Tamsyn Livingstone on behalf of Jennifer Olbers Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife Research within KZN MPAs Marine Animal Stranding Nonconsumptive Resource Use Monitoring Rocky shores Monitoring Sandy Beach Monitoring ID: 559566
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Research within KZN MPA’s
Tamsyn Livingstone on behalf of Jennifer
Olbers
Ezemvelo
KZN WildlifeSlide2
Research within KZN MPA’s
Marine Animal Stranding
Non-consumptive Resource Use Monitoring
Rocky shores Monitoring
Sandy Beach Monitoring
Reef Monitoring
Sea temperature MonitoringBaited Remote Underwater Video Surveys (BRUV)Slide3
Marine Animal Strandings
Fully
collaborative
uShaka
Sea World, KZN Sharks Board, EDTEA, DEA, CROW,
NSRI, municipalities, NGO’s, local vets etc.
Ezemvelo coordinates KZN Network.Annual report produced and animals reported on includeseals, sea birds, turtles, dolphins, whales and whale sharks
state of animal, weather, wounds/injuries, behaviourReleases also recordedSlide4
Non-consumptive Resource UseIn Collaboration with
EDTEA, ORI and DEAReport on use from launch site register (BLSMS) Comment on permits and exemptionsSCUBA diving (NEW – currently being implemented) Slide5
Rocky Shore Monitoring
In Collaboration with DEABiodiversity surveys – top shore to low shoreResource use species extracted and evaluatedNine years of dataLