Community monitors praise toolkit

Its been only 1 month since initial training on the community marine monitoring toolkit and already many resource monitors are using it. Feedback from communities in Lelepa, Saama, Nguna and other villages is that the toolkit is easy to use and they are enjoying monitoring: "We have already been using the toolkit and it is going well". 

 

The next steps will be to compare the community marine data to our scientific data, to assess how reef condition and fish catches are related. The information will also inform conversations with communities about the health of their reefs and their local management. With support from Experiment backers, we will be able to conduct important analysis of the fish catch data with the ecological data, and provide resources for monitoring and management by local communities aiming for sustainable fisheries.