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Two species of marine turtle have been positively identified in Kiribati waters: [2] Green turtle (locally called te on) Hawksbill turtle (locally called te tabakea or te borauea) The following marine turtle species have also been reported to occur in Kiribati waters, but only through descriptions: [2] Loggerhead sea turtle (locally called te ...
Xanthichthys greenei, also known as the Kiri triggerfish, is a relatively new species of triggerfish first identified in 2005 from Kiritimati (Christmas Island) atoll, Kiribati. [2] It is abundant on coral rubble and holes adjacent to deeper drop-offs at several localities of the coasts of Kiritimati.
The 22 identified KBAs cover an approximate total area of 4 thousand km 2 (1.5 thousand sq mi) or approximately 74% of the total land, lagoon and reef habitat of Kiribati. [11] As of 2013, 12 of the 22 KBAs have been completely or partially established as conservation areas by the government of Kiribati or by local village communities. [11]
The 22 identified KBAs cover an approximate total area of 4 thousand km 2 (1.5 thousand sq mi) or approximately 74% of the total land, lagoon and reef habitat of Kiribati. [7] As of 2013, 12 of the 22 KBAs have been completely or partially established as conservation areas by the government of Kiribati or by local village communities.
Kiribati is a major exporter of hand-caught ornamental fish. There are eight licensed operators based on Kiritimati (Christmas Island). At the end of 2005, the number of pet fish exported was 110,000. All operators have a land-based facility but fish are kept in containers on the reef until the day before the shipment.
(Narrow islets are somewhat characteristic of Kiribati atolls running east–west.) [1] Bikati and Bikatieta islets occupy a corner of the reef at the extreme northwest tip of the atoll, bordering a small lagoon to the north of the main lagoon. There is a village on the larger Bikati (2 by 0.5 km). [1]
The lagoon is too salty to support marine life, but fish are abundant around the fringing reef and offshore waters. H.E. Maude, in his 1937 report: Colonization of the Phoenix Islands , indicated that visitors to the island refused to eat any fish caught off the reef because of ciguatera poisoning. [ 4 ]
Orona atoll, also known as Hull Island, [1] is one of the Phoenix Islands in the Republic of Kiribati. It measures approximately 8.8 km (5 mi) by 4 km (2 mi), and like Kanton, is a narrow ribbon of land surrounding a sizable lagoon with depths of 15–20 metres (49–66 ft). Numerous passages connect the lagoon to the surrounding ocean, only a ...