[Coral-List] Crown of Thorns Starfish outbreak in AS

Kelley Anderson kelleyand at gmail.com
Wed Nov 19 21:23:47 EST 2014


Talofa Coral listers,

I received a request to post additional information on the efficacy of our
eradication efforts on COTS via injections, so I have put together a very
brief summary.  If you would like additional data I would be happy to
discuss off-list, just drop me an email.

We find that both sodium bisulphate and ox bile kill 100% the cots within
12-24 hours, when given the proper dosage.  I am told all that is left is a
pile of spines, based on some experiments carried out by the National Park
of American Samoa when they left some injected COTS in a mesh bag on the
reef until the next day. However, in the captive experiments I have
conducted where I kept COTS in aquariums onshore and injected them with
sodium bisulphate, the bodies did not decompose within 24 hours in the
water.  Perhaps this means the bodies of those killed on the reef are being
eaten, but I am not sure.

Ia manuia (Cheers),
Kelley

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Kelley L. Anderson Tagarino, M.Sc.
American Samoa Community College CNR Extension Faculty
University of Hawaii Sea Grant College Program
American Samoa Community College
PO Box 4574
Pago Pago, American Samoa 96799
Office:  1 (684) 699-3353
Cell:  1 (684) 258-2967
"If the biota, in the course of aeons, has built something we like but do
not understand, then who but a fool would discard seemingly useless parts?
To keep every cog and wheel is the first precaution of intelligent
tinkering."  Aldo Leopold

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> Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2014 09:06:53 -0500
> From: "BSG Farm" <bsgfarm at peoplepc.com>
> Subject: Re: [Coral-List] Low cost injection guns for Crown of Thorns
>         mitigation
> To: "Kelley Anderson" <kelleyand at gmail.com>,
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> Hi Kelly, Douglas and listers,
>
> To add to Sarah's comments, we assembled  a low cost injection gun kit for
> use in Vanuatu 2014 in collaboration with Peter Whitelaw at the Vanuatu
> Scuba Operator's Association.  These are NJ Philips 15ml plastic
> Dial-a-Dose
> units with an added 6" stainless steel, luer lock, needle extender and a
> five liter flexible backpack that clips to a BCD, or slings nicely over one
> arm if snorkeling.  Along with a rebuild kit the total cost per set can run
> around US $70 delivered:
>
> 15ml Dial-a-Dose
> http://www.njphillips.com.au/sellsheets/injectors_pdfs/PAS1263.pdf
>
> Stainless steel luer lock needle extender
>
> http://www.surgipro.com/surgical-instruments/surgical-needle-extender-sp0-654.html
>
> We had good results trialing 6 of these units using common acids-- citric,
> vinegar-- at or below Ph2 using 2 lateral injections of 10ml each on
> opposite sides of the COT in the tissue band between the mouth circle and
> the legs.  We found the units to be durable and, at these doses using 4 to
> 4.5 liters of fluid, were able to inject up to 200 COTs per dive tank or on
> snorkel.
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Brooks
>
>
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kelley Anderson" <kelleyand at gmail.com>
> To: <coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 4:25 AM
> Subject: Re: [Coral-List] crown-of-thorns starfish outbreak in American
> Samoa
>
>
> > Talofa Coral-Listers
> >
> > I wanted to briefly add on to what Doug Fenner brought up regarding the
> > ongoing Crown of Thorns Starfish (COTS), or *Alamea planci*, outbreak in
> > American Samoa (AS).  We first began noticing this outbreak in 2011, and
> > have been seeing COTS large enough to reproduce for the last year, and
> > have
> > seen small (13cm tip-to-tip was the smallest collected I know of) COTS as
> > well, which may be from local reproduction in either AS or independent
> > Samoa.  The outbreak in independent Samoa was noticed at least a year
> > before the outbreak in AS.
> >
> > If there is anyone interested in assisting in removal efforts, I would
> > welcome an email from you.
> >
> > Fa'afetai (Thank you),
> > Kelley
> >
> >
> > --
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> >
> > Kelley L. Anderson Tagarino, M.Sc.
> > American Samoa Community College CNR Extension Faculty
> > University of Hawaii Sea Grant College Program
> > American Samoa Community College
> > PO Box 4574
> > Pago Pago, American Samoa 96799
> > Office:  1 (684) 699-3353
> > Cell:  1 (684) 258-2967
> > "If the biota, in the course of aeons, has built something we like but do
> > not understand, then who but a fool would discard seemingly useless
> parts?
