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Punta GruesaEnd of Phase Presentation

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Overview

Aims and objectivesDive sites

Benthic data previous results

Fish data previous results

Other monitoring programmesWhere has the data gone?

Summary of training received

Future opportunities at GVI - keep in touch!


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Aims and Objectives

Continuation of the MBRS Synoptic Monitoring Programme (SMP).

Daily bird monitoring

Incidental sightings programme

Continuation of weekly beach cleans monitoring waste composition andtrends

Collection of Coralwatch data

Continuation of seagrass monitoring programme

English language and environmental education classes to the people ofMahahual

Continuation of the National Scholarship Programme at Punta Gruesa,whereby GVI Punta Gruesa accepts Mexican nationals on a scholarship basisinto the expedition


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Percentage Cover of Macroalgae and Hermatypic Coral

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081 082 083 084 091 092 093 094 101 102 103 104 111 112

Phase

PercentageC

over

Macroalgae

Hermatypic Coral


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Site Changes

Percentage Cover of Hermatypic Corals by Site

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81 82 83 84 91 92 93 94 101 102 103 104 111 112

Phase

PercentageCover

CN

FDC

LB

LD

LG

LJ

LM

LP

SN

Average


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Benthic composition:

Corals Seen per Phase

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40%

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100%

081 082 083 084 091 092 093 094 101 102 103 104 111 112

Phase

PercentageofSightings

Other

Agaricia agaricites

Dichocoenia stokesi

Diploria strigosa

Meandrina meandrites

Millepora alcicornis

Montastraea cavernosa

Porites astreoides

Siderastrea siderea

Stephanocoenia intersepta


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Predation Ocurrence

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081 082 083 084 091 092 093 094 101 102 103 104 111 112

Phase

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urrence

Sponge

Gorgonian

Fire Coral

Tunicate

Damselfish

Short Coral Snail

Fireworm

Parrotfish

Zoanthid


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Disease Occurrence

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081 082 083 084 091 092 093 094 101 102 103 104 111 112

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DS-1

YBD

Other

RBD

WP

Bleaching Occurrence

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081 082 083 084 091 092 093 094 101 102 103 104 111 112

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ence

Pale Sid sid Pale Non Sid sid Partial Full Total Bleaching Occurrence


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Adult fish - Presence of key fishfamilies

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Carangid

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Chaetodo

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Labrid

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Pomacan

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Pomacen

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Family

NumberofIndividuals

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Adult Fish Average Number ofIndividuals Recorded per transect

1437 adult target fish

22.5 per transect

Highest on record!

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081 082 083 084 091 092 093 094 101 102 103 104 111 112

Phase

Avera

gefishpertransect

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Juvenile recruitment

1911 juveniles

29.9 per transect

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081 082 083 084 091 092 093 094 101 102 103 104 111 112

Phase

Numberofjuvenilefishpertransect

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Correlations

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081 082 083 084 091 092 093 094 101 102 103 104 111 112

Phase

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fMacroalga

lCover

Dictyota sp.

Halimeda sp.

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81 82 83 84 91 92 93 94 101102103 104111112

Phase

PercentageAbundance

(%)

Acanthuridae

Haemulidae


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Correlations: Percentage Cover of Turf Algaeand Relative Acanthuridae Abundance

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082 083 084 091 092 093 094 101 102 103 104 111 112

Phase

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rcentageAbundance(%)

Turf algae

Acanthuridae


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Other programmes

Beach clean

Incidental sightings

Seagrass

Birds


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Beach Clean

88.13kg of rubbish collected

this phase over sixtransects. Includes 29kg ofplastic!

Total Rubbish Collected

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092 093 094 101 102 103 104 111 112 113

Phase

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eight(Kgs)

Other

Medical Waste

Polystyrene

Metal

Rope

Natural Material

Rubber

Fabric

Glass

Plastic


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Incidental sightings data

Sharks and Rays

Eels

Turtles

Marine Mammals

Great Barracuda

Lionfish


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Total number of incidental sightings

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081 082 083 084 091 092 093 094 101 102 103 104 111 112

Phase

Numberofobs

ervations

Marine mammals

Eels

Elasmobranchs

Turtles

161 incidentalsightings this phase


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Lionfish

250 lionfish recorded

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092 093 094 101 102 103 104 111 112

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Seagrass

Average Percentage Cover of Seagrass(Phases 102, 104, 111 & 112)

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Transect

PercentageCover

Percentage cover is at itslowest on transect closestto the reef


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Bird surveys

Counts give an idea of presenceand how common a species is

Aim to collect 40 transects perphase.

