The numbers are record-breaking. The stays are getting longer. And the reason sailors keep coming back has almost nothing to do with the reefs.
The Lau group of islands is one of Fiji’s priority marine ecoregions, globally important due to its uniqueness, endemism, and high level of diversity.
Four out of seven of the world's marine turtle species have been documented in Fiji waters, the critically endangered hawksbill turtles and endangered green turtles are the most prevalent to nest and forage in the country. Photo: ©Vatuvara Foundation