Aims and Objectives

Continuation of the MBRS Synoptic

Monitoring Program (SMP).
Daily bird monitoring.

Incidental sightings program.

Continuation of weekly beach cleans

English language and environmental
education classes to the people of
Punta Allen.
PADI Open Water Diver training

MBRS fish and coral monitoring

of last quarter
THE MOST IN ONE
SINCE
We
PX05,
We finished
finished 6
6 sites
sites for
for fish
fish and
and Coral
Coral (PL05,
(PL05,QUARTER
PX05, PX10,
PX10,
2005!!
PX20,
PX20, LC10
LC10 LC20)!
LC20)!

For
For fish
fish the
the data
data that
that we
we gathered
gathered doing
doing this
this transects
transects was
was the
the
abundance
abundance and
and the
the size
size
This
This data
data help
help us
us calculate
calculate the
the biomass
biomass that
that will
will help
help us
us understand
understand
the
the changes
changes in
in the
the community
community dynamics
dynamics and
and will
will lead
lead us
us to
to identify
identify
the
the human
human impacts
impacts in
in the
the area.
area.

The coral and sessile (anemones, algae etc) data can be used
to understand the growth/recovery rates as well as giving us
an ongoing view on the overall health with the reef.

What about
fish?... Adults

0.070
0.060
0.050
0.040
0.030
0.020
0.010
0.000

PL05

PX05

PX10

PX20

LC10

LC20

What about
fish?... Juvis

0.18
0.16
0.14
0.12

0.1
0.08
0.06
0.04
0.02
0

PL05

PX05

PX10

PX20

LC10

LC20

Some Coral
Cover

But how `bout them

algae?

Aaaaaaand La
Colonia!

Hurrican
e ???Hurricane
Wilma

Density
0.13
0.12
0.1
0.08
0.07

0.06

0.06
0.05
2004
0.04

2005

2006

2015

0.03
0.02

Acanthuridae

0.01

Acanthuridae

0.07
0.06
0.05

2004

2005

2006

2015
0.02

2004

2005

2006

2015

As a special
treat

Last
quarter
they
collected
396.17
kg
of trash
by
picking
more
than
14,998
objects

Beach clean

This quarter
you help
collect 354.24
kg of trash!
Top Ten Items Collected 153

Bottle Caps

You collected a total of: 14,979

pieces
More tan 3182 bottlecaps
Straws and Stirrers

282 246 304293 3182

Cutlery

Plastic Bottles

948

Foam & Plastic Packaging

Small Plastic

1353

Rope

423

Shoes

1898

Cosmetics
Plastic Cups/plates

13779

And 69 toys

Incidental
sightings
Eels

15

Green moray

Reticulate moray

Spotted Moray

Goldentailed Moray

Marine Mammals
Atlantic Spotted Dolphin
Bottlenose Dolphin

Rays

28
5
23
26

Caribbean stingray

15

Southern Stingray

Spotted eagle ray

Yellow Stingray

Sharks

Nurse Shark

Green Turtle

25
14

Hawksbill turtle

Loggerhead Turtle

Grand Total

25
20
15

Great Hammerhead

Turtles

30

104

10
5
0

Eels

Marine Mammals

Rays

Sharks

Turtles

The number one

spotter of the
quarter: Hazel with

Incidental
sightings
400
350

325

Total

338

287

300
250

268

204

200
150
100
50
0

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

Bir
ds

113

160
201

We saw more than 1326 birds

79

75

235

Coralwatch
Last quarter we analysis:
28 Coral surveys
560 Corals recorded!
This quarter you help with:
37 Coral surveys
738 Corals recorded!

Go to
http://www.coralwatch.or
g
to see reports with your

Lion
fish

Last quarter they

saw
89 lionfish (11
kills)
Smallest: 7 cm
Largest: 45 cm
This quarter you
saw
104 lionfish (16
kills)

The year we have seen: 371

(64 Killed)

Smallest: 5 cm
Largest: 40 cm
Its Important to
record your
sightings!

The number one

spotter of the quarter:
Jef
with 14 sights

Where has the data

gone?
MBRS data provider - Largest data
provider. Use for regional management
decisions.
ASK Quarter and Annual reports
CONANP - Annual reports. Use to
modify local and regional management
strategies
OBIS SEAMAP- Marine mammal, sea
bird and sea turtle data
Coral Watch - Coral bleaching
Status of the Coral Reefs - Bi-annual
international publication
Healthy Reefs - Annual assessment

Summary of training
received
During your time
here, and with all
your work, you have
gained the following
training and skills
PADI Advanced Open
Water
EFR Primary & Secondary
Care
PADI Rescue Diver
Coral Reef Ecology
Coral Watch methodology
for coral health evaluation
Community programs
PADI Coral Reef Research
Distinctive Specialty

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