[Coral-List] Crown of Thorns Starfish outbreak in AS
Andrew Ross
ross.andrew at mac.com
Thu Nov 20 08:45:06 EST 2014
Kelly,
In the mid-1990s the dive-shops on the GBR would go COT-culling from time to time. The method of the shop I worked with was a long (40cm), fine (<05cm), stainless-steel tube pressed into the low-pressure hose of a simplified reg&tank set. The tube was cut at a bias to make a hollow needle. They controlled the air at the valve, but these days it might be easier to set a triggered air-gun at the hose-needle connection.
The needle was jabbed into the COT and a careful puff of air injected into the body. The COT would inflate, float and wiggle in discomfort, which would dislodge it from the reef/coral to float to the surface.
Overhead was a boat with a driver/paddler and a dip-netter. COTs were netted and put into a drum with a little bleach or soapy water at the bottom, though I don't know if that killed them. I seem to remember that the collectors would bring them back to shore as there was an instructor adamant that they did good things for his veggie garden. In a bad spot they'd fill a 55Gal drum in a half-hour, and without too much trouble.
Food for thought,
Andrew
seascapecarib.com
On Nov 19, 2014, at 9:23 PM, Kelley Anderson <kelleyand at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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
>
> On Wed, Nov 19, 2014 at 6:00 AM, <coral-list-request at coral.aoml.noaa.gov>
> wrote:
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>> 1. Re: Low cost injection guns for Crown of Thorns mitigation
>> (BSG Farm)
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>> Message: 1
>> 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>,
>> <coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov>
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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
>>>
>>> On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 6:00 AM, <coral-list-request at coral.aoml.noaa.gov
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>>>> Today's Topics:
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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
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>>>> 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>
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>>>> 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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>>>> Message: 5
>>>> 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
>>>> To: <coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov>
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>>>> Aloha,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> There will be a discussion on Locally Managed Marine Areas (LMMAs)
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>>>> are
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>>>> Madagascar of the Western Indian Ocean).
>>>>
>>>> List of questions by speaker are listed below.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>>
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>>>>
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>>>> 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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