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CSI on Coral Reefs

CSI on Coral Reefs. CRIME SCENE DO NOT CROSS CRIME SCENE DO NOT. The ICRI Committee on Coral Reef Enforcement and Investigation. Dave Gulko Lead, ICRI Committee on Coral Reef Enforcement & Investigation. • Landing Scrape from Kayak • Foot Damage from Entry/Exit.

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CSI on Coral Reefs

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  1. CSI on Coral Reefs CRIME SCENE DO NOT CROSS CRIME SCENE DO NOT The ICRI Committee on Coral Reef Enforcement and Investigation Dave Gulko Lead, ICRI Committee on Coral Reef Enforcement & Investigation

  2. • Landing Scrape from Kayak • Foot Damage from Entry/Exit For A Short-Term Human Impact Event On Coral Reefs - How Do We Determine Causality & Responsibility?

  3. 1). For a wide variety of coral reef impact incidents, the people most likely to respond have no formal training or tools for conducting legally-defensible investigations 2). There are no recognized standards for conducting such investigations The Problem: 1). For a wide variety of coral reef impact incidents, the people most likely to respond have no formal training or tools for conducting legally-defensible investigations

  4. Background • IMPAC October 2005; Geelong, Australia • ICRI Late October 2005; Belau • A Committee is formed… • USCRTF Early November 2005; Belau • Florida Forensics Workshop January 2006 • Brainstorming and a meeting of minds…

  5. ICRI Secretariat US (USAID, NOAA, USFWS) Japan Australia (GBRMPA) England Indonesia Samoa Mexico IUCN/CORDIO SPC Solomon Islands Belau CBD Philippines Committee Make-up Plus an oddball or two like myself….

  6. Coral Reef Resource Managers Ex-homicide Detective & CSI Advisor Wildlife Forensic Laboratory ERA Specialists Coral Reef Restoration Specialist Coral Reef Enforcement Specialist Coral Reef Ecotoxicologist Working Sub-Group

  7. Use of Investigations to Maximize • Negotiation • Restoration • Mitigation • Identification • Mediation of Responsible • Litigation Parties (RPs) • Prosecution

  8. Who Are We Talking About • Marine Enforcement Officers • Environmental Assessment Specialists • Litigators • Natural Resource Managers & Biologists • Coral Reef Researchers

  9. What Are We Talking About • Basic Investigation Training & Strategies • Handling of Data as Evidence • Providing Ecological & Resource Impact Analysis to Support Prosecution • Getting the Word Out • Judicial Education

  10. How Do You Investigate Impacts on Coral Reefs? • Scientific Experimentation • Monitoring

  11. Homicide:The ‘CSI’ Approach • Science driven by legal needs • Strong burden on documentation • Strong burden on “Chain-of-Custody”

  12. Homicide:The ‘CSI’ Approach • Existing International Acceptance But how do you translate terrestrial techniques to an underwater world?

  13. Post-ITMEMS Pilot Field Training Workshop: Coral Reef CSI • 63 Applicants, 21 Countries & Islands • Marine Enforcement, Lawyers, Res. Mgrs, Scientists, MPA Mgrs, NGOs, Forensic Scientists

  14. Draft Toolkit • Cookbook Approach • High & Low Tech • Translatable

  15. CSI Field Kit • Most Items Can Be Made • High & Low Tech • Porttable, Self-Contained

  16. The Regional Workshop Approach: • Experienced CR CSI Instructors • Asst CR CSI Instructors from Region • Regional Participants: Multi-country, Multi-agency, Multi-discipline

  17. Committee Goals • To design a set of draft protocols and techniques for investigating short-term events on coral reefs. • To conduct a pilot field training workshop at the upcoming ITMEMS, October 2006. • To use results to produce an international toolkit and field CSI kits. • To conduct regional field training workshops in 2007 & 2008.   

  18. How Can One Get Involved? • Red Sea • East Africa • South Asia • Southeast Asia • Indonesia/Philippines • Australia • South Pacific Islands • Central Pacific Islands • Central/South America • South Caribbean Islands • Eastern Caribbean Islands • Florida (ICRS 2008) Potential Regional Training Workshops (2007 - 2009): What are each region’s needs & concerns?

  19. Basic Assumptions of CR Investigations • Going to Court • Limitations: Time, Scale, Resources • Ecological Complexity • Remoteness of Operation • Two Types of Investigations: • Cause Known, Impact Unknown (ex. Vessel Grounding) • Cause Unknown, Impact Known (ex. Fish Kill)

  20. So what is CSI on Coral Reefs specifically…

  21. The Pre-Assessment • Fuel • Alien Spp. • Chemicals • Physical Damage • Recovery Damage • Anchor Damage • Rare Spp. • Protected Spp. • Fragile or Protected Habitats

  22. Deep Reef Reef Slope Reef Crest Reef Flat Reef Holes Massive Corals The Pre-assessment: Setting A Impact Scene Perimeter, An Event Perimeter, & Defining Habitat/Subhabitats

  23. The Impact Assessment

  24. The Biological Assessment • Modified REAs • Impact & Control

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