site establishment and baseline activities report of rare sites
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Site establishment and baseline activities report of RARE sites. April – May 2011. AGCA MPA. Tinambac , Camarines Sur. Gradual reef slope Area exposed to high energy = low-profile lifeforms of corals Acropora corals mostly branching and tabular - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Site establishment and baseline activities report of RARE sites
April – May 2011
AGCA MPA
• Gradual reef slope• Area exposed to high
energy = low-profile lifeforms of corals
• Acropora corals mostly branching and tabular
• Dead coral with algae, high algal cover as results of bleaching events
• Dominant corals– Porites– Favids– Galaxea
Tinambac, Camarines Sur
AGCA MPA
• Fish abundance low• Large schools of roving
parrotfishes and juvenile and adult fusiliers noted
• Other observed fish*– Angelfish– Groupers– Surgeonfish*in their optimum sizes
Tinambac, Camarines Sur
AGCA MPATinambac, Camarines Sur
Arbor MPA
• Narrow strip of reef with fair coral cover
• Dominant benthos:– Massive, branching
Porites– Encrusting and Foliose
Montipora and Pavona
Boljoon, Cebu
Arbor MPA
• Fish abundance high• Dominant fish– Damselfish– Fairy basslets
• Other present fish– Parrotfish– Surgeonfish– Fusiliers
Boljoon, Cebu
Arbor MPABoljoon, Cebu
Ayoke MPA
• Sloping fringing reef• Shallow, exposed to
strong waves• Dominant corals:– Table and branching
Acropora – massive Porites
Cantilan, Surigao del Sur
Ayoke MPA
• Fish abundance low• Abuntant species– Butterflyfish
• Target species:– Parrotfish– Surgeonfish– Breams
Cantilan, Surigao del Sur
Ayoke MPACantilan, Surigao del Sur
Hambungan MPA
• On a shoal, gradually sloping with patchy coral cover
• Sheltered• Corals in 10-40 ft, better
cover in deeper areas• With monospecific stands
of Anacropora, abundant Acropora
• Fungiids relatively bigger
Inabanga, Bohol
Hambungan MPAInabanga, Bohol
• Spur and groove fringing reef
• With strong wave surges, low visibility
• Dominant benthos:– Table Acropora– Branching and
submassive corals
Lanuza, Surigao del SurLanuza Marine Park and Sanctuary
• Fish abundance low• Dominant fish:– Butterflyfish
• Frequently encountered:– Surgeonfish– Snappers– Fusiliers
Lanuza, Surigao del SurLanuza Marine Park and Sanctuary
Lanuza Marine Park and Sanctuary Lanuza, Surigao del Sur
Mabaw MPA
• On a Shaol , abrupt slope
• Excellent coral cover and diversity
• Branching Porites abundant on slope
• Montipora dominant in shallow area
• Fish diversity and biomass high
Taloto, Tagbilaran, Bohol
Mabaw MPATaloto, Tagbilaran, Bohol
Punta MPA
• Partially covered by sand and silt due to landslide
• Branching Acropora, foliose Turbinaria, Pavona protruding from sediments
• Aggregations of mushroom corals
• Remarkably high cover of foliose Montipora outside MPA
San Francisco, Southern Leyte
Punta MPA
• Fish abundance and diversity exceptionally high
• Dominant fish:– Damselfish– Fairy basslets
• Target species present:– Parrotfish– Fusiliers– Breams
San Francisco, Southern Leyte
Punta MPASan Francisco, Southern Leyte
San Pablo MPA
• Monospecific stands of branching Porites (“Chocolate hills”)– Some are damaged due
to anchors• Heliopora very
abundant outside MPA• Caulerpa and
Sargassum noted in the sites
• Crown-of-thorns Starfish present
Hinunangan, Southern Leyte
San Pablo MPA
• Fish abundance slightly below average
• Dominant fish:– Damselfish– Wrasses
Hinunangan, Southern Leyte
San Pablo MPAHinunangan, Southern Leyte
Sanipaan, MPA
• On a Shoal, includes seagrass beds, mangroves
• Strong current conditions
• Dominant benthos:– Foliose Montipora– Goniopora– Branching Porites
• Crown-of-thorns Starfish observed
• Sea urchins in shallows
Sanipaan, Samal City
Sanipaan, MPA
• Fish abundance moderate
• Dominant fish:– Damselfish– Wrasses
• Special sightings:– Mandarinfish
Sanipaan, Samal City
Sanipaan, MPASanipaan, Samal City
Santiago MPA
• Covers shallow seagrass area, deeper reef crest and slope
• Patchy coral distribution
• Dominant benthos:– Branching, Table
Acropora– Porites– Favia
• Crown-of-thorns Starfish, drupellids present
San Francisco , Camotes, Cebu
Santiago MPA
• Diverse reef fish community
• Dominant fish:– Damselfish– Butterflyfish– Wrasses
• Target species present:– Parrotfish– Breams– Soldierfish– Tuskfishes
San Francisco , Camotes, Cebu
Santiago MPASan Francisco , Camotes, Cebu
Tamisan MPA
• Patchy coral cover• Coral growth in large
mounts• Monospecific stands of
branching Porites (like in Hinunangan, Leyte)
• Fish abundance moderate– Schooling Damselfish– Cardinal fish and other
small fishes among coral branches
Mati, Davao Oriental
Tamisan MPAMati, Davao Oriental
Tandayag MPA
• Low visibility• Monospecific stands of
branching and table Acropora
• Massive Porites usually with scarid bitemarks
• Other dominant corals:– Pocillopora– Favids (Favidae)
• Hook-and-line fishing observed outside MPA
Amlan, Negros Occidental
Tandayag MPA
• Fish abundance moderately high
• Dominant fish:– Parrotfish– Snappers– Surgeonfish– Breams
• Schooling Fusiliers
Amlan, Negros Occidental
Tandayag MPAAmlan, Negros Occidental
Uba MPA
• Low visibility• Dominant corals:
Branching, Table Acropora
• Halimeda abundant• MPA includes seagrass
area
Cortes, Surigao del Sur
Uba MPACortes, Surigao del Sur
• Dominant fish– Damselfish – Butterflyfish
• Commercially important species:– Goatfish– Parrotfish– Snappers– Wrasses
Uba MPACortes, Surigao del Sur