Gerry Davis PIRO Habitat ARA PIFSC External Review April 2016 Management Uses of PIFSC Data to date Showed resource status linkage to human population densities Pacificwide ecosystem ID: 797794
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PIRO
Coral Reef Ecosystem Management Needs
Gerry Davis, PIRO Habitat ARA
PIFSC External Review
April 2016
Slide2Management Uses of PIFSC Data (to date)Showed resource status linkage to human population densities (Pacific-wide
ecosystem
monitoring)Characterized reef resources for PMNM management planning (archipelagic RAMP cruise reports)
Helped prioritize sites for possible management (larval
transport information)
Identified presence of invasive species (ARMS
genetic
analysis)Helped guide EFH reviews and refine HAPC (nearshore reef maps)Informed adaptive management and impacts of regulations (socioeconomic data)
Slide3Challenges to Using PIFSCData for Management
Spatial-scale of RAMP data is often too broad for use in EFH or ESA consultationsData availability can be a challenge
PIFSC and PIRO have built coral reef programs around different mandates
Slide4Data PIRO Needs for ManagementDetailed assessments at local priority sites
i.e., high development potentia
l
Slide5Data PIRO Needs for Management2) Data to inform adaptive management options and causality
Slide6Data PIRO Needs for Management3a) Data to understand major threats to local coral reefs
e.g., watershed level EFH and ESA-species
Land-based sedimentation/ storm-water/ pollution impacts
Slide7Data PIRO Needs for Management3b)
Data to understand major threats to local coral reefs
e.g., watershed level EFH and ESA-speciesLand-based sedimentation/ pollution
Fishing impacts to coral reef ecosystems
Slide8Data PIRO Needs for Management3c) Data to understand major threats to local coral reefs
e.g., watershed level EFH and ESA-species
Land-based sedimentation/ pollutionFishing impacts to coral reef ecosystems
Climate impacts to coral reef ecosystems
Slide9Possible Priority Management Sites (Focus Areas)Am. Samoa
:Fagaalu watershedNuuuli
Pago Pago HarborLeoneVatiaCNMI:
Saipan LagoonLao Lao
Bay
Garapan
Talakhaya
, RotaTinian HarborCNMI DOD training areasGuam:
Apra HarborManell-Gues watershed/Cocos Lagoon
Tumon BayHawaii: State of Hawaii Harbors
West Hawaii
South/West Oahu
West Maui (
Kahekilli
)
Pacific I. Marine National Monuments
:
CNMI (
Maug
,
Uracas
, Asuncion
)
Slide10Conclusion and RecommendationsPIFSC
is a willing and interested partnerHowever- historically constrained by funding
PIFSC-CREP data has been useful to management in a general way
Priority needs for ecosystem science to support management: Studies to:
Understand local sites of high potential impacts
I
nform
adaptive managementUnderstand the major threatsScience based tools for improving management success
Data to measure management action results