11th ICRS Abstract book - Nova Southeastern University
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23.1009<br />
Managing Coral Reef in Indonesia. Lesson Learn From Coral Reef Rehabilitation And<br />
Management Program<br />
suharsono SUHARSONO* 1<br />
1<br />
Resarch Center for Oceanography, Indonesian Institute of Sciences, Jakarta, Indonesia<br />
The Indonesian Government has launched Coral Reef Rehabilitation and Management<br />
Program (COREMAP) since 1998. It is aimed to enhance the health of coral reef and<br />
to increase the prosperity of costal community who depends much on the coral reefs<br />
ecosystem for their existence. Evaluation activities indicated that the success of the<br />
program of saving coral reef is primarily due to the success of the program component<br />
of community awareness, community surveillance, monitoring of coral reef health and<br />
training program. The components of community awareness and surveillance have given<br />
the most significant impact in reducing the rate of coral reef degradation. The most<br />
effective method for the community awareness program is trough television media as<br />
well as through the involvement of the community chief , be it an informal leader or<br />
government official, that actively campaigning on the importance of coral reef for the<br />
community. Handing over the right to manage and control the resource to the community<br />
has shown significant effect in increasing the catch which in turn increasing community<br />
income. Scientifically monitoring the coral reefs health as well as the socio-economic<br />
condition of the coastal people have been continuously done. The role of public<br />
communication component which produce a variety of dissemination products also has a<br />
big share in spreading up research products so that they can be absorbed and applied by<br />
the community. Training program without on the job guidance for certain period of time<br />
would surely fail. The success of training program and community guidance to do<br />
monitoring coral reef condition, supervision and training on how to diversify various<br />
fishery products and marketing constitute the main factor for the continuation of this<br />
program.<br />
Research Center for Oceanography, Indonesian Institute of Sciences<br />
Jl. Pasir Putih I, Ancol Timur Jakarta Utara 11048, Indonesia<br />
Email: director-rco@indo.net.id<br />
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23.1010<br />
An Ecological Correction to Marine Reserve Boundaries in the US Virgin Islands<br />
Rafe BOULON* 1 , Mark MONACO 2 , Alan FRIEDLANDER 3 , Chris CALDOW 2 , John<br />
CHISTENSEN 2 , Caroline ROGERS 4 , James BEETS 5 , William MILLER 6<br />
1 Resource Management, VI National Park/Coral Reef NM, St. John, Virgin Islands<br />
(U.S.), 2 NOAA, Silver Spring, MD, 3 The Oceanic Institute, Waimanalo, HI, 4 USGS, St.<br />
John, Virgin Islands (U.S.), 5 Univ. of Hawaii, Hilo, HI, 6 National Park Service - I&M, St.<br />
John, Virgin Islands (U.S.)<br />
Marine reserves and other marine protected areas (MPAs) are important tools for<br />
management of marine ecosystems. Ecological and biological criteria are often not<br />
feasible to consider when establishing protected areas. In 2001, the Virgin Islands Coral<br />
Reef National Monument (VICR) in St John, US Virgin Islands, was established by<br />
Executive Order. The VICR boundaries were based on administrative determination of<br />
Territorial Sea boundaries and land ownership at the time of the Territorial Submerged<br />
Lands Act of 1974. The VICR prohibits almost all fishing and other extractive uses.<br />
Surveys of habitat and fishes inside and outside of the VICR were conducted in 2002–<br />
2007. Based on surveys from 2002 to 2004, areas outside the VICR had significantly<br />
more hard corals; greater habitat complexity; and greater richness, abundance and<br />
biomass of reef fishes than areas within the VICR. The administrative (political) process<br />
used to establish the VICR did not allow a robust ecological characterization of the area<br />
to determine the boundaries of the MPA. Because of reduced habitat complexity within<br />
portions of the existing VICR, the enhancement of the marine ecosystem may not be fully<br />
realized and/or increases in economically important reef fishes may take longer to detect.<br />
Efforts are under way with the VI Delegate to Congress to increase amounts of complex<br />
reef habitat within the VICR by swapping a part of the VICR that has little hermatypic<br />
coral reef habitat for a wedge-shaped Territorially-owned area within the VICR that<br />
