Transcript The Coral Triangle

Sara Martin
QEDHS – December 11th
Marine area including waters of Indonesia,
Malaysia, the Philippines, Papua New Guinea,
Timor Leste, and Solomon Islands.
 Named because greatest amount of corals in
this area (600 different coral species in some
places)
 Called ‘the Nursery of the Seas’ because of
incredibly high marine biodiversity (highest in
the world)
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Rich and diverse coral reefs
2000 species of reef fish
6 of 7 marine turtle species
Whales, sharks, rays, dugongs, dolphins
Mangrove, seaweed, seagrass
120 million people
Highly productive tuna fishery (fuels a multi-billion dollar
global tuna industry)
Nature–based tourism industry valued at over US$12
billion annually
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Economic development and
population growth
Unsustainable harvest
(overharvest) of marine
resources
Destructive fishing
practices
Problematic land-based
activities
Coastal development
Destruction of reef and
mangrove habitat
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Climate Change
Deterioration of reef health
Sea level rise
Shift in species distribution
and abundance
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rH0ma3
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The Coral Triangle = WWF Priority Place
 WWF working with people to help maintain food
security and livelihoods through marine
conservation:
 Building sustainable fisheries
 Preparing for climate change
 Creating protected areas
 Alternate livelihoods
 Protecting marine turtles
 Reducing bycatch
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There are WWF offices in all 6 coral triangle
countries
 WWF Solomon Islands
- Field office in Gizo (5 local staff)
- Admin office in Honiara (1 local staff)
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SI = 1000+ islands
Pop. = approx. 600 000
Red circle = Ghizo Island, Western Province
Ghizo Island = current integration site (focus
area) for WWF projects
 Marine conservation, sustainable livelihoods,
capacity building (communities and gov’t)
 Mangrove, fish, coral reef, turtles, protected
areas, alternate livelihoods
 Overall goal = Maintaining food security and
livelihoods of Solomon Islanders
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2 days/month (new moon) Tingo and some local dive boys monitor
fish at two fish spawning aggregation sites.
Communities on Nusatuva Island are working together to set up
marine protected areas (MPAs) and to do coral farming.
Illitona – small community on Nusatuva Island.
Growing corals
Protected Areas Act (2010) Education and Awareness
night for Nusatuva communities.
Meeting with Nusatuva MPA Management Committee.
Developing their MPA management plan required many
community visits.
Inshore Fish
Aggregating
Device (IFAD)
A bamboo rafter
designed to attract
pelagic fish, allowing
people to still catch
fish for food and cash
needs while reducing
fishing pressure on
reefs
Images of Koqulavata Bay. Residents of the Bay are
working to establish the Bay as a protected area.
...where we meet with
MPA management
committee to discuss
management of their
resources
Kogulavata Bay
office...
Mangrove conservation.
With help from WWF, community of Hunda has built and maintains a
mangrove nursery which houses roughly 3000 seedlings. Coastal
areas are replanted with seedlings once they are big enough.
Websites for more information:
http://www.coraltriangleinitiative.org/
http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/where_we_work/coraltriangle/
http://worldwildlife.org/places/coral-triangle
http://www.conservation.org/global/marine/initiatives/oceanscapes/cti/
pages/overview.aspx
http://www.nature.org/ourinitiatives/regions/asiaandthepacific/coraltria
ngle/overview/coral-triangle-initiative.xml
Gizo market = fresh fruit, vegetables, fish, crab, shells,
seaweed, nuts, flowers, traditional foods, baked goods.
Diving the Tao Maru wreck.
- Japanese supply ship from WWII
Thank You for your attention.
Tangio Tumas!