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Without Coral Reef Monitoring

Without Coral Reef Monitoring. Managers are effectively in the dark. Uses, Users – Trends & Attitudes. Who & how they use (interact) with the resources Economic dependence on reefs Special focus on fishing – catches, markets etc. Attitudes to problems & management

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Without Coral Reef Monitoring

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  1. Without Coral Reef Monitoring • Managers are effectively in the dark

  2. Uses, Users – Trends & Attitudes • Who & how they use (interact) with the resources • Economic dependence on reefs • Special focus on fishing – catches, markets etc. • Attitudes to problems & management • Tourism operators special case • Likewise tourists need assessing

  3. Asses Large-Scale Disturbances • Storms, coral bleaching, COTS, disease etc. • Based on methods for general monitoring – but assess specific indicators (bleached, broken corals) • Special methods developed in Caribbean AGRRA • Need baselines / undamaged areas for comparisons • This is the basis for assessing resilience & resistance

  4. Assess Human Impacts • Main targets are fishing, water quality, coastal development, tourism (development & activities) Assess & Map Resources • Modify standard methods or insert special measures • Can be short-term & should have BACI plan if possible

  5. Performance Evaluation & Adaptive Management • A major value of monitoring – is it working! • Use basic methods around specific questions & activities • The data are key to Adaptive Management

  6. Education & Awareness Raising • May be least appreciated cf data gathering • Need to involve communities, fishers, local government people & MPA staff • Tourists & operators special group

  7. Building in Resilience in MPAs • Need monitoring to see trends, find the sites • Status & Trends in Resources • Uses & Users – Trends & Attitudes • Asses Large-Scale Disturbances • Assess human Impacts • Performance Evaluation & Adaptive Management • Education & Awareness Raising • Regional & Global Networks

  8. Monitoring Tasks on Coral Reefs • Assess & Map Resources • Status & Trends in Resources • Uses & Users – Trends & Attitudes • Asses Large-Scale Disturbances • Assess human Impacts • Performance Evaluation & Adaptive Management • Education & Awareness Raising • Building in Resilience in MPAs • Regional & Global Networks

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