Status of seagrasses fishes and macro-invertebrates at Teluleu Conservation Area from 2011 to 2018

Gouezo, Marine; Nestor, Victor; Dochez, Michelle; Jonathan, Randa; Marino, Lincy; Olsudong, Dawnette; Mereb, Geory

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Status of seagrasses fishes and macro-invertebrates at Teluleu Conservation Area from 2011 to 2018

2018
By Gouezo, Marine ; Nestor, Victor ; Dochez, Michelle ; ...
Series: PICRC Technical Report; no. 18-13

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Gouezo, Marine ; Nestor, Victor ; Dochez, Michelle ; Jonathan, Randa ; Marino, Lincy ; Olsudong, Dawnette ; Mereb, Geory Less -
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United States, National Ocean Service ; United States, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, ; Coral Reef Conservation Program (U.S.) ; Palau International Coral Reef Center

United States, National Ocean Service ; United States, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, ; Coral Reef Conservation Program (U.S.) ; Palau International Coral Reef Center Less -
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NOS (National Ocean Service) ; CoRIS (Coral Reef Information System)

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Palau has a protected area network (PAN), established in 2003, which consists of 14 marine protected areas. Palau International Coral Reef Center (PICRC) conducts ecological monitoring at these MPAs to observe the ecological conditions within their different habitats and their effectiveness at protecting marine resources. This study was conducted at Teluleu Conservation Area (CA), located in Peleliu state, which has been protected since 2001. Surveys recording the status of fish, macro-invertebrates, juvenile corals, seagrass cover and benthic cover were conducted within three stations in the reef flat habitat both inside and outside the conservation area. Our findings demonstrate that the protection benefited fish populations in Teluleu over time. The fish biomass was high (~ 7kg/ 125m2) and relatively stable through time and remains the highest of all other protected seagrass beds in Palau. The protection effect did not seem to have benefited seagrass species over time. We suspect that there may be other parameters such as water quality that need to be measured due to the proximity of land development. The population of sea cucumbers inside Teluleu has not recovered since fishing / harvest closure and is unlikely to improve in the future due to the life history traits of these species and the small size of the conservation area.
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Coral Reef Management Coral Reef Restoration Monitoring
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PICRC Technical Report; no. 18-13
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Grant no. NA16NOS4820069
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Palau ; Pacific Ocean

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