Bu siness skills: b et ter me etings 1 — 21 business englisch bu sin es s e n g L is

Problems with poachers 
Marvela is chair of a four-person committee that governs the 
Navakavu reef through the traditional chiefly system. He says 
the reef is in good health, but there are still problems — poach-
ers, in particular. “They come at night — always at night. These 
people are very smart, but it’s unfair.”
allure 
[E(lUE]
,
Verlockung
chair
,
Vorsitzende(r)
chairman
,
Vorsitzender
chief
,
Häuptling, Gemeinde-
oberhaupt
conservation
,
Erhaltung, Schutz
indefinitely
[In(defEnEtli]
,
auf unbestimmte Zeit
live off sth.
,
von etw. leben
marine 
[mE(ri:n]
,
Meeres-
memorial feast
,
Leichenschmaus
monitor sth.
,
etw. überwachen
payoff
,
Lohn
pilot 
[(paIlEt]
,
hier:
Pilotprojekt
poacher
,
Wilderer/Wilderin
pollution
[pE(lu:S&n]
,
Verschmutzung
sacred 
[(seIkrId]
,
heilig
technique
[tek(ni:k]
,
[wg. Aussprache]
tie sth.
,
etw. (fest)binden
The committee responsible for governing the reef’s use strug-
gles to monitor it. They had a boat to guard against poachers, but 
it was stolen years ago. Marvela is frustrated enough that he is 
looking to make Navakavu reef an official marine protected area. 
This means the police can be called on to stop poachers. But it 
would also mean the government in Suva would again be man-
aging their 
qoliqoli
.
An alluring payoff
Back at the village, Vesikara and Mailautoka take out the sea 
urchins and eat them with sliced chilli and some lemon. “These 
would cost about $25 each down at Suva market,” Mailautoka 
says. With such a payoff, the allure — and risk — of poaching is 
obvious, and a change in global tastes could mean ruin for the 
qoliqoli
.