> > To keep every cog and wheel is the first precaution of intelligent
> > tinkering."  Aldo Leopold
> >
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> >>    1. need coral workshop (Dr Mero Donia)
> >>    2. crown-of-thorns starfish outbreak in American Samoa
> >>       (Douglas Fenner)
> >>    3. International Society for Reef Studies (ISRS) graduate
> >>       fellowships (Rupert Ormond)
> >>    4. Re: Pneumatic (air) drill recommendations for coral
> >>       attachment purpose (Georg Heiss)
> >>    5. Online discussion: Locally Managed Marine Areas   (LMMAs) @
> >>       World Parks Congress (Ron Vave)
> >>
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> >> Message: 1
> >> Date: Sat, 15 Nov 2014 19:46:05 +0000 (UTC)
> >> From: Dr Mero Donia <dr_merodonia at yahoo.com>
> >> Subject: [Coral-List] need coral workshop
> >> To: "coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov" <coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov>
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> >> greetings all listers iam working on coral (molecular biology) and i
> >> asked
> >> for a workshop in any university that could help me in my work . thanks
> >> in
> >> advance?Amira DoniaEgypt
> >>
> >> ------------------------------
> >>
> >> Message: 2
> >> Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2014 15:58:06 -1100
> >> From: Douglas Fenner <douglasfennertassi at gmail.com>
> >> Subject: [Coral-List] crown-of-thorns starfish outbreak in American
> >>         Samoa
> >> To: coral list <coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov>
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> >>
> >>     Crown-of-thorns starfish sightings in American Samoa have been
> >> increasing for over a year.  They are now to the point that they are
> >> eating
> >> significant amounts of coral.  Efforts are underway to try to kill
> >> significant numbers of them by injecting them.  Efforts have been
> >> increasing as their numbers have been increasing, but their numbers
> >> continue to increase.  I'm told that (independent) Samoa, which used to
> >> be
> >> called Western Samoa and is in the same archipelago, has a similar
> >> problem.  My guess is that the increases in those visible (and the
> >> feeding
> >> scars) comes from more and more of them who have been in holes in the
> >> reef
> >> all the time, coming out to feed on coral.  I'm told that their sizes
> >> have
> >> been increasing, but of course virtually all that are seen are already
> >> nearly a foot in diameter or more.  The increases we've seen in the last
> >> year are unlikely to be due to continued reproduction, it is due to
> those
> >> in holes coming out as they grow.  But the large numbers now present,
> may
> >> well produce a large number of eggs and the next generation could be a
> >> much
> >> larger secondary outbreak.
> >>
> >>      Efforts to control them are an uphill battle.  The last previous
> >> outbreak here peaked in 1978, when there were millions, and they ate
> >> around
> >> 90% of all the coral.  Over 400,000 were collected then before the money
> >> ran out, and had no effect on their numbers.  Efforts started much
> >> earlier
> >> this time, in hopes of controlling it before it became uncontrollable.
> >> There was a previous outbreak that we know little about, in 1938.  In
> >> 2005-2012, coral cover increased in American Samoa, a bit of a success
> >> story, which is now treatened.
> >>
> >>     All this makes sense to me from what is known of crown-of-thorns
> >> biology.
> >>
> >>
> >> Birkeland, C.  1982.  Terrestrial runoff as a cause of outbreaks of
> >> *Acanthaster
> >> planci* (Echinodermata: Asteroidea).  Mar. Biol. 69: 175-185.
> >>
> >>
> >> Birkeland, C.  1989.  The Faustian traits of the crown-of-thorns
> >> starfish..
> >> American Scientist 77: 154-163.
> >>
> >>
> >> Brodie, J., Fabricius, K., De'ath, G., and Okaji, K.  2005.  Are
> >> increased
> >> nutrient inputs responsible for more outbreaks of crown-of-thorns
> >> starfish?  An appraisal of the evidence.  Marine Pollution Bulletin 51:
> >> 266-278.
> >>
> >>
> >> Morello et al. 2014.  Model to manage and reduce crown-of-thorns
> starfish
> >> outbreaks.  Marine Ecology Progress Series 512: 167-183.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Douglas Fenner
> >> Contractor with Ocean Associates, Inc.
