:"Tursiops aduncus, Ehrenberg, 1833: Solomon Islands, Delphinidae, Indian Ocean Bottlenose Dolphin, Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin".
1319:
352:
256:
207:
1002:
395:
382:
324:
Traditional knowledge possessed by the fishers of Marovo Lagoon, Solomon
Islands, concerning fish aggregating behaviour
40:
330:. SPC Traditional Marine Resource Management and Knowledge Information Bulletin No. 12. pp. 22–29. Archived from
1130:
1293:
933:
195:
Ceccarelli DM, Wini-Simeon, Sullivan, Wendt, Vave-Karamui, Masu, Nicolay-Grosse Hokamp, Davey, Fernandes (2018).
118:
58:
1110:
246:
110:
reef of Marovo Lagoon had an average of 38% LCC. The sites with the lowest live coral cover were found near
783:
1329:
836:
801:
294:
1286:
133:
955:
111:
143:
and is a tourism hub for travelers from
Australia, New Zealand, Europe and the United States.
606:
470:
731:
500:
273:
224:
8:
1015:
796:
591:
36:
128:
There are many islands in the lagoon, some of which are inhabited. The people speak the
1274:
945:
883:
687:
1182:
746:
457:
252:
247:
Carlton, R., Dempsey, A., Lubarsky, K., Akao, I., Faisal, M., and Purkis, S. (2020).
203:
140:
28:
1229:
1222:
1120:
669:
586:
52:
1266:
1239:
1155:
818:
548:
465:
425:
386:
377:
171:
147:
129:
44:
1270:
1187:
1140:
1075:
1040:
1025:
965:
950:
928:
808:
791:
692:
480:
403:
1258:
20:
Vangunu Island seen from space. Marovo lagoon can be seen north of the island.
1313:
1170:
1105:
1080:
913:
908:
878:
751:
721:
561:
490:
102:
73:
60:
96:
is considered an area of high biodiversity and conservation value. The name
1197:
1095:
1055:
1030:
1020:
903:
858:
831:
677:
659:
581:
87:
86:. It covers 700 km (270 sq mi) and is protected by a double
1234:
1212:
1115:
1070:
682:
518:
508:
485:
447:
1100:
970:
699:
654:
634:
629:
614:
566:
533:
513:
16:
1202:
736:
639:
624:
576:
413:
320:
1217:
1207:
1175:
1135:
1125:
1085:
1050:
1010:
985:
975:
918:
898:
893:
863:
853:
771:
756:
709:
556:
475:
960:
1165:
1060:
992:
873:
846:
766:
726:
714:
704:
649:
644:
538:
435:
197:
Biophysically
Special, Unique Marine Areas of the Solomon Islands
151:
48:
146:
It is possible to travel to the Lagoon from the capital city of
1150:
1045:
980:
938:
923:
868:
619:
596:
571:
523:
440:
418:
408:
154:
by 1 hour on a twin otter plane or 10 hours on a weekly ferry.
32:
1192:
1145:
1090:
1065:
888:
841:
826:
761:
528:
430:
1160:
1035:
741:
251:(Report). The Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation.
249:
Global Reef
Expedition: Solomon Islands (Final Report)
1311:
321:Robert E. Johannes and Edvard Hviding (2000).
1294:
360:
278:: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (
229:: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (
202:(Report). MACBIO, (GIZ, IUCN, SPREP), Suva.
55:islands, both extinct volcanic islands, at
1301:
1287:
367:
353:
242:
240:
139:The lagoon is a popular destination for
15:
286:
1325:Bodies of water of the Solomon Islands
1312:
237:
188:
348:
125:) have been confirmed in the lagoon.
1253:
13:
314:
14:
1341:
93:Marovo Lagoon World Heritage Area
1257:
376:
1320:Solomon Islands geography stubs
119:Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin
164:
1:
157:
106:in the centre of the lagoon.
