KOROR STATE GOVERNMENT MARINE TOUR GUIDE ... - C3
KOROR STATE GOVERNMENT MARINE TOUR GUIDE ... - C3
KOROR STATE GOVERNMENT MARINE TOUR GUIDE ... - C3
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Acknowledgments<br />
We would like to thank Koror State Government for giving us the opportunity to<br />
compile this manual and for their support throughout the project. In particular,<br />
thanks to Adalbert Eledui, the Director, and Ilebrang Olkeriil, Rock Islands<br />
Coordinator as well as Dr. Kathy Chaston, Coastal Management Officer.<br />
Special thanks to Michael Gilinski for providing the beautiful watercolor<br />
illustrations featured on the front cover and on the section dividers. Thanks to all<br />
the marine tour operators who participated in the consultation phase of this<br />
project and provided valuable suggestions regarding the content of both the<br />
manual and the certification course. We appreciate your contributions and hope<br />
that you will be satisfied with the final product.<br />
Many thanks to Palau Visitors Authority, Dr. Patrick Colin, Kevin Davidson and<br />
Palau Conservation Society for allowing us permission to use their photographs.<br />
Materials for the manual were kindly donated by Mrs. Ann Kitalong, The<br />
Environment Inc., Division of Arts & Culture, Division of Marine Law<br />
Enforcement, Palau Community College, Palau Visitors Authority, Environmental<br />
Quality Protection Board, David Idip Jr., Palau International Coral Reef Center,<br />
Palau Conservation Society, Kelly Raleigh of Palau Land and Resource Imaging<br />
System (PALARIS), The Nature Conservancy, the Palau Red Cross Society,<br />
the National Emergency Management Office, the Division of Transportation,<br />
amongst others. We thank Dr. Laura E. Martin, Dr. Michael N. Dawson, and Lori<br />
J. Bell of the Coral Reef Research Foundation for providing the section on the<br />
marine lakes. Thanks to Belau Tourism Association (BTA) and the Japanese<br />
BTA for their cooperation and support of this project.<br />
Patricia Davis and Colby Kearns<br />
Community Centered Conservation (<strong>C3</strong>)<br />
P.O.Box 1206<br />
Koror<br />
Palau<br />
cthree@palaunet.com<br />
Reference:<br />
Please cite this manual as:<br />
Davis, P.Z.R and C.M.Kearns (2005) Koror State Government Marine Tour<br />
Guide Certification Manual. Final Edits by The Environment, Inc., The Nature<br />
Conservancy, Palau Conservation Society and Koror State Department of<br />
Conservation and Law Enforcement and the Coral Reef Research Foundation.<br />
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