> >> PO Box 7390
> >> Pago Pago, American Samoa 96799  USA
> >>
> >> phone 1 684 622-7084
> >>
> >> "belief in climate change is optional, participation is not."
> >>
> >> belief in evolution is optional, use of antibiotics that bacteria have
> >> not
> >> evolved resistance to is recommended.
> >>
> >> website:  http://independent.academia.edu/DouglasFenner
> >>
> >> blog: http://ocean.si.edu/blog/reefs-american-samoa-story-hope
> >>
> >>
> >> ------------------------------
> >>
> >> Message: 3
> >> Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2014 09:59:13 +0300
> >> From: Rupert Ormond <rupert.ormond.mci at gmail.com>
> >> Subject: [Coral-List] International Society for Reef Studies (ISRS)
> >>         graduate        fellowships
> >> To: "Coral List (post to list)" <coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov>
> >> Message-ID: <54699CC1.3060100 at gmail.com>
> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
> >>
> >> Dear coral-listers
> >>
> >> *ISRS Graduate Fellowships (research grants) for 2015*
> >>
> >> May I use the list to publicise the two graduate fellowships which the
> >> International Society for Reef Studies (ISRS) is offering to support
> >> work by Ph.D. students who are members of the society.
> >>
> >> The awards (each of up to $2500) may be used for travel, subsistence,
> >> fieldwork or laboratory analyses in connection with research on coral
> >> ecosystems, and is open to any student who is a member of ISRS.
> >>
> >> New members who join before the deadline for submission may apply, and
> >> student membership rates are very low, from $20 per year, giving on-line
> >> access to the society's journals, reduced conference fees, and
> >> eligibility to students awards and grants.
> >>
> >> Full details of the award and application process, including the format
> >> to be used for applications, may be found on the ISRS website:
> >> www/coralreefs.org. by clicking under BREAKING NEWS on the pharse "ISRS
> >> Graduate Fellowships 2015
> >> <
> >>
> http://coralreefs.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/ISRS-Graduate-Fellowships-2015.pdf
> >> >".
> >>
> >> The applications should be submitted by January 9th 2015 -  to me, the
> >> ISRS corresponding secretary (rupert.ormond.mci at gmail.com
> >> <mailto:rupert.ormond.mci at gmail.com>).
> >>
> >> Rupert Ormond
> >> Corresponding Secretary, ISRS
> >> Hon. Professor, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh
> >> Research Professor, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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> >> Message: 4
> >> Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2014 11:35:30 +0100
> >> From: Georg Heiss <georg.heiss at reefcheck.de>
> >> Subject: Re: [Coral-List] Pneumatic (air) drill recommendations for
> >>         coral attachment purpose
> >> To: Vaidas Kirsys <vaidas.kirsys at gili-lankanfushi.com>,
> >>         "coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov" <
> coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov>
> >> Message-ID: <5469CF72.5070402 at reefcheck.de>
> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252"
> >>
> >> Dear Vaidas and coral-list members,
> >>
> >> in a post to a similar request in 2007 we described our experiences with
> >> a pneumatic drill:
> >>
> http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/pipermail/coral-list/2007-February/004080.html
> >>
> >> There are similar inexpenive tools from other manufacturers on the
> >> market, which should do the job as well. Recently we used this one with
> >> success: Metabo Bohrmaschine BM 310 Druckluft (purchased in Germany, ca.
> >> ?75.-)
> >>
> >> Best regards,
> >> Georg
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Dr. Georg Heiss
> >> Freie Universit?t Berlin
> >> Dept. of Earth Sciences
> >> Malteserstra?e 74 - 100, Geb. C
> >> D-12249 Berlin
> >> phone:  +49-30-83870286
> >> mobile: +49-173-9748617
> >> office: +49-30-83870278
> >> Skype: geoheiss
> >> FaceTime: georgheiss at me.com
> >> http://linkedin.com/in/georgheiss
> >>
> >>
> >> -----
> >>
> >> Here is the text of the 2007 post:
> >> Dear all,
> >>
> >> we used hand-held pneumatic drills with great
> >> success. See below excerpt from a publication of
> >> 1993.
