Pez Maya End of phase presentation 113

Aims and Objectives

Continuation of the MBRS Synoptic Monitoring Programme (SMP). Daily bird monitoring Incidental sightings programme Continuation of weekly beach cleans within the reserve, monitoring waste composition and trends

English language and environmental education classes to the people of Muyil

PADI Open Water Diver training

Continuation of the National Scholarship Programme at Pez Maya, whereby GVI Pez Maya accepts Mexican nationals on a scholarship basis into the expedition

Some results:
Corals in 113
60

Families Abundance

50

Bare rock 40 Corallimorph Corallinales Percentage Gorgonacea Hermatypic coral 30 Hydroid Macroalgae

Porifera
20 Sand Tunicate Zoanthid 10

0 PL10 PL20

Coral Cover
18 16

14

12

Percentage

10

PJ05 PJ10 PL05

PL10 PL20

0 093 101 103 111 113

Types of predation
100% 90% 80% Percentage Abundance 70% Zoanthid 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 071 072 073 074 081 082 083 091 092 093 094 101 102 103 104 111 112 113 Tunicate Sponge overgrowth Fireworm Fish Coral Snail

Coral Diseases
100% 90% 80% 70% Abundance 60% 50% Partly Pale Total

Bleaching

40%
30% 20% 10% 0% 071 072 073 074 081 082 083 084 091 092 093 094 101 102 103 104 111 112 113 Percentage Abundance

100% 90%

Yellow Blotch White Plague White Band Red Band Other Dark Spot Black Band

80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20%

Disease

10%
0% 071 072 073 074 081 082 083 084 091 092 093 094 101 102 103 104 111 112 113

Target Adult fish - Presence of key fish families in phase 113

70

60

50

Acanthuridae Balistidae Carangidae

Family abundance

40

Chaetodontidae Haemulidae Labridae Lutjanidae

30

Monacanthidae Pomacanthidae Pomacentridae

20

Scaridae Serranidae

10

0 PJ05 PJ10 PL10 PL20

Post-Hurricane Dean

Juvenile recruitment
120

100

80 Species Abundance

60

40

20

Relationships
60.00

50.00

40.00 Percentage Abundance

30.00

Acanthuridae Turf Algae

20.00

10.00

0.00 053 054 061 062 063 064 071 072 073 074 081 082 083 084 091 092 093 094 101 102 103 104 111 112 113

Other programmes

Beach clean Incidental sightings Turtles Birds

Total weight (kg)

50 100 150 200 250 0 052 053 054 061 063 064 071 072 073 074 081 082 083 084 091 092 093 094 101 102 103 104 111 112 113

Waste monitoring programme

Incidental sightings

300

250

200 Number of Individuals Lionfish Turtles Snakes and Crocodiles 150 Sharks Rays Marine Mammals

Eels
100

50

0 051 052 053 054 061 062 063 064 071 072 073 074 081 082 083 084 091 092 093 094 101 102 103 104 111 112 113

Category total and grand total of incidental sightings from 051 to 113

Sharks and Turtles at Pez Maya

20 18

16
Number of Individuals

14
Unidentified shark 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 51 52 53 54 61 62 63 64 71 72 73 74 81 82 83 84 91 92 93 94 101 102 103 104 111 112 113 Number of Individuals 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 52 54 62 64 72 74 82 84 92 94 102 104 112 Reef Shark Nurse Shark Great Hammerhead Bull Shark Blacktip Shark

Unidentified Turtle Loggerhead Hawksbill Green

Turtle nesting

Comparison of nests and hatchling numbers 2006-2011 Pez Maya

2006 Nests laid Nests hatched Hatchlings 36 36 4100

2007 16 10 1178

2008 18 14 1496

2009 22 20 1868

2010 24 10 934

2011 29 possible 2 81 in one nest

Bird surveys

Birds project

Counts give an idea of presence and how common a species is Identification of 1189 bird species around Pez Maya Least Turn and Royal Turn most commonly sighted birds

Turkey vulture 2%

Other 7% White-winged dove 11% Black catbird 5% Brown pelican 3% Golden-fronted Woodpecker 2%

Tropical mockingbird 4%

Royal tern 16%

Great-tailed grackle 16%

Magnificent frigatebird 8%

Laughing gull 1%

Least tern 25%

Your expedition in numbers 113

268 Boats for training and

monitoring 1006 Tanks filled 59.61 kg of rubbish collected 6 Sharks 28 Rays 30 Turtles 13 Eels 1 Snakes 74 Lionfish (killed 12) 3 Crocodiles 10 Dolphins

Where has the data gone?

MBRS data provider - largest data provider. Use for regional management decisions.

ASK - Phase and Annual reports and part of the largest Mexican coral reef database
CONANP - annual reports. Use to modify local and regional management strategies

OBIS SEAMAP- marine mammal, sea bird, sea turtle data

Earth Dive - individual dives, target species Coral Watch - coral bleaching Status of the Coral international publication Reefs bi-annual

Healthy Reefs - annual assessment

Where has the data gone?

Slide Papers, publications and conferences ITMENS - The effects of bleaching in Mexico following the active 2005 hurricane season - Ponce-Taylor, D and Cameron, A. RCUK -several posters and presentations Mexican Coral Reef Symposium - several 2006, 2009 and 2011 Mesoamerican Eco-tourism Conference: GVI Mexico :una nueva formula de turismo alternativo Ponce-Taylor, D. Arochi, C and Cameron, A, 2006 Franquesa-Rinos, Albert. 2007. USING VOLUNTEERS IN A COMPARATIVE REEF MONITORING BETWEEN A PROTECTED AREA AND A TOURIST ZONE. 60th Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute. Punta Cana, Dominican Republic Caribbean Corals in Crisis: Record Thermal Stress, Bleaching, and Mortality in 2005 - collaborative efforst - in review by Nature Melanie McField, Nadia Bood, Ana Fonseca, Alejandro Arrivillaga, Albert Franquesa Rinos and Rosa Maria Loreto Viruel. Status of the Mesoamerica n Reef after the 2005 Coral Bleaching Event in Wilkinson, C., Souter, D. (eds), 2008 Status of Caribbean Coral Reefs After Bleaching and Hurricanes in 2005 Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network, and Reef and Rainforest Research Centre, Townsville, 152 p. Juan Bezauri - Desarrollo integral de las actividades turiticas en la Reserva de la Biosfera Sian Kaan, Quintana Roo, Mexico (book)

Summary of training received

During your time here, and with all your work, you have gained the following training and skills PADI Open Water PADI Advanced Open Water 1st aid and CPR Trained Intro to Coral Reef Ecology Identification of over 70 fish species Identification of over 45 coral species Use of the SMP MBRS coral reef monitoring method Coral Watch methodology for coral health evaluation Community programmes BTEC in Biological Monitoring PADI Coral Reef Research Distinctive Specialty

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Raise money via the GVI Charitable Trust Spread the word and represent GVI Support your project and raise funds for GVIs partners Plan an event Run a marathon Set up a standing order Over 100,000 GBP of direct funding raised each year Mexico Raising money for Punta Allen Verde recycling project and Renewable energy in Pez Maya see www.gvi.org.uk/projects / www.justgiving.com/pezmayarenewableenergy & www.justgiving.com/puntallenverde or contact info@gvi.org.uk

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Overview
Aims and objectives Dive sites Fish data - introduction Previous results Benthic data - introduction Previous results Summary of SMP Monitoring Incidental sightings data Your contribution this phase Where has the date gone? Summary of training received Future opportunities at GVI - keep in touch!

Thanks for your hard work!