How to Hunt a Coconut Crab

Take a journey into the darkest depths of the Niuean jungle with muso and rookie Uga Hunter, Malcolm Lakatani.

With Machete in hand and some local guides to lead the way Malcolm attempts to trap, kill and eat a Niuean delicacy, the deliciously ugly Uga or Coconut Crab.

One of the wonders of the Pacific landscape, the mysterious Uga re-defines the boundaries of land and sea and is one of the most prized foods in the Pacific.

Setting Uga traps is an age old art, so check out how it’s done on the Rock of Polynesia here at the coconet.tv