> >> With some care we could use them for years: run
> >> the drill after use with air to remove salt
> >> water, soak in fresh water, clean again with air,
> >> then put oil everywhere inside the drill and run
> >> it briefly to distribute the oil inside the
> >> machine.
> >>
> >> All material is standard toolshop stuff, except
> >> the drill barrel, which is also standard, used
> >> mostly for drilling holes in walls for
> >> electricity outlets.
> >>
> >> For photos, see
> >> http://home.arcor.de/gheiss/Personal/reefgallery.html
> >> (lower part of the page). I can also send a photo
> >> of the drill and drill bit in higher resolution.
> >>
> >> Best regards,
> >> Georg
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Heiss, G.A., Dullo, W.-Chr. and Reijmer, J.J.G.
> >> (1993): Short- and long-term growth history of
> >> massive Porites sp. from Aqaba (Red Sea).-
> >> Senckenbergiana maritima, 23/4/6: 135-141.
> >>
> >> Excerpt:
> >>
> >> Materials and Methods
> >>
> >> Drilling
> >> Several attempts of underwater coring are
> >> recorded in the history of coral reef research.
> >> The dimension of the operations as well as the
> >> means used vary.
> >> After the early rude method of blasting reef
> >> sections, hydraulic submersible drills have
> >> widely been used with great success (MACINTYRE
> >> 1975; HUDSON ET AL. 1976; HUDSON 1977; DRUFFEL &
> >> LINICK 1978; HUDSON 1981; MACINTYRE ET AL. 1981;
> >> DRUFFEL 1982; SCHNEIDER & SMITH 1982; ISDALE
> >> 1984; BARNES & LOUGH 1989; WINTER ET AL. 1991;
> >> BURKE ET AL. ?).
> >> The first drill for underwater coring driven by
> >> pressured air is described 1975 at Lizard Island,
> >> Great Barrier Reef (DAVIES & STEWART 1976) but as
> >> far as we know, no study on cores obtained with
> >> this drill has been published. In contrast to
> >> their drill we didn't use an impact tool and we
> >> could work independently from a boat. Further
> >> attempts were made by (STEARN & COLASSIN 1983)
> >> who gave a description of an underwater pneumatic
> >> hand drill. (POTTS ET AL. 1985) took short cores
> >> (10-15 cm long) of Porites with a hole saw welded
> >> to a 30 cm pipe and mounted in a pneumatic drill.
> >> At Cura?ao the growth rates of Montastrea
> >> annularis were recently studied on cores taken by
> >> a pneumatic drill similar to our equipment
> >> (BOSSCHER 1992).
> >>
> >> The intention was to build a simple, cheap and
> >> small coring tool, which can be operated by one
> >> Scuba-diver independent from any supply on the
> >> sea-surface. We wanted to avoid some
> >> disadvantages of the already described machines
> >> for our field work as there are the large size of
> >> some and therefore the limited mobility and/or
> >> the need of energy support from a boat. A
> >> technique for gaining long coral cores with a
> >> handy instrument has been developed.
> >>
> >> Besides sampling of several smaller individual
> >> colonies over the depth range to 45 m (HEISS in
> >> prep.) we wanted to get records on growth rate
> >> and proxy dates over a longer period. Another
> >> important objective was the possibility of
> >> comparing with other long-term growth records in
> >> corals in other localities of the world. In the
> >> last 20 years several successful attempts of
> >> large scale coring in living corals have been
> >> made (MACINTYRE 1975; HUDSON ET AL. 1976; DRUFFEL
> >> & LINICK 1978; MACINTYRE 1978; HUDSON 1981;
> >> DRUFFEL 1982; ISDALE 1984).
> >>
> >>
> >> Field work
> >> Due to the availability of Scuba-tanks and the
> >> need for easy handling from small boats we chose
> >> compressed air as the best power source for the
> >> drill. A commercially available RODCRAFT
> >> 4200-pneumatic drill was selected on the basis of
> >> its size and technical characteristics. It works
> >> at a speed of 2000 rpm with an air consumption of
> >> 220 l/min under full power. Although the
> >> operating pressure is 0.6 MPa (6 bar,
> >> manufacturer's information), we operated the
> >> drill at a pressure of 8-9 bar which is the
> >> pressure supplied by an ordinary first stage
> >> regulator for Scuba-diving. We used in the first
> >> year a SCUBAPRO Mark II first stage. We later
> >> improved the system by using a balanced first
> >> stage (SCUBAPRO Mark X) in order to have a better
> >> air supply in water depths greater than 10m. The
> >> air came from 15 l dive tanks, pressurized to 200
> >> bar, which provides an air capacity of 3000 l.
