coral reef monitoring. what is a coral? animal, vegetable or mineral?
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Coral Reef Monitoring
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What is a Coral?
Animal, vegetable or mineral?
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Conservation of Coral Reefs
Monitoring is necessary to decrease the decline of reefs
• Coral reefs have a high biodiversity • They provide a habitat for a wide variety
of animals and plant species and are also a food source for many organisms
• Protects coastlines
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Studying coral reefs:
Compare difference in places where fish are collected to a place where they are not; look over time.
-lots of different people collect data-community effort
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Reef CheckReef Check
http://www.reefcheckhawaii.org/
A volunteer, community-based coral reef monitoring and education program that promotes coral reef conservation and preservation throughout the Main Hawaiian Islands.
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Location: Kaneohe, HI
Near the intersection of Kam. Hwy and Lulani St.
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Location
Kaneohe, HI
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Transect Belt Study
Snorkeler/diver swims down the transect line and counts abundance of orgs
5m
5m
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Transect Belt Study
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Quadrat
Snorkeler/diver swims down the transect line and every 5 meters counts % cover of species
0
5
10
15
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Quadrat
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Fish ID• Butterfly fish• Blueline Snapper• Jacks• Goatfish• Parrotfish• Trigger fish• Yellow Tang• Wrasses• Angelfish• Snapper• Morey eel• Orange spine unicorn fish• Peacock grouper
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Butterfly fish
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Blueline Snapper
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Jacks/ Trevally
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Goatfish
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Parrotfish
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Triggerfish
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Yellow Tang
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Wrasses
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Angelfish
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Snapper
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Moray eel
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Orange spine unicorn fish
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Peacock grouper
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Invert ID
Pencil UrchinDiademaCollector UrchinTriton’s TrumpetBanded Coral ShrimpLobsterCoweriesCrown-of-Thorns
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Pencil urchin
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Diadema
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Collector Urchin
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Triton’s Trumpet
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Banded Coral shrimp
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Lobster
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Coweries
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Crown-of-thorns
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Coral ID
Substrate Codes HC hard coral SC soft coral RKC recently killed coralNIA nutrient indicator algaeSP spongeRC rock RB rubble SD sand SI silt/clay OT other
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Coral ID
• Rice• Finger• Lobe• Mushroom• Cauliflower
AlgaeCrustose, turf, invasive
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Montipora capitata (Rice coral)
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Pocillopora meandrina (Finger Coral)
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Porites lobata (Lobe Coral)
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Fungia scutaria (Mushroom Coral)
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Pocillopora meandrina(Cauliflower Coral)
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Invasive Algae
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Turf Algae
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Crustose Algae
Pink and encrusting
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• Coral Damage• Disease• Bleaching• Trash
Impacts
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Coral DamageBoat/Anchor/Other
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Coral DamageBoat/Anchor/Other
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Bleaching
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Trash
• Hooks• Fishing
line and gear
• Plastic bags
• Six pack soda holder
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Coral Disease
White band Black Band
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Why is coral reef monitoring and management necessary?
Pennekamp Reef, Key Largo, FL
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Two ways to promote conservation:
1.monitoring
2.community-based management
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What Can You Do to Protect Reefs?What Can You Do to Protect Reefs?
• Support reef-friendly businesses.Support reef-friendly businesses.• Don't pollute and encourage Don't pollute and encourage
others to do the same.others to do the same.• Learn more about reefs and Learn more about reefs and
educate others with your educate others with your knowledge.knowledge.
• Report dumping, poaching, and Report dumping, poaching, and other illegal activities.other illegal activities.
• Never anchor directly on reefs.Never anchor directly on reefs.
• Support reef-friendly businesses.Support reef-friendly businesses.• Don't pollute and encourage Don't pollute and encourage
others to do the same.others to do the same.• Learn more about reefs and Learn more about reefs and
educate others with your educate others with your knowledge.knowledge.
• Report dumping, poaching, and Report dumping, poaching, and other illegal activities.other illegal activities.
• Never anchor directly on reefs.Never anchor directly on reefs.
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What Can You Do to Protect Reefs?What Can You Do to Protect Reefs?
• Avoid overfishing and other Avoid overfishing and other destructive resource extraction destructive resource extraction methods.methods.
• Avoid touching the reef.Avoid touching the reef.• Encourage reef-friendly legislation.Encourage reef-friendly legislation.• Be a responsible aquarium owner.Be a responsible aquarium owner.• Support conservation Support conservation
organizations, agencies, and organizations, agencies, and programs.programs.
• Avoid overfishing and other Avoid overfishing and other destructive resource extraction destructive resource extraction methods.methods.
• Avoid touching the reef.Avoid touching the reef.• Encourage reef-friendly legislation.Encourage reef-friendly legislation.• Be a responsible aquarium owner.Be a responsible aquarium owner.• Support conservation Support conservation
organizations, agencies, and organizations, agencies, and programs.programs.
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What Can You Do to Protect Reefs?What Can You Do to Protect Reefs?
• Support the establishment of Support the establishment of marine protected areas.marine protected areas.
• Promote responsible Promote responsible development.development.
• Promote reef monitoring and Promote reef monitoring and basic research aimed at basic research aimed at protecting coral reefs and their protecting coral reefs and their inhabitants.inhabitants.
• Support the establishment of Support the establishment of marine protected areas.marine protected areas.
• Promote responsible Promote responsible development.development.
• Promote reef monitoring and Promote reef monitoring and basic research aimed at basic research aimed at protecting coral reefs and their protecting coral reefs and their inhabitants.inhabitants.