With this three-year project from 2004 to 2007, The University of Queensland (UQ) team set out to provide a scientific basis to support community initiatives for the sustainable management of marine resources in Marovo Lagoon, Solomon Islands. We largely achieved this goal and provided the maximum benefit possible for local communities—albeit a work in progress. We learnt a lot, and this report captures important ideas and conclusions we trust will be useful for those who follow in our footsteps. Our UQ project team comprised 17 members, including: eight research academics, four postgraduate students, three part-time coordinators, two graphic artists, and several volunteers. In each year, our project successfully followed an annual theme. The first year, 2004, involved our introduction to these special Pacific Islands—becoming acquainted with Government Offices, key NGOs and the Marovo setting. During this first phase, we were generously hosted by Greg Young (Rural Development Trust Board) and family, who provided their home on Tengomo Island as our first base of operations in the lagoon. From there, we developed a dialogue with local village communities and began the synthesis of information that makes up this report and Technical Report. Our initial focus was a scientific assessment of marine ecosystem condition conducted concurrently with an assessment of related socio-political matters. To accomplish this, we worked closely with two Marovo communities in particular during 2005, namely Bili and Chea. In 2006, we responded to requests from these and other Marovo communities, and expanded our outreach to include all villages across the region, covering an area of more than 700 km2, with more than 60 villages and 12,000 people. For this reason, we are confident we have a good working knowledge of the views of the broader Marovo community.