Piti Marine Protected Area/Piti Bomb Holes Preserves

Overview

I. Site descriptionII. ProblemIII. KnowledgeIV. ResearchV. TimelineVI. CommunicationVII. SolutionVIII. MonitoringIX. Reduce threats for conservation resultX. “What can you do?”

Site description

Piti site - Importance of the site Historical Cultural Biophysical description

Piti Village population of 1,600 Visitors to site 20,000

per year

ProblemRecreational, local users

IUCN’s definition of a Marine Protected Area is: "Any area of intertidal or sub-tidal terrain, together with its overlying water and associated flora, fauna, historical and cultural features, which has been reserved by law or other effective means to protect part or all of the enclosed environment," (Kelleher, 1999).

Marine reserves (preserves) allow the recovery of marine life to a natural state and provide areas for scientific study. Inside a marine reserve people cannot fish, take marine life or damage the marine environment – but they can continue to use and enjoy the marine environment through activities that do not harm it such as boating, swimming, kayaking, diving, snorkeling, walking on the beach and exploring rock pools.

Knowledge

Research Observational research at Piti site

Identify users at the site and activities that are not using marine best management practices

Qualitative research - recreational users (including fishers) Key informant interviews – guide (August 2012) Intercept survey – identify (August – September 2012) In-depth interviews – specify (September 2012) Focus group discussions – clarify (September 2012) Qualitative analysis tool – verify (October 2012)

Quantitative research – KAP survey (December – January 2012)

Survey sample: Employment sector

TimelineSteps Oct 2012 Nov-Dec

2012Jan-Feb 2013

Mar-Apr 2013

May-June 2012

Revise plan

Review, meeting, first draft

Approved, printed, distributed

Meetings PB users

Conduct, analyze

Training Consult, analyze

Revise training

Approved training

Conduct trainings

Range markers

Research, costs

Budget, order

Implement markers

Begin monitoring

Monitoring station

Research, costs

Budget, order

Funds, design

Attitudes need to change Conversations to address

Willingness to learn marine management best practices Willingness to help monitor the site Ownership, stewardship of resources and site management

Communication

Solution

Improved community training for recreational, local users Use best aquatic management practices (key implementing partners) Revise Guam Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy (GCWCS)

Add community-based management to Element 8 of (GCWCS) Engagement of public participation Add SMS to reporting misuse of preserves

Research needs for range markers and a monitoring station

Monitoring• 3 Tier Approach: Scientist-led, biophysical and governance

• Pacific Marine Resources Institute (PMRI)• Pre-campaign timeline: Oct – Nov 2012• Key partners: Coral reef initiative – Dave Burdick –

Office of Coastal Management (funds projects for Guam MPA monitoring, including Piti) Contact: Joseph Cameron

• Invert monitoring – PMRI can set up to training and/or a partner who can then train the “community”

• Look into enforcement tracking – monitoring calls and response to Piti related reports.

• After 3-6 months of enforcement, then track monitoring of violations

Increase in fish biomass compared to non-MPA site Increase in fish biodiversity compared to non-MPA site Increase Benthic Substrate Ratio (BSR) compared to non-MPA site Increase in invertebrate biodiversity compared to non-MPA site

Reduce threats for conservation result

Contact us!

skype id: jane.dia

Blog me!Jane-Marie Dia on www.RarePlanet.org

What can you do?

For additional information call the DAWR office at 735-3955/6/8, 635-3987 or 735-4037.

Campaign for Island Resilience - Piti (Piti MPA), Guam