Community monitoring training: Phase 1 complete

Sep 07, 2016

Community monitoring training: Phase 1 completeOur community monitoring training (phase 1) has provided capacity and skills to 43 resource monitors from the Nguna-Pele and TasiVanua Networks. Monitors completed 4 days of training on Lelepa Island and Saama village. The training included theory and practical elements, with days 3 and 4 focusing on fish catch surveys and linking monitoring results to local management. Resource monitors can now use the monitoring toolkit and skills they have learnt to start collecting information about their marine resources.
They will be supported by our team, and their data will be used to assess fishing activities and how catches compare to the fish population surveys completed by our research team. This is a significant step to understanding whether reefs in North Efate can support the food requirements of communities.                
 
Resource monitors complete the first 4 days of monitoring training
 

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About This Project

Can community monitoring help reefs provide food for coastal communities after cyclone and bleaching impacts?

C2O coasts, climate, oceans

Coral reefs support marine animals, including fish & shellfish that Pacific communities use for food. We are working with communities to collect data on reef condition, fish populations and fish catches. The data will help us understand reef changes from recent cyclone, predation and bleaching damage, and develop local monitoring tools that can inform local actions to improve reef health and promote sustainable fishing so reefs continue to provide food for communities.