> >> The connection between tank and drill was a
> >> standard industrial pressure hose of 2 m length.
> >> The core-cutter is a diamond-tipped steel tube of
> >> 300 mm length and an outside diameter of 41 mm
> >> (36 mm inside) manufactured by DIA-G
> >> Diamantwerkzeuge GmbH, Kiel.
> >> With this composition of the instrument we could
> >> easily obtain cores of 30 cm length from
> >> different massive growing genera like Platygyra,
> >> Porites, Hydnophora, Favia and Favites.
> >> The initial millimeters were drilled by turning
> >> the core barrel by hand several times on the
> >> coral surface. No template was necessary for the
> >> drilling procedure. Drilling of one 30 cm core
> >> took only a few minutes. Depending on the
> >> rigidity of the coral we could obtain up to four
> >> cores out of one 15l-tank.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Am 13.11.14 06:32, schrieb Vaidas Kirsys:
> >> > Dear all,
> >> >
> >> > I would like to ask you for some suggestions (brands & model numbers
> >> etc), of handheld pistol drills for underwater usage. This will be used
> >> for
> >> drilling holes in rock, to aid various attachment methods of coral to
> the
> >> reef.
> >> >
> >> > Thanks in advance
> >> > Best Wishes
> >> > Vaidas
> >> >
> >> > VAIDOTAS KIRSYS
> >> > MARINE BIOLOGIST & ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICER
> >> > GILI LANKANFUSHI MALDIVES
> >> > Underwater World: http://www.lankanfushi.com
> >> > Coral Lines Project: http://lines.lankanfushi.com<
> >> http://www.lankanfushi.com>
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
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> >> Date: Sat, 15 Nov 2014 22:02:56 -1000
> >> From: "Ron Vave" <ronvave at hawaii.edu>
> >> Subject: [Coral-List] Online discussion: Locally Managed Marine Areas
> >>         (LMMAs) @ World Parks Congress
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> >> the
> >> Administrator of your institution. So, personal gmail accounts would
> work
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Mahalo,
> >>
> >> ron
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Invitation Live G+ Hangout - [Local solutions for resilient communities]
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Please circulate this invitation to your networks also. Colleagues
> >> worldwide
> >> can join in online through this link
> >> https://plus.google.com/events/ca9h3gru2gq6biaaepac4qvnoa8
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Locally managed marine areas: building blocks for resilient and
> empowered
> >> coastal communities
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> This hangout will feature community and conservation leaders and
> >> practitioners across the world (Indo Pacific and West Indian Ocean)
> >> region
> >> who are at the forefront of a bottom-up, solution-oriented and
> >> locally-driven movement addressing current and future communities'
> >> challenges that threatens their livelihoods and survival. Coastal
> >> communities worldwide are facing challenges to their natural resources
> >> with
> >> impacts on food security, biodiversity and ecosystem health, and are
> >> vulnerable to disasters and climate change impacts.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Local marine management undertaken by communities has often achieved
> >> enduring benefits that may have eluded top-down approaches. Since the
> >> inception of the LMMA Network in 2000, local marine managed areas
> (LMMAs)
> >> have proliferated.  Built on customary tenure and resource access, and
> >> often
> >> making use of traditional knowledge and governance, LMMAs are
> implemented
> >> by
> >> over 600 communities spanning more than 17 independent countries and
> >> territories, representing a unique global achievement.  Scaling up of
> >> community efforts to national levels have also been recognised globally.
> >> For
> >> example in the case of Fiji, 79% of Fiji's customary marine areas
> >> involving
> >> 420 communities have been locally managed and by 2020 Fiji is committed
> >> to
> >> effectively managing the entire 35,000km2of marine areas.  The spread
> and
> >> endurance of LMMAs is attributable to the motivation and empowerment
> >> communities' have over perceptions that benefits are very likely to be
> >> achieved. These experiences are providing the building blocks for
> >> ensuring
> >> resilient and empowered communities.
