FIJI - Storm clouds gather over Fijian tourism

The Sydney Morning Herald, 9-12-2006

Due to a deal with the reef's traditional owners, surfers have to stay at a nearby $US300-a-night resort ($396) to ride it. The resort then passes on a percentage of profits to the local community.
Nearby, on Fiji's popular Yasawa and Mamanuca islands, some hoteliers simply pay locals to stay off the water around the resorts. Others build schools and infrastructure to foster goodwill. But the Fijian Government wants to extend a Cloudbreak-style scheme across the country. The Qoliqoli bill, before parliament, would return the ownership of the water off all beaches, lagoons and reefs from the Government to their traditional owners and ensure that anyone fishing, diving, surfing, sailing, and perhaps even swimming with a commercial operator in Fiji pays for the privilege.

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