Naqalia Lodge

The South Pacific is an expansive cruising area made up of French Polynesia, Fiji, Tonga, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Solomons, Cook Islands, Samoa, Wells Fortuna, and Kirabati amongst other island groups, all dotted across the South Pacific Ocean between vast expanses of water.
Everybody dreams about sailing around this amazing islands to live and fell the freedom of to be out the world. Just crossing whales, dolphins, sharks, turtles, a lot [...]

The coral reefs faces many threats, both natural and human influenced. After natural stress such as disease, predators, cyclones, earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, the corals tend to regenerate. For example, the coral eating Crown-of-Thorns sea star when present in huge numbers are rather devastating for the coral reefs and it may take some 20-40 years to recover, where damage is not severe.

It is the anthropogenic stress in the form of pollution, overfishing, [...]

Corals belong to the group of simple animals (Cnidarians), with a nervous system but no brain. A coral reef’s structure is made up of millions of these animals together with diverse types of algae, seaweed and sponges. Coral reefs are one of the most diverse and beautiful natural environments on earth. They are highly diverse and productive, best grown in oceanic waters with low levels of nutrients. Corals can form only in relatively clear, [...]