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

Continuation of Coral Watch

 MBRS FISH AND CORAL MONITORING
The data on fish we gather during the SMP helps us determine the abundance and the size
of fish to understand the changes in the community dynamics and will lead us to identify the
human impacts in the 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:
PSJ10
PP10
PC10
SMDR20
PL05
PJ05
PJ10
PL10
PL20
PP05
SMDR05
SMDR10
LC10
LC20
PY20
PX20
 ADULT FISH

Parrotfish Sparisoma 5

Parrotfish Scarus 2

Snappers Lutjanus 1

Grunts Haemulon 70

Jacks Caranx 1

Filefish Cantherhines 1

Hogfish Bodianus 1

Surgeonfish Acanthurus 34

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80

SMDR10
 JUVENILE FISH

Wrasses Thalassoma 8

Damselfish Stegastes 11

Parrotfish Sparisoma 17

Wrasses Halichoeres 34

Surgeonfish Acanthurus 5

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40

SMDR10
 CC
SMDR10

0.36 ind/m
9 species
55 colonies

Top 3 species:
Porites astreoides 56.4%
Orbicella annularis 21.8%
Siderastrea siderea 5.5%

99% of all colonies have 36% death

0% Total bleaching
50% Pale bleaching
16.6% Partial bleaching
 PI
Pseudodiploria strigosa 2
SMDR10
Porites sp. 2

Manatee Grass 3

Siderastrea siderea 4

Orbicella faveolata 5

Zoanthid 5

Gorgonians 6

Blue-Green algae 11

Orbicella annularis 18

Porites astreoides 24

Macroalgae 36

Rubble 40

Halimeda sp. 46

Dictyota 61

Coralline algae 65

Sand 78

Turf algae 184

0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200

Coral coverage: 8.7 %

Turf algae coverage: 43%
 4% 2%
The last months you helped 1% 3% Plastic pieces
2%
collect 725 kg of trash and Other plastic/foam packaging

72 kg of recyclables! Bottle caps (plastic)

Forks, knives, spoons

13% 39%
Foam pieces
On 1800 m of beach! Straws/stirrers
3%
Cups & Plates (plastic)

A total of 26 946 objects 15% Lollypop Sticks

Beverage bottles (plastic)

18% Lids (plastic)
The last months you helped
collect 599 kg of trash and
54 kg of recyclables!
 Incidental sightings

Eels
Turtles 23%
24%

Marine
mammals
Sharks 6%
12%

Rays
35%

#1 spotters of this month: Pete with 8 spots

 INCIDENTAL SIGHTINGS
400
338 344 350
350 325
300
287
246
250
204
200

150

100

50

0
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
60
55

50

40

30 27
25
23 23
20 19
20
15
11
10 6 6 5
3 2 2 2 1 1
0
 BIRDS
(of the last month)
 CORALWATCH
Last year we did
94 Coral watch surveys
With 1852 Corals recorded

So far in 2017 we have done 106

Coral Watch surveys

This month you helped with: 9 Coral watch surveys

With 180 Corals recorded

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

 Sian Kaan
100

90

80

70
% of colonies

60
N
50 P
40 PB
30 BL

20

10

0
Paso Juana Pedro Paila San Miguel de Paso Lagrimas BBC
Ruiz

120

100

80

60

40

20

N P PB BL
 LIONFISH

In 2015
515 Lionfish In 2017
And killed 96 299 Lionfish and
(= 18.6%) killed 145
(= 51%)
In 2016
539 Lionfish
And killed 105
(= 19.5%)

#1 spotter of the month: Pete

Most kills: Matt Junior
 600 60.0%

500 50.0%

400 40.0%

Total per site

PC10 300 30.0%
PX10
PSJ20
PX20 200 20.0%
Johns Groove
PL10
SMDR10
100 10.0%
Avanna
Rays Heaven
Labyrinth
PJ05 0 0.0%
PY20 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
SMDR20
PJ10 Killed (%) Total Killed
PP10
LC20
Hens Crack
Rapture
PL20
Oasis
Gardens
Hogshead
Kings & Queens
Lagrimas Negras
Barracuda Jazz
Wonderland
Hang Ten
BBC
Nube
Special K
0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200
 TURTLES
THIS SEASON
107 TURTLE
TRACKS
62 FALSE
CRAWLS AND
44 NESTS
RECORDED
BIGGEST
TURTLE TRACKS
RECORDED 42% Green turtle

135cm GREEN Loggerhead

58%
TURTLE
 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
 COMMUNITY PROJECT
This quarter we assisted the summer camp.
Topics: Ecotourism and Sports
Crafts with recycling materials
Games with English vocabulary
And so much fun!!!
DONT FORGET THE VALUABLE
AND UNIQUE SKILLS YOU HAVE
LEARNT HERE!

PADI (Advanced) Open Water

EFR Primary & Secondary Care
PADI Rescue Diver
DM course
Coral Reef Ecology advanced survey
techniques
Coral Watch
Community programs
PADI Coral Reef Research Distinctive
Specialty
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