ABOUT US

Pacific Blue Foundation (PBF) is a non-profit 501(c)3 registered in CA, USA since 2004, and public-benefit charitable trust registered in Fiji since 2006.
Pacific Blue Foundation provides basic research, education, encouragement and dissemination of sustainable practices in coastal regions with the ultimate goal of preserving and promoting the biological and cultural diversity of the region.
PACIFIC BLUE FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Our board of Directors consists of leading scientists in their given fields.

B. Gregory Mitchell; PhD
University of California San Diego

Michael Kent Mitchell

Charles R. Booth
Biospherical Instruments

Daniel Goodrich McNamara, Jr., Esq.

Mark Douglas Mitchell

Dale A. Kiefer; PhD
University of Southern California, Department of Biology

Richard Murphy; PhD
THE TEAM

B. Gregory Mitchell; PhD
President and Chair of the Board of Directors

Roko Josefa Cinavilakeba (Roko Sau); Dip
Community and Government Relations Director

Sefano M Katz; BSc, Skipper
Project Manager

Kerry Donovan; BS, PGDip
Cultural Conservation Coordinator

Raquel Carter; MSc
Project Development and Communications Advisor

Ulamila Matairakula; BSc, PGDip
Environmental Officer
Isimeli Loganimoce; MSc
Project Officer

Cristian Gorrino; BSc
Technological Advisor
Mary Anderson; BA
Administrative Manager
CONSULTANTS
Our team of consultants helps to guide our efforts in basic research, education, encouragement and dissemination of sustainable technologies in the region of the island nations of the South Pacific with the ultimate goal of preserving and promoting the biological and cultural diversity of the region.

Apenisa (Ben) Rakanace
Fiji Broadcasting Corporation

Davey Kline, PhD
Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD
Robert Edgar; BSc, Captain
Engineering Advisor, Blue Whale Adventures
Alisi Bogi Nainoca
Graphic Designer, Matrix Graphic Design
OUR PARTNERS
- Communities of Beqa and Yanuca Islands
- Fiji Locally Managed Marine Area (FLMMA) Network
- Rewa Provincial Council
- Serua Provincial Council
- Ministry of iTaukei Affairs
- Ministry of Fisheries
- Ministry of Health and Medical Services
- Ministry of Environment
- Fiji Environmental Law Association
- Maritime Safety Authority of Fiji
- University of the South Pacific
- Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego
- Beqa Lagoon Resort
- Lawaki Beachouse
- Blue Whale Adventures
- United Nations Development Program / Global Environment Facility - Small Grant Program
- Australian Aid
- Conservation, Food and Health Foundation