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Curieuse Marine &Terrestrial Expedition

summaryJanuary- March

2011


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We carried out....

Fish abundance, diversity and sizesurveys

Marine Invertebrate surveys

Turtle nesting beach patrol surveys

Coco de Mer census

Mangrove diversity and distributionsurveys

Lots of camp improvement projects

GVI Curieuses 2nd Marine

AND Terrestrial


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Marines


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We have completed....

R e e f fish su rve ys o f 1 4 site s a lo n g th e.co a st o f C u rie u se a n d Pra slin

In clu d in g 1 0 g ra n itic a n d 3 ca rb o n itic

!re e fs a n d 1 n e w site

O ve r 6 0 0 0 m 2 !of reef surveyed

(30 invert belts over 1500m2 )

...120 Stationary Point Count surveys over!14 hours


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We counted...

,Over 12 163 Fish

Over 5203 Inverts

New species discovered for our: !list Arabian butterfly Fish

Who can guess what the most.....abundant species is??


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Which family was most

abundant?


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Group 1 fish summary

Which Butterfly Fish was most......abundant??


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Butterfly Fish SpeciesAbundance

,Most abundant butterfly Fish was the Redfin secondly the. , ,threadfin Sadly no Mertens Bennets Indian Ocean Teardrop or

.Lined were seen on our surveys


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Group 2 fish summary: Whichfamily was most abundant?


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Emperor Fish SpeciesAbundance


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Which site has highestdiversity?


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Which site had highestabundance?

-Caiman Point showed the highest abundance remember all the African

! , , ,White Spot Rabbitfish Also an abundance of soldiers surgeons snappers.wrasse and parrots


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Which sites had highest andlowest invert density?

Out of 1030 sea cucumbers 824 of them were .Stichopus sp

Sit Ab d Di t ib ti f


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Site Abundance Distribution ofInverts

, ;St Pierre has the most Sea Stars Urchins and Molluscs interestingly.Caiman Point and Curieuse NW Rocks has the lowest abundance of inverts

T i l


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Terrestrials


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Terrestrials carried outapproximately...

28 Long Wurtles

38 Short Wurtles

18 Coco de Mer Marches

7 mangrove surveys

2 trips to Valle de Mai

3 days of epic stomping for BlackParrot spots!


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Coco de Mer

Palms scrambled and sweated to: Juveniles:

Females: Nuts:

Males:

Flowering catkins:

Total census so far: 361 palms

1 501 1

21 8

( )5 3 m a tu rin g a n d 2 p rim a ry

2 0

1 6 th e size o f a !m a n s a rm


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Turtles

Turtles recorded this phase (notincluding ones seen from theboat):

49 on snurtles 13 on beach patrols-8 laying, 5

not laying

24 sets of eggs laid 34 whilst diving

4 sets of wee little hatchlings!

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Turtle sightings in the water


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Turtle nesting activity


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Mangrove species distributionso far...

.... !N o t see n th e o th e r sp ecies YE T


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Trekking Distances

Long wurtle

Short wurtle

Coco de Mer Mangroves

1 4 0 k m

7 2 k

m4 4 k

m .1 7 5 km

A totalof

. ! ! !2 7 3 5 k mAnd that s not even includingthose Black Parrot

....expeditions


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Between us weve alsoseen.....

95 Rays 43 Sharks (mostly White Tips)

45 Bumphead Parrotfish 6 Crown of Thorns 28 Octopii

A few Dolphins

Not bad for 10 weeks work!


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Summary of training received

, ,During your time here and with all your work you havegained the following training and skills

:Terrestrials &Turtle identification monitoring methodology ,Mangrove ecology species ID and surveys Coco de Mer methodology and a day in the Valle de Mai (Intro to Black Parrots including intense trekking

!)training:Marines Intro coral reef ecology Identification of over 90 fish species ID of 23 species of invertebrates PADI Advanced Open Water PADI Coral Reef Research Diver Distinctive Specialty

:Both1staid and CPR Trained ( !)BTEC in Supervision of Biological Surveys you lucky 6 !World class cooking skills


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GVI Photo competition

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Yourphoto

here

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Help promote yourprogramme

Monthly competition

See your photo on thewebsite and newsletter

May win a free t-shirt

May win free 2 week tripvolunteering trip

[email protected]

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mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]


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You will be sent an online feedback form please takethe time to fill it in:

GVI operations are feedback led We aim to provide the best programs and need to

know how we are doing and how we can dobetter

You can share your opinions if delighted orunhappy and offer solutions to any issues you

encountered Opportunity to say thank you to staff in field and

HO

Highlights exciting stories for website

You may win a 2 week volunteering program!

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Become a GVI AmbassadorRepresent GVIHelp promote your programme /Share YOUR travel volunteer experience back

homeIntroduce GVI to local educationalinstitutionsOffered to hard working volunteers to help

them stay in touch with GVI

Work with GVI staff back homeCash incentive and opportunity for free tripE-mail the Ambassador Program Manager at

. .stephanie roberts@gviworld comor

.info@gviworld com

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Case Study: GVIAmbassador Michael

When he started: August 2009

Projects completed: Attended atravel expo in New York City,visited local schools sharing herexperience, posted blogs online toassist future travelers and sharehis experience

Where he is headed: AmbassadorAnnual Trip next year!

Become a GVI Ambassador

Share yourtime

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Share yourtime

Raise money via the GVI Charitable Trust

Spread the word and represent GVI Support your project and raise funds for GVI spartners

Plan an event

Run a marathonSet up a standing order

,Over 100 000 GBP of direct funding raised eachyear

,President s Village Children s HomeMahRenewable energy and a greener

Curieusesee . . .www gvi org ukor contact . .info@gvi org uk

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http://www.gvi.org.uk/http://www.gvi.org.uk/http://www.gvi.org.uk/mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]://www.gvi.org.uk/


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G a in n e wskills

Become a GVI HO Intern

Level 3 BTEC business Administration Experience dealing with volunteers and volunteerindustry

Learn about the rest of the nearly 200 projectsGVI has Work in a fun and exciting office environment Career opportunities

:Commitment .3 days a week for 6 months or equivalent ( ).Expedition incentives free expo

,Available at UK Oz and US


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!Stay connected

Facebook fan page

( )Twitter @GVIWORLD . . .www gviseychelles blogspot com


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Ode to Curieuse....With common purpose and common spirit, we all

become a team.Our common ground, the desire to be part of

something bigger and grander than our own self.Maybe stronger than we thought we might become,

our passion to make a difference.Each day giving more depth to the last, thingslearned from each other, from the land and fromthe seas.

Black tree, grazed knees, hours, days in the

company of those wed otherwise not meet.Unusual guises, friendly surprise, the spirit of

adventure set.Theres something special that happens here, when

Curieuse people come together.


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THANKTHANKYOU!!YOU!!


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Remember....

Be The Change You Want ToSee In The World

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