The dolphin hunts in the Solomon Islands are typically conducted between January and April, when the seas are calm. Home to the largest drive slaughter of dolphins in the world, annual kills between the years 1976-2013 averaged 850 dolphins per year. Since Dolphin Project began a full-time campaign in 2015 in Fanalei, Solomon Islands, slaughters have dropped to a four-year average of 247 dolphins.
The bolded ecosystem services in this table are likely to be less resilient to future climate conditions
*please refer to Honiara Ecosystem Based Adaptation assessment and masterplan report for narration and further information*
Prioritized EbA adaptation options
*please refer to Honiara Ecosystem Adaptation Assessment report for narration and further information*
In most villages, affected families lost on average 1 canoe or less, but from the 40 households in Tapurai predisaster, it was estimated that more than 58 canoes were lost.
*data extracted from the pdf report*
Villagers explained that losses of fishing gear were related to the destruction of houses. Fishing gear (lines, goggles, spears etc.) was stored within houses and if a house was washed away by the wave then all gear was lost. An indication of the types of gear that were lost or damaged in the tsunami is given in this data, based on individual interviews with fisher.
*data extracted from pdf report*