35:in the world. Located in the
1273:. You can help Knowledge by
176:UNESCO World Heritage Centre
114:with an average of 18% LCC.
7:
172:"Marovo - Tetepare Complex"
10:
1346:
1252:
1001:
817:
782:
668:
605:
547:
499:
456:
394:
134:subsistence agriculture
1269:location article is a
27:is the largest double-
21:
471:Cyprian Bridge Island
19:
100:is derived from the
1016:New Georgia Islands
797:Indispensable Reefs
784:Rennell and Bellona
132:and live mainly by
70: /
37:New Georgia Islands
1330:Lagoons of Oceania
946:Santa Cruz Islands
884:Nalongo and Nupani
688:Langa Langa Lagoon
22:
1282:
1281:
1250:
1249:
1183:Shortland Islands
258:978-0-9975451-6-6
209:978-0-9975451-6-6
1337:
1303:
1296:
1289:
1261:
1254:
1230:Treasury Islands
381:
380:
369:
362:
355:
346:
345:
339:
338:
336:
329:
318:
312:
311:
309:
307:
301:
290:
284:
283:
277:
269:
267:
265:
244:
235:
234:
228:
220:
218:
216:
201:
192:
186:
185:
183:
182:
168:
123:Tursiops aduncus
103:island of Marovo
85:
84:
82:
81:
80:
75:
71:
68:
67:
66:
63:
41:Western Province
1345:
1344:
1340:
1339:
1338:
1336:
1335:
1334:
1310:
1309:
1308:
1307:
1267:Solomon Islands
1251:
1246:
997:
813:
778:
664:
601:
543:
495:
452:
426:Russell Islands
390:
387:Solomon Islands
375:
373:
343:
342:
334:
327:
319:
315:
305:
303:
299:
292:
291:
287:
271:
270:
263:
261:
259:
245:
238:
222:
221:
214:
212:
210:
199:
193:
189:
180:
178:
170:
169:
165:
160:
148:Solomon Islands
130:Marovo language
78:
76:
74:8.48°S 158.07°E
72:
69:
64:
61:
59:
57:
56:
45:Solomon Islands
12:
11:
5:
1343:
1333:
1332:
1327:
1322:
1306:
1305:
1298:
1291:
1283:
1280:
1279:
1262:
1248:
1247:
1245:
1244:
1243:
1242:
1237:
1227:
1226:
1225:
1220:
1215:
1210:
1205:
1200:
1195:
1190:
1180:
1179:
1178:
1173:
1168:
1163:
1158:
1153:
1148:
1143:
1138:
1133:
1128:
1123:
1118:
1113:
1108:
1103:
1098:
1093:
1088:
1083:
1078:
1073:
1068:
1063:
1058:
1053:
1048:
1043:
1038:
1033:
1028:
1023:
1013:
1007:
1005:
999:
998:
996:
995:
990:
989:
988:
983:
978:
973:
968:
963:
958:
953:
943:
942:
941:
936:
931:
929:Patteson Shoal
926:
921:
916:
911:
906:
901:
896:
891:
886:
881:
876:
871:
866:
856:
851:
850:
849:
844:
839:
829:
823:
821:
815:
814:
812:
811:
806:
805:
804:
794:
788:
786:
780:
779:
777:
776:
775:
774:
769:
764:
754:
749:
744:
739:
734:
729:
724:
719:
718:
717:
712:
707:
697:
696:
695:
685:
680:
674:
672:
666:
665:
663:
662:
657:
652:
647:
642:
637:
632:
627:
622:
617:
611:
609:
603:
602:
600:
599:
594:
589:
584:
579:
574:
569:
564:
559:
553:
551:
545:
544:
542:
541:
536:
531:
526:
521:
516:
511:
505:
503:
497:
496:
494:
493:
488:
483:
478:
473:
468:
462:
460:
454:
453:
451:
450:
445:
444:
443:
438:
433:
423:
422:
421:
416:
411:
404:Nggela Islands
400:
398:
392:
391:
372:
371:
364:
357:
349:
341:
340:
337:on 2016-03-04.
