MND is currently working with six more communities to establish Marine Protected Areas that will be managed at the community level.

The roofing work was completed in September 2005. MND has continued its awareness work with the local villages to establish and maintain existing no-take zones, as well as its education program. The LMMA network now includes seven participating communities located along a 40-kilometer stretch of coastline. To date, 25 LMMAs have been declared, including coral reefs, in-shore seagrass beds, islands, and mangrove forests. All the LMMAs are located within one kilometer of the main island of New Britain. As such, they offer a level of protection to the approximately 60 square kilometers of near-shore and shoreline marine habitats.

After the rainy season ended in April 2005, work to re-roof the MND buildings began. Locally produced dried sago palm leaves were purchased from local villages for the roofing material. Five buildings were re-roofed as of May 2005. In spring 2005, Garille and Patanga communities met with MND to begin the process of expanding the marine protected areas to their areas. Initial decisions included the designation of three coral reef areas and one mangrove area as no-take zones, with more areas to be planned by the end of 2005.