LEAVERS PRESENTATION

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

Continuation of the MBRS

Synoptic Monitoring Program
(SMP).
Daily bird and turtle monitoring.

Incidental sightings program.

Continuation of weekly beach cleans

English language and environmental

education classes to the people of
Punta Allen.

PADI dive training

 MBRS FISH AND CORAL MONITORING
The
The data
data on
on fish
fish we
we gather
gather during
during the
the SMP
SMP helps
helps us
us determine
determine the
the abundance
abundance and and the
the size
size
of
of fish
fish to
to understand
understand the
the changes
changes inin 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 of the reef.
Monitoring finished earlier
this year:
Paso Campechen
PSJ10
PP10 Paso Lagrimas
Punta Paila
PC10
Pez Maya
SMDR20
San Miguel de Ruiz

And finished in the last 4

weeks: Punta San
Juan
PL05
PP05
 ADULT FISH ABUNDANCE PL05

French Grunt

Foureye Butterflyfish

White Grunt

Caesar Grunt

Grey Angelfish

Bar Jack

Stoplight Parrotfish

Blue Tang

Ocean Surgeonfish

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
JUVENILE FISH ABUNDANCE PL05

Bicolor Damselfish

Ocean Surgeonfish

Bluehead Wrasse

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
 CORAL ABUNDANCE PL05

Orbicella annularis

Undaria agaricites

Montastraea cavernosa

Pseudodiploria clivosa

Dichocoenia stokesii

Pseudodiploria strigosa

Porites porites

Siderastrea siderea

Millepora complanata

Porites astreoides

Millepora alcicornis

0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14
 PI PL05

Tunicate

Corallimorph

Bare rock

Sponges

Gorgonians

Blue-green Algae

Macroalgae

Hermatypic coral

Dictyota

Rubble

Coralline Algae

Halimeda

Turf Algae
0 50 100 150 200 250
 Plastic pieces 11035
The last months you helped Foam Pieces 7420
collect 704 kg of trash and 67 Other plastic/foam
packaging 3512
kg of recyclables!
Bottle caps (plastic) 3289
Forks, knives, spoons 724
On 1700 m of beach! Lollypop sticks 232
Other plastic bottles 274
Plastic bottles 868
Straws/stirrers 406
Shoes 199

A total of 25112
 Incidental sightings

Southern Stingray 27
Loggerhead Turtle 17
Nurse Shark 16
Green Turtle 11
Hawksbill Turtle 11
Caribbean Stingray 10
Green Moray 6
Dolphins 4
Goldspotted Eel 4
Spotted Eagle Ray 3
Lesser Electric Ray 2
Spotted Moray 2
Turtle Sp 2
#1 spotters of this month: LI
Bull Shark 1
with 6 spots
Grand Total 116
 INCIDENTAL
SIGHTINGS
400

344 350
350 338
325

300 287

250

204
200

150

115
100

50

0
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
 BIRDS
(of the last month)

6 5
7
38
9

9 Black catbird
Magnificent Frigatebird
Great-tailed Grackle
Turkey Vulture
12 Least Tern
Tropical Mockingbird
Melodious Blackbird
Black Vulture
White Ibis
Brown Pelican
15 36

34
 CORALWATCH

Last year we did

94 Coral watch surveys
With 1852 Corals recorded

This month you helped with:

8 Coral watch surveys
With 160 Corals recorded

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

In 2017
In 2015 In 2016 212 Lionfish and killed
515 Lionfish 539 Lionfish 124
And killed 96 And killed 105 (= 58 %)
(= 18.6%) (= 19.5%)
Average length 18.7 cm (5-
30cm)
Average length 19.3 Average length 20.7
cm (2-45 cm) cm (4-45 cm)
Its Important to record your
sightings!

#1 spotter of the month:

Charlie
Most kills: Charlie
 TURTLES
FROM 29.05.17 19.07.17 42 TURTLE TRACKS

22 FALSE CRAWLS AND 14 NESTS RECORDED

32.50% 32.50%
Green turtle
Hawksbill
Loggerhead
BIGGEST TURTLE TRACKS RECORDED
113cm LOGGERHEAD
35.00%
 WHERE DATA GOES?

MBRS program Use for regional management

decisions

ASK Quarterly 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

Healthy Reefs for Healthy People initiative

Report every two/three years on status of
MBRS
 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
Community programs
PADI Coral Reef Research Distinctive
Specialty
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