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Piti Marine Protected Area/ Piti Bomb Holes Preserves

Piti Marine Protected Area/ Piti Bomb Holes Preserves. Overview. Site description Problem Knowledge Research Timeline Communication Solution Monitoring Reduce threats for conservation result “What can you do?”. S ite description. Piti site - Importance of the site Historical

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Piti Marine Protected Area/ Piti Bomb Holes Preserves

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  1. Piti Marine Protected Area/Piti Bomb Holes Preserves

  2. Overview • Site description • Problem • Knowledge • Research • Timeline • Communication • Solution • Monitoring • Reduce threats for conservation result • “What can you do?”

  3. Site description • Piti site - Importance of the site • Historical • Cultural • Biophysical description • Piti Village population of 1,600 • Visitors to site 20,000 per year

  4. ProblemRecreational, local users

  5. Knowledge • IUCN’s definition of a Marine Protected Area is: "Any area of intertidal or sub-tidal terrain, together with its overlying water and associated flora, fauna, historical and cultural features, which has been reserved by law or other effective means to protect part or all of the enclosed environment," (Kelleher, 1999). • Marine reserves (preserves) allow the recovery of marine life to a natural state and provide areas for scientific study. Inside a marine reserve people cannot fish, take marine life or damage the marine environment – but they can continue to use and enjoy the marine environment through activities that do not harm it such as boating, swimming, kayaking, diving, snorkeling, walking on the beach and exploring rock pools.

  6. Research • Observational research at Piti site • Identify users at the site and activities that are not using marine best management practices • Qualitative research - recreational users (including fishers) • Key informant interviews – guide (August 2012) • Intercept survey – identify (August – September 2012) • In-depth interviews – specify (September 2012) • Focus group discussions – clarify (September 2012) • Qualitative analysis tool – verify (October 2012) • Quantitative research – KAP survey (December – January 2012) Survey sample: Employment sector

  7. Timeline

  8. Communication • Attitudes need to change • Conversations to address • Willingness to learn marine management best practices • Willingness to help monitor the site • Ownership, stewardship of resources and site management

  9. Solution • Improved community training for recreational, local users • Use best aquatic management practices (key implementing partners) • Revise Guam Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy (GCWCS) • Add community-based management to Element 8 of (GCWCS) • Engagement of public participation • Add SMS to reporting misuse of preserves • Research needs for range markers and a monitoring station

  10. Monitoring • 3 Tier Approach: Scientist-led, biophysical and governance • Pacific Marine Resources Institute (PMRI) • Pre-campaign timeline: Oct – Nov 2012 • Key partners: Coral reef initiative – Dave Burdick – Office of Coastal Management (funds projects for Guam MPA monitoring, including Piti) Contact: Joseph Cameron • Invert monitoring – PMRI can set up to training and/or a partner who can then train the “community” • Look into enforcement tracking – monitoring calls and response to Piti related reports. • After 3-6 months of enforcement, then track monitoring of violations

  11. Reduce threats for conservation result • Increase in fish biomass compared to non-MPA site • Increase in fish biodiversity compared to non-MPA site • Increase Benthic Substrate Ratio (BSR) compared to non-MPA site • Increase in invertebrate biodiversity compared to non-MPA site

  12. What can you do? Contact us! For additional information call the DAWR office at 735-3955/6/8, 635-3987 or 735-4037. Blog me! Jane-Marie Dia on www.RarePlanet.org skype id: jane.dia

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