End of phase presentation

Aims and Objectives

Continuation of the MBRS Synoptic

Monitoring Program (SMP).
Daily bird monitoring.
Incidental sightings program.
Continuation of weekly beach cleans
English language and environmental
education classes to the people of Punta Allen.
PADI Open Water Diver training

MBRS fish and coral monitoring of last quarter

We
We finished
finished 88 sites
sites for
for fish
fish and
and Coral
Coral (LC10,
(LC10, LC20,
LC20, PJ05,
PJ05, PX05,
PX05, PX20,
PX20, PL05,
PL05, PL10
PL10 and
and PL20)!
PL20)!

For
For fish
fish the
the data
data that
that we
we gathered
gathered doing
doing this
this transects
transects was
was the
the abundance
abundance and
and the
the size
size
This
This data
data help
help us
us calculate
calculate the
the biomass
biomass that
that will
will help
help us
us understand
understand the
the changes
changes in
in the
the
community
community dynamics
dynamics and
and will
will lead
lead us
us to
to identify
identify the
the human
human impacts
impacts in
in the
the area.
area.

The coral and sessile (anemones, algae etc) data can be used to understand
the growth/recovery rates as well as giving us an ongoing view on the overall
health with the reef.

Monitoring completed
last quarter:
LC10, LC20, PJ05,
Px05, PX20, PL05,
PL10 and PL20 !
Paso Lagrimas
Punta Juana
Pez Maya

Punta Xamach

La Colonia

Adult Fish

LC10

LC20

PJ05

PL5

PL10

Pl20

PX05

PX20

Juvi Fish

LC10

LC20

PJ05

PL05

PL10

PL20

PX05

PX20

Corals and Benthos at PL10

Coral Diversity @ PL10

How to properly compare this data between years ?

Genus

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Acropora

Agaricia

Colpophyllia

Dichocoenia

Diploria

Helioseris

Madracis

Meandrina

Millepora
Montastraea
Orbicella
Porites
Pseudodiploria
Siderastrea
Stephanocoenia

2
1

13
14
24
46
24
28

19
26
28
75
25
96

10
11
12
43
21
51

12
4
2
24
11
21

11
14
11
55
22
71

7
3
2
23
9
29

16
7
4
51
18
59

12
10
6
42
15
64

1
5
3
24
6
31

3
4
2
27
6
30

11
14
5
49
13
64

5
2
22
7
46

1
8
3
34
9
32

System A

System B

Proportiona
Species
l cover

Proportion
Species al cover

25 %

5%

25 %

5%

25 %

10 %

25 %

80 %

Total

100 %

Total

100 %

Same Diversity ??

NO !

(Just same species

richness)

Have to convert to true

diversity = number of
equally abundant

Proportiona
Species
l cover
1
2

Total

50 %
50 %

100 %

Coral Diversity @ PL10

Last
quarter
they
collected
373.99 kg
of trash by
picking
more than
25,536
objects
from the
beach

Beach clean

This month you helped

collect 621.63 kg of trash!

Plastic pieces

9648

Beverage bottles (plastic)

2539

Other plastic/foam packaging

2436

Lids (plastic)

2353

Forks, knives, spoons

2229

Bottle caps (plastic)

1771

Foam pieces

1451

Shoes

902

Straws/stirrers

470

Beverage Bottles (glass)

391

In a total area of 3644 m !

You collected a total of: 23342 objects

Incidental sightings

Eels

5
Spotted Moray
6
Marine mammals
15
Bottlenose Dolphin
15
Rays
11
Caribbean Stingray
7
Lesser Electric Ray
1
Southern Stingray
4
Sharks
4
Nurse Shark
4
Turtles
8
Green Turtle
7
Loggerhead Turtle
2
Grand Total 47

The number one spotter of

this month: Liz with 9

Incidental sightings

338

325

344

350

287
204

2015 2016

Birds

493

Swallow (Cave & Cliff) sp.

Ruddy Turnstone
Semipalmated Sandpiper
white ibis
Great-tailed Grackle
Semipalmated Plover
Turkey Vulture
Black Catbird
Tropical Mockingbird
Least Sandpiper

79
57
54
45
42
20
18
17
18
15

Coralwatch
Last quarter we analyzed:
56 Coral watch surveys
1071 Corals recorded!
This month you helped with:
20 Coral watch surveys
351 Corals recorded!

Go to http://www.coralwatch.org
to see reports with your data!

Lionfish

Last year we saw: 515

(96 Killed = 18.6%)

Last quarter they

saw
171 Lionfish
(41 kills = 23.9%)
Smallest: 4 cm
Largest: 45 cm
This month
you saw
41 Lionfish
(14kills= 34.14%)
Smallest: 4 cm
Largest: 30 cm
Its Important to
record your
sightings!

The number one spotter

of the month: Zack with 8
sights

Where has the data

gone?
MBRS data provider - Largest data provider.
Use for regional management decisions.
ASK Quarter and Annual reports
CONANP - Annual reports. Use to modify
local and regional management strategies
OBIS SEAMAP- Marine mammal, sea bird
and sea turtle data
Coral Watch - Coral bleaching
Status of the Coral Reefs - Bi-annual
international publication
Healthy Reefs - Annual assessment

Dont forget the

valuable and unique
skills you have learnt
here!
PADI Advanced Open
Water
EFR Primary &
Secondary Care
PADI Rescue Diver
Coral Reef Ecology
advanced survey
techniques
Coral Watch
methodology for coral
health evaluation
Community programs
PADI Coral Reef
Research Distinctive
Specialty

Summary of
training received

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