Coral Reef Monitoring. What is a Coral? Animal, vegetable or mineral?

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Coral Reef Monitoring

What is a Coral? Animal, vegetable or mineral?

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

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

Reef Check A volunteer, community- based coral reef monitoring and education program that promotes coral reef conservation and preservation throughout the Main Hawaiian Islands.

Location: Kaneohe, HI Near the intersection of Kam. Hwy and Lulani St.

Location Kaneohe, HI

Transect Belt Study Snorkeler/diver swims down the transect line and counts abundance of orgs 5m

Transect Belt Study

Quadrat Snorkeler/diver swims down the transect line and every 5 meters counts % cover of species

Quadrat

Fish ID Butterfly fish Blueline Snapper Jacks Goatfish Parrotfish Trigger fish Yellow Tang Wrasses Angelfish Snapper Morey eel Orange spine unicorn fish Peacock grouper

Butterfly fish

Blueline Snapper

Jacks/ Trevally

Goatfish

Parrotfish

Triggerfish

Yellow Tang

Wrasses

Angelfish

Snapper

Moray eel

Orange spine unicorn fish

Peacock grouper

Invert ID Pencil Urchin Diadema Collector Urchin Triton’s Trumpet Banded Coral Shrimp Lobster Coweries Crown-of-Thorns

Pencil urchin

Diadema

Collector Urchin

Triton’s Trumpet

Banded Coral shrimp

Lobster

Coweries

Crown-of-thorns

Coral ID Substrate Codes HC hard coral SC soft coral RKC recently killed coral NIA nutrient indicator algae SP sponge RC rock RB rubble SD sand SI silt/clay OT other

Coral ID Rice Finger Lobe Mushroom Cauliflower Algae Crustose, turf, invasive

Montipora capitata (Rice coral)

Pocillopora meandrina (Finger Coral)

Porites lobata (Lobe Coral)

Fungia scutaria (Mushroom Coral)

Pocillopora meandrina (Cauliflower Coral)

Invasive Algae

Turf Algae

Crustose Algae Pink and encrusting

Coral Damage Disease Bleaching Trash Impacts

Coral Damage Boat/Anchor/Other

Coral Damage Boat/Anchor/Other

Bleaching

Trash Hooks Fishing line and gear Plastic bags Six pack soda holder

Coral Disease White band Black Band

Why is coral reef monitoring and management necessary? Pennekamp Reef, Key Largo, FL

Two ways to promote conservation: 1.monitoring 2.community-based management

What Can You Do to Protect Reefs? Support reef-friendly businesses.Support reef-friendly businesses. Don't pollute and encourage others to do the same.Don't pollute and encourage others to do the same. Learn more about reefs and educate others with your knowledge.Learn more about reefs and educate others with your knowledge. Report dumping, poaching, and other illegal activities.Report dumping, poaching, and 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 others to do the same.Don't pollute and encourage others to do the same. Learn more about reefs and educate others with your knowledge.Learn more about reefs and educate others with your knowledge. Report dumping, poaching, and other illegal activities.Report dumping, poaching, and other illegal activities. Never anchor directly on reefs.Never anchor directly on reefs.

What Can You Do to Protect Reefs? Avoid overfishing and other destructive resource extraction methods.Avoid overfishing and other destructive resource extraction 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 organizations, agencies, and programs.Support conservation organizations, agencies, and programs. Avoid overfishing and other destructive resource extraction methods.Avoid overfishing and other destructive resource extraction 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 organizations, agencies, and programs.Support conservation organizations, agencies, and programs.

What Can You Do to Protect Reefs? Support the establishment of marine protected areas.Support the establishment of marine protected areas. Promote responsible development.Promote responsible development. Promote reef monitoring and basic research aimed at protecting coral reefs and their inhabitants.Promote reef monitoring and basic research aimed at protecting coral reefs and their inhabitants. Support the establishment of marine protected areas.Support the establishment of marine protected areas. Promote responsible development.Promote responsible development. Promote reef monitoring and basic research aimed at protecting coral reefs and their inhabitants.Promote reef monitoring and basic research aimed at protecting coral reefs and their inhabitants.