The Choiseul Province is one of the nine provinces in Solomon Islands.It lies northeast of Bougainville (part of Papua New Guinea, west of Santa Isabel and north of Vella la Vella, Kolombangra & New Georgia. This island is named after étienne François, duc de Choiseul. This Solomon Islands province also boasts the highest number of sites declared marine protected area assisted by WWF; these sites are naturally rich in marine biodiversity that needs to be preserved. The flora and fauna are both characteristic of Australia and New Guinea.