[1] It is a nesting ground for critically endangered hawksbill sea turtles.
[1] Sightings of Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops aduncus) have been confirmed in the Conservation Area.
[4] Sikopo had only 30% LCC when compared to Kerehikapa with significant amounts of coral rubble and very little reef structure, which may have been damage caused by the tsunami that struck Isabel Province in April 2007.
The dominant genera around Sikopo were Acropora and Montipora, with Cyphastrea at greater levels as compared to other regions of the Solomons.
[4] The survey outside of the conservation area at Malakobi identified live coral cover ranged drastically from 8-45%.