Phase 113 = 43 transects 2215 birds!

946 Swallow sp.

425 Great-tailed grackles

130 Tropical mockingbirds

Birding project


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Your contribution this phase

Thanks to all your hard work, this phase we have:

49 monitoring boats

196 training boats

20 benthic transects - equivalent to 600m of reef

480 coral colonies monitored

64 fish transects - equivalent to 1.92km of reef3348 fish identified and monitored

1138 tanks used

71 colonies monitored for Coral Watch

3 Seagrass transects

1500kg of fruit and veg100kg of porridge

8 teeny, tiny Peanut puppies!!


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Where has the data gone?

MBRS data provider - largest data provider. Use

for regional management decisions.

ASK - Phase and Annual reports and part of thelargest Mexican coral reef database

CONANP - annual reports. Use to modify local

and regional management strategies

OBIS SEAMAP- marine mammal, sea bird, seaturtle data

Coral Watch- coral bleaching

Status of the Coral Reefs - bi-annual

international publication

Healthy Reefs - annual assessment


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Slide

Papers, publications and conferences

ITMENS - The effects of bleaching in Mexico following the active 2005 hurricaneseason - Ponce-Taylor, D and Cameron, A.

RCUK -several posters and presentations

Mexican Coral Reef Symposium - several 2006 and 2009

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), 2008Status 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)

Where has the data gone?


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Summary of training received

During your time here, and with all your work, you have gained thefollowing training and skills

PADI Advanced Open Water

PADI Rescue Diver

1st aid and CPR TrainedIntro 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 evaluationIntro to English teaching and community programmes

BTEC in Biological Monitoring

PADI Coral Reef Research Distinctive Specialty


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GVI Photo competition

Share your images


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Help promote yourprogramme

Monthly competition (Life on

program, People, Places,Wildlife, Change your world)

See your photo on thewebsite and newsletter

May win a free t-shirt May win free 2 week trip

volunteering trip

Email [email protected]

Share your photos
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]


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You will be sent an online feedback form please takethe time to fill it in:

GVI operations are feedback led

We aim to provide the best programs and need to

know how we are doing and how we can do better

You can share your opinions if delighted or unhappyand offer solutions to any issues you encountered

Opportunity to say thank you to staff in field and HO

Highlights exciting stories for website

You may win a 2 week volunteering program!

Share your feedback


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Become a GVI Ambassador Represent GVI

Help promote your programme

Share YOUR travel/volunteer experience back home

Introduce GVI to local educational institutions Offered to hard working volunteers to help them stay in

touch with GVI

Work with GVI staff back home

Cash incentive and opportunity for free trip

E-mail the Ambassador Program Manager at

[email protected] or [email protected]

Share your time
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]


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Case Study: GVIAmbassador Michael

When he started: August 2009

Projects completed: Attended atravel expo in New York City,visited local schools sharing his

experience, posted blogs online toassist future travelers and sharehis experience

Where he is headed: AmbassadorAnnual Trip next year!

Become a GVI Ambassador

Share your time


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Share your time

Raise money via the GVI Charitable Trust

Spread the word and represent GVISupport your project and raise funds for GVIs partners

Plan an event

Run a marathon

Set up a standing order

Over 100,000 GBP of direct funding raised each year

Punta Gruesa Projects include; raising funds for water

filters for the people of Mahahual to reduce plastic and

save money .

To raise funds to eradicate lionfish and raise awareness to

reduce their impact.

see www.gvi.org.uk or contact [email protected]
http://www.gvi.org.uk/mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]://www.gvi.org.uk/


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Gain new skills

Become a GVI HO Intern

Level 3 BTEC Business Administration

Experience dealing with volunteers and volunteer

industry

Learn about the rest of the nearly 200 projects GVI has

Work in a fun and exciting office environment

Career opportunities

Commitment:

3 days a week for 6 months or equivalent.

Expedition incentives (free expo). Available at UK, Oz

and US


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Stay connected!

Facebook fan page

Twitter (@GVIWORLD)

Programme blog www.gvimexico.blogspot.com


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Summary

Aims and objectivesDive sitesBenthic data previous resultsFish data previous resultsOther monitoring programmesYour contribution this phaseWhere has the data gone?Summary of training received

Future opportunities at GVI - keep in touch!


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Thanks for your hard work!

THANKS FOR COMING AND FOR

ALL OF YOUR HARD WORK!

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