contains a coral reef with higher hermatypic coral cover. The simplification of the<br />
boundary will also enhance enforcement by reducing the confusion of fishermen and<br />
rangers as to where fishing is allowed.<br />
Poster Mini-Symposium 23: Reef Management<br />
23.1011<br />
St Croix East End Marine Park: The U.S. Virgin Islands’ First Territorial Marine Park<br />
Norman QUINN* 1 , John FARCHETTE 2 , Karlyn LANGJAHR 2 , Paige ROTHENBERGER 2<br />
1 Department of Natural Resources, St Croix East End Marine Park, Frederiksted, Virgin Islands<br />
(U.S.), 2 Department of Natural Resources, St Croix East End Marine Park, Christiansted, Virgin<br />
Islands (U.S.)<br />
Established on January 15, 2003, the St. Croix East End Marine Park (STXEEMP) is the U.S.<br />
Virgin Islands’ first marine park and represents the culmination of three years of collaboration<br />
between the federal and local government, non-governmental organizations, business<br />
representatives and other stakeholders. The park will protect the largest island barrier reef<br />
system in the Caribbean. As well as protecting significant marine resources the park is designed<br />
to promote sustainability of marine habitats, including coral reefs, sea grass beds and mangrove<br />
habitats and to preserve significant natural areas for the benefit of future generations. The<br />
STXEEMP is on the eastern end of St. Croix extending from the high tide boundary to the three<br />
nautical mile territorial waters limit and encompasses 155.4km2. The multi use design has four<br />
different managed areas: Recreation Management, Turtle Wildlife Preserve, No-Take and Open.<br />
The Recreation Management Areas (2.8%) are designated for snorkeling, diving, recreational<br />
fishing, bait fishing and boating while preserving resources. The Turtle Wildlife Preserve Area<br />
(7.0%) protects turtle nesting beaches for Green, Hawksbill and Leatherback turtles. The No<br />
Take Areas (8.6%) protect spawning, nursery, and residence habitat for various species. A<br />
monitoring program is designed to collect scientific information to assist in the wise<br />
management of these habitats and species to ensure that these marine resources are available in<br />
the future. The Open Areas comprise 81.6% of the park, encompassing all areas that are not<br />
otherwise delineated. Existing territorial restrictions govern the use of these areas; the only<br />
marine park restriction is the prohibition of the removal of coral or live rock in these areas. The<br />
park’s education and outreach program’s goals are to facilitate environmental awareness<br />
opportunities for the community, encourage a sense of user stewardship regarding the marine<br />
environment and promote the awareness of and support for the park.<br />
23.1012<br />
The Use Of Simulated Visible/infrared Imager/radiometer Suite (Viirs) And Landsat Data<br />
Continuity Mission (Ldcm) Imagery For Coral Reef Monitoring<br />
Leland ESTEP* 1 , Joe SPRUCE 2 , Slawomir BLONSKI 2 , Roxzanna MOORE 2<br />
1 SSAI, Midland, TX, 2 SSAI, Stennis Space Ctr, MS<br />
The use of Rapid Prototyping Capability (RPC) technology resident to NASA Stennis Space<br />
Center (SSC), MS, was used to spectrally and spatially simulate NASA next-generation sensor<br />
imagery and environmental data products over two well-known coral reef areas – Looe Key,<br />
FL, and Kaneohe Bay, HI.<br />
The study purpose was to perform a preliminary assessment on the capability of next-generation<br />
sensor systems, the Visible/Infrared Imager/Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) and the Landsat Data<br />
Continuity Mission (LDCM), to provide key data inputs to the National Oceanographic and<br />
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Integrated Coral Observing Network (ICON)/Coral Reef<br />
Early Warning System (CREWS) Decision Support Tool (DST). The DST data layers derived<br />
from the simulated imagery included maps depicting water quality parameters (chlorophyll<br />
(Chl) and the absorption coefficient (a)) and benthic habitat type.<br />
The input, or parent, imagery used by the RPC for simulation of VIIRS and LDCM imagery<br />
included spaceborne (Hyperion) and airborne hyperspectral data (AVIRIS). Water quality and<br />
benthic classification reference data (e.g., from field surveys) was used to validate simulated<br />
data products. The results of this study suggests that next generation NASA sensors can provide<br />
valuable data inputs to the NOAA’s ICON/CREWS DST, assuming data quality of the actual<br />
future sensors approximates original specifications.<br />
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