https://apnews.com/article/2024-olympics-surfing-tahiti-conservation-rahui-a3502e8f29fa439b8b127a4385501b5f

TIAHURA, Tahiti (AP) — During their days on Tahiti's turquoise ocean some years ago, fishers noticed their catches — and the fish inside — were getting smaller.

With fishing being a vital part of the ways of Polynesian life, local leader Dominique Tehei, 51, and his fellow community members knew they needed to find a way to restore the ecosystem. They decided there was a customary Polynesian practice that could help them do it: creating a rahui.