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Community Reef Survey and Monitoring Protocols

Community Reef Survey and Monitoring Protocols. January 26, 2011. Protocols. What to measure Who will monitor Site selection Sampling Transects Data recording Data keeping. What to monitor?. Fish communities (10 major families) Benthic communities Invertebrates (10 species).

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Community Reef Survey and Monitoring Protocols

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  1. Community Reef Survey and Monitoring Protocols January 26, 2011

  2. Protocols • What to measure • Who will monitor • Site selection • Sampling • Transects • Data recording • Data keeping

  3. What to monitor? • Fish communities (10 major families) • Benthic communities • Invertebrates (10 species)

  4. Who will monitor? • Trained locals/recruit volunteers (fishers, youth) • Use the PCRA activity to identify individuals (8) that will form the monitoring team • Interested individuals • Willing to assist you • Recycle previously trained individuals (Uychiaoco’s Method) • Enhance training during PCRA-community survey • Identify expertise and comfort level of each individual depending on the tool

  5. Who will monitor? • Ensure someone from the MAO or MENRO will be capacitated (enhance practice) • Identify and assign roles of each individual-data gathering, data storage, equipment custodian • One office for data custody (MAO or MENRO) • Engage monitoring team in creative ways of data presentation

  6. Site selection • Select representative sampling sites (using manta tow-big MPAs or snorkel for small MPAs • Identify/mark 5 sites that have similar communities and attributes • Similar coral communities and reef formation at similar depths

  7. Sampling • Annual • The same time of the year-the same quarter/month • Survey fish between 10 to 2 pm (before fish communities change) • We will use the same benthic categories and coding across based on Uychiaoco et al. 2010 (HC, MA, TA)

  8. Transects • Establish permanent markers (use rebars or floats-mid water) • Distance between transects: 10 meters • Use calibrated rope (mark every 5 meters)

  9. Transect • Laid at 5-7 feet deep (fringing reef) • If quick drop off (lay transect right at the crest • Establish 5 transects in Core Zone and outside of MPA (for comparison)

  10. Transect • 5 x 50 meters (inside and outside)-ropes • Draped at corals communities of similar communities • 5 x 5 meter imaginary quadrat (using extra ropes)

  11. After survey • Transcribe data to paper and computer immediately after survey • Summarize data (subtotals and totals) • Creative ways of presenting data • Use available infrastructures (guardhouse, barangay halls, covered courts, schools) • Use set local gatherings when presenting (fiesta and assemblies) • Store all electronic data in one office (MAO or MENRO)

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