313:
285:
257:
236:
208:
187:
162:
161:
159:
156:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1342:
1331:
1328:
1326:
1323:
1321:
1318:
1317:
1315:
1304:
1299:
1297:
1292:
1290:
1285:
1284:
1278:
1276:
1272:
1268:
1263:
1260:
1256:
1255:
1241:
1238:
1236:
1233:
1232:
1231:
1228:
1224:
1221:
1219:
1216:
1214:
1211:
1209:
1206:
1204:
1201:
1199:
1196:
1194:
1191:
1189:
1186:
1185:
1184:
1181:
1177:
1174:
1172:
1171:Vella Lavella
1169:
1167:
1164:
1162:
1159:
1157:
1154:
1152:
1149:
1147:
1144:
1142:
1139:
1137:
1134:
1132:
1129:
1127:
1124:
1122:
1119:
1117:
1114:
1112:
1109:
1107:
1104:
1102:
1099:
1097:
1094:
1092:
1089:
1087:
1084:
1082:
1079:
1077:
1074:
1072:
1069:
1067:
1064:
1062:
1059:
1057:
1054:
1052:
1049:
1047:
1044:
1042:
1039:
1037:
1034:
1032:
1029:
1027:
1024:
1022:
1019:
1018:
1017:
1014:
1012:
1009:
1008:
1006:
1004:
1000:
994:
991:
987:
984:
982:
979:
977:
974:
972:
969:
967:
964:
962:
959:
957:
954:
952:
949:
948:
947:
944:
940:
937:
935:
932:
930:
927:
925:
922:
920:
917:
915:
914:Nibanga Temau
912:
910:
909:Nibanga Nendi
907:
905:
902:
900:
897:
895:
892:
890:
887:
885:
882:
880:
877:
875:
872:
870:
867:
865:
862:
861:
860:
857:
855:
852:
848:
845:
843:
840:
838:
835:
834:
833:
830:
828:
825:
824:
822:
820:
816:
810:
807:
803:
800:
799:
798:
795:
793:
790:
789:
787:
785:
781:
773:
770:
768:
765:
763:
760:
759:
758:
755:
753:
752:Roncador Reef
750:
748:
745:
743:
740:
738:
735:
733:
730:
728:
725:
723:
720:
716:
713:
711:
708:
706:
703:
702:
701:
698:
694:
691:
690:
689:
686:
684:
681:
679:
676:
675:
673:
671:
667:
661:
658:
656:
653:
651:
648:
646:
643:
641:
638:
636:
633:
631:
628:
626:
623:
621:
618:
616:
613:
612:
610:
608:
604:
598:
595:
593:
590:
588:
585:
583:
580:
578:
575:
573:
570:
568:
565:
563:
562:Furona Island
560:
558:
555:
554:
552:
550:
546:
540:
537:
535:
532:
530:
527:
525:
522:
520:
517:
515:
512:
510:
507:
506:
504:
502:
498:
492:
489:
487:
484:
482:
479:
477:
474:
472:
469:
467:
464:
463:
461:
459:
455:
449:
446:
442:
439:
437:
434:
432:
429:
428:
427:
424:
420:
417:
415:
412:
410:
407:
406:
405:
402:
401:
399:
397:
393:
388:
384:
379:
370:
365:
363:
358:
356:
351:
350:
347:
333:
326:
325:
317:
298:
297:
289:
281:
275:
260:
254:
250:
243:
241:
232:
226:
211:
205:
198:
191:
177:
173:
167:
163:
155:
153:
149:
144:
142:
137:
135:
131:
126:
124:
120:
117:Sightings of
115:
113:
107:
105:
104:
99:
95:
94:
89:
83:
79:-8.48; 158.07
54:
50:
46:
42:
38:
34:
30:
26:
25:Marovo Lagoon
18:
1275:expanding it
1264:
1056:Kolombangara
859:Reef Islands
837:Bass Islands
832:Duff Islands
607:Makira-Ulawa
592:Santa Isabel
332:the original
323:
316:
304:. Retrieved
295:
288:
262:. Retrieved
213:. Retrieved
190:
179:. Retrieved
175:
166:
145:
138:
127:
122:
116:
108:
101:
97:
91:
90:system. The
88:barrier reef
24:
23:
1116:New Georgia
747:Ontong Java
683:Anuta Paina
519:Marau Sound
509:Guadalcanal
501:Guadalcanal
389:by province
274:cite report
225:cite report
77: /
1314:Categories
1101:Mondomondo
971:Temotu Noi
802:North Reef
732:Maramasike
722:Maana'omba
700:Lau Lagoon
630:Malaupaina
567:Kerehikapa
534:Tavanipupu
514:Korasahalu
181:2023-03-22
158:References
47:, between
1223:Shortland
1203:Magusaiai
1121:Nggatokae
737:Mbasakana
640:Olu Malau
625:Malaulalo
587:San Jorge
577:Maleivona
414:Tanambogo
53:Nggatokae
31:enclosed
1240:Stirling
1218:Pirumeri
1208:Masamasa
1176:Vonavona
1156:Tetepare
1136:Ranongga
1126:Nusatupe
1086:Matikuri
1051:Kingguru
1011:Mborokua
986:Vanikoro
976:Tinakula
919:Nifiloli
899:Ngatendo
894:Ngandeli
864:Fenualoa
854:Fatutaka
772:Tehaolei
757:Sikaiana
710:Funaafou
557:Arnarvon
476:Nuatambu
466:Choiseul
458:Choiseul
264:31 March
215:31 March
65:158°04′E
1188:Balalae
1166:Vangunu
1141:Rendova
1131:Olasana
1076:Lumbari
1061:Liapari
1041:Kennedy
1026:Arundel
1003:Western
993:Tikopia
874:Makalom
847:Taumako
809:Rennell
792:Bellona
767:Matuavi
727:Malaita
715:Sulufou
705:Adagege
693:Laulasi
670:Malaita
650:Owariki
645:Owaraha
615:Ali'ite
539:Vulelua
481:Rob Roy
436:Mbanika
396:Central
383:Islands
152:Honiara
49:Vangunu
29:barrier
1151:Telina
1106:Nakaza
1081:Marovo
1046:Kiambe
981:Utupua
939:Pileni
934:Pigeon
924:Nukapu
879:Matema
869:Lomlom
819:Temotu
620:Makira
597:Sikopo
572:Mahige
549:Isabel
524:Marapa
491:Wagina
441:Pavuvu
419:Tulagi
409:Gavutu
306:20 May
255:
206:
141:diving
98:Marovo
62:8°29′S
33:lagoon
1265:This
1198:Fauro
1193:Faisi
1146:Simbo
1096:Mbulo
1091:Mbava
1066:Logha
1031:Ghizo
1021:Akara
966:Teanu
961:Nendö
951:Banie
904:Ngawa
889:Ngalo
842:Tahua
827:Anuta
762:Faore
678:Alite
660:Ulawa
582:Ramos
529:Nughu
431:Aeaun
335:(PDF)
328:(PDF)
300:(PDF)
200:(PDF)
112:Munda
1271:stub
1235:Mono
1213:Ovau
1161:Uepi
1111:Naru
1071:Lola
1036:Ghoi
956:Malo
742:Ndai
486:Taro
448:Savo
308:2014
280:link
266:2021
253:ISBN
231:link
217:2021
204:ISBN
51:and
655:Ugi
635:Pio
385:of
1316::
276:}}
272:{{
239:^
227:}}
223:{{
174:.
150:,
43:,
39:,
1302:e
1295:t
1288:v
1277:.
368:e
361:t
354:v
310:.
282:)
268:.
233:)
219:.
184:.
121:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
