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The WorldFish Center Rapid Assessment of Reef Condition in Solomon Islands after Tsunami

by last modified 27-Jul-2007

On 2nd April 2007 a magnitude 8.1 earthquake hit the western Solomon Islands followed by a tsunami wave. Between 25 May and 12 June 2007, a post-tsunami assessment of reef condition, village priorities and issues related to the marine environment was funded and carried out by the WorldFish Center-Solomon Islands in 17 Western Province villages. Excerpts from the field report and images from the

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