> >>
> >> Guests will present diverse case studies from the Indo-Pacific region
> and
> >> around the world on how LMMAs are scaled up, how they address local
> needs
> >> and emerging threats like climate change and natural disasters, provide
> >> cultural and social resilience, and benefits from sustainable marine
> >> resources use and ecosystem protection and management. Despite the
> >> proliferation of LMMAs and the widespread adoption of community-based
> >> management approaches in conservation and fisheries management policy,
> >> much
> >> work is still needed to reach other communities in other regions of the
> >> world and to realise community resilience in the long term.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Guests Include:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> 1.       Alifereti Tawake, Council Chair, LMMA Network (Fiji
> >> representative)
> >>
> >>
> >> 2.       Cliff Marlessy,  Coordinator, Indonesia LMMA Network
> >>
> >> 3.       Wayne Andrew, Executive Director, Hatohobei Organization for
> >> People
> >> and Environment and Coordinator, Palau LMMA Network
> >>
> >> 4.       Chito Dugan, Executive Director, Center for Development of
> >> Indigenous Science and Technology (SIKAT), Co-Coordinator Philippines
> >> LMMA
> >> Network
> >>
> >> 5.       Gildas Andriamalala , Conservation Technician, Blue Ventures,
> >> Madagascar LMMA Coordinator
> >>
> >>
> >> Moderated by +Andrew Kornblatt
> >> <https://plus.google.com/105610863020909031467>  of the +Online Ocean
> >> Symposium <https://plus.google.com/103926857851630146937>
> >>
> >> Agenda:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Introduction of Hangout
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Introduction of guests and questions.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> 1.       Alifereti Tawake
> >>
> >> 1.1   What is unique with the LMMA approach and what are the attributes
> >> of
> >> a
> >> successful locally driven community management?
> >>
> >> 1.2   What factors contributed to community efforts being scaled up to
> >> national level using the Fiji example?
> >>
> >> 1.3   What are the building blocks for an enduring and lasting locally
> >> managed areas that ensures a resilient and empowered communities?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> 2          Wayne Andrew
> >>
> >> 2.1 What is the experience in Palau with the enforcement of local
> >> management
> >> rules, and what have been the challenges faced?
> >>
> >> 2.2   In what ways does networking support local efforts and address
> >> emerging threats such as climate change?
> >>
> >> 2.3   What are the building blocks for an enduring and lasting locally
> >> managed areas that ensures a resilient and empowered communities?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> 3          Cliff Marlessy
> >>
> >> 3.1 What have been the key factors of success of local management in
> your
> >> region of Indonesia?
> >>
> >> 3.2   How has 'scaling up' been approached in Indonesia?
> >>
> >> 3.3   What are the building blocks for an enduring and lasting locally
> >> managed areas that ensures a resilient and empowered communities?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> 4.  Chito Dugan
> >>
> >> 4.1 What are the foundations for building resilient and empowered
> >> communities?
> >>
> >> 4.2 In what ways do local management approaches and the locally managed
> >> marine areas address natural disaster preparedness?
> >>
> >> 4.3 What are the building blocks for an enduring and lasting locally
> >> managed
> >> areas that ensures a resilient and empowered communities?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> 5.       Gildas Andriamalala
> >>
> >> 5.1 What is the experience in Madagascar with local management, and what
> >> have been the challenges faced?
> >>
> >> 5.2 In what ways does networking support scaling up of local efforts and
> >> address income needs of communities?
> >>
> >> 5.3 What are the building blocks for an enduring and lasting locally
> >> managed
> >> areas that ensures a resilient and empowered communities?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Group questions: [Question for the group based on the discussion topic]
> >>
> >> 1.       What are key factors for successful and sustainable community
> >> management?
> >>
> >> 2.       How in your region does community management contribute to
> >> global
> >> conservation and development objectives?
> >>
> >> 3.        What more can we do to ensure community based management is
> >> successful, food source is secure while able to make significant
> >> contributions to global conservation and development goals also?
> >>
> >> 4.       What are the policy implications of the experiences across
> >> countries and future strategic directions of the LMMA Network?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> -----
> >>
> >> Ron Vave
> >>
> >> Fisheries Ecology Research Lab
> >> <http://fisheriesecologyresearchlab.wordpress.com/>
> >>
> >> Marine Biology Graduate Program
> >>
> >> University of Hawaii at Manoa
> >>
> >>
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