The jauntily-hued houses of this populous fishermen's island in the northern lagoon look like the result of a bunch of kids let loose with a giant paintbox.
More dangerous are unintentional threats, including boat strikes, fishermen's nets that lack turtle excluder devices, pollution and habitat destruction.
This would benefit fishermen economically, improve fishermen's attitude toward the animal, and build on to currently insufficient data about this species.
Because the fishermen's facts aligned with scientific knowledge, scientists could then trust the fishermen's first-hand accounts about problems they experience with otters.