Pez Maya End of phase presentation 123-1

Aims and Objectives

Continuation of the MBRS Synoptic Monitoring Programme (SMP). Daily bird monitoring Incidental sightings programme Continuation of weekly beach cleans within the reserve, monitoring waste composition and trends English language and environmental education classes to the people of Punta Allen

PADI Open Water Diver training

Continuation of the National Scholarship Programme at Pez Maya, whereby GVI Pez Maya accepts Mexican nationals on a scholarship basis into the expedition

Some results:
Benthic data 121

Families Abundance

Percentage (%)
He rm at yp ic
25 20 15 10 5 0

Benthic data 122

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Coral Cover

122-no predation!
Overgrowth abundance over all sites
30 25 20 15 10 5 0

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Coral Diseases Bleaching

Disease

Coral Diseases 122

Coral Bleaching over all sites
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12 10

Abundance

8 6 4 2 0 Dark spot Disease Yellow Blotch

Disease

Target Adult fish - Presence of key fish families in phase 122

160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 PP10 PY20 SMDR10 SMDR20 Site

Acanthuridae Balistidae Carangidae Chaetodontidae Haemulidae Labridae Lutjanidae Monacanthidae Pomacanthidae Scaridae Serranidae

Abundance

Juvenile recruitment

Other programmes

Beach clean Incidental sightings Turtles Birds

Waste monitoring programme

New Methodology Data

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2500 2000 1500 1000 500 0 Bottle Caps Plastic Bags Plastic Bottles 114 121

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0 Sum of tr ansect 1 Sum of tr ansect 2 Sum of tr ansect3

Total Weight (kg)

13

Waste monitoring programme - 122

Total 2000 1800 1600 1400 1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0

Top ten of Trash

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Category total and grand total of incidental sightings from 111 to 122

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Sharks and Turtles at Pez Maya

10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 14 2 1 Sharks - Scalloped Hammerhead 0 111 112 113 114 121 122 8 Sharks - Smooth Hound Shark Sharks - Whaleshark Sharks - Nurse Shark Sharks - Bull Shark 12

10

Turtles - Green Turtle Turtles - Logge rhead Turtle Turtles - Hawk sbill Turtle

0 111 112 113 114

Turtles - Unidentified turtle

121 122

Turtle nesting

Comparison of nests and hatchling numbers 2006-2011 Pez Maya

2006 Nests laid Nests hatched Hatchlings 36 36 4100

2007 16 10 1178

2008 18 14 1496

2009 22 20 1868

2010 24 10 934

2011 32 13 1235

Bird surveys

Birds project

Counts give an idea of presence and how common a species is

Identification of 88 bird species around Pez Maya Least Turn most commonly sighted bird

Top Ten Birds phase 122

White Ibis Tr opical Mockingbir d White-winged Dove Br own Pelican Dove sp.

Royal Ter n Gr eat-tailed Gr ackle

Melodious Blackbir d

Magnif icent Fr igate

Least Ter n

Where has the data gone?

MBRS data provider - largest data provider. Use for regional management decisions.

ASK - Phase and Annual reports and part of the largest Mexican coral reef database
CONANP - annual reports. Use to modify local and regional management strategies OBIS SEAMAP- marine mammal, sea bird, sea turtle data Earth Dive - individual dives, target species Coral Watch - coral bleaching Status of the Coral international publication Reefs bi-annual

Healthy Reefs - annual assessment

Your expedition in numbers phase 122

194 Boats for training

26 Boats for monitoring 1127 Tanks filled 1051kg of rubbish collected 1.6 tonnes of Fruit and Vegetables 74 kg Raw Porridge 36 pots of Jam 50+ Lionfish (at least 20 killed) Many, many mating turtles

Where has the data gone?

Slide Papers, publications and conferences ITMENS - The effects of bleaching in Mexico following the active 2005 hurricane season - Ponce-Taylor, D and Cameron, A. RCUK -several posters and presentations Mexican Coral Reef Symposium - several 2006, 2009 and 2011 Mesoamerican Eco-tourism Conference: GVI Mexico :una nueva formula de turismo alternativo Ponce-Taylor, D. Arochi, C and Cameron, A, 2006 Franquesa-Rinos, Albert. 2007. USING VOLUNTEERS IN A COMPARATIVE REEF MONITORING BETWEEN A PROTECTED AREA AND A TOURIST ZONE. 60th Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute. Punta Cana, Dominican Republic Caribbean Corals in Crisis: Record Thermal Stress, Bleaching, and Mortality in 2005 collaborative efforst - in review by Nature Melanie McField, Nadia Bood, Ana Fonseca, Alejandro Arrivillaga, Albert Franquesa Rinos and Rosa Maria Loreto Viruel. Status of the Mesoamerica n Reef after the 2005 Coral Bleaching Event in Wilkinson, C., Souter, D. (eds), 2008 Status of Caribbean Coral Reefs After Bleaching and Hurricanes in 2005 Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network, and Reef and Rainforest Research Centre, Townsville, 152 p. Juan Bezauri - Desarrollo integral de las actividades turiticas en la Reserva de la Biosfera Sian Kaan, Quintana Roo, Mexico (book)

Summary of training received

During your time here, and with all your work, you have gained the following training and skills PADI Open Water PADI Advanced Open Water 1st aid and CPR Trained Intro to Coral Reef Ecology Identification of over 70 fish species Identification of over 45 coral species Use of the SMP MBRS coral reef monitoring method Coral Watch methodology for coral health evaluation Community programmes PADI Coral Reef Research Distinctive Specialty

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Overview
Aims and objectives Dive sites Fish data - introduction Previous results Benthic data - introduction Previous results Summary of SMP Monitoring Incidental sightings data Your contribution this phase Where has the date gone? Summary of training received Future opportunities at GVI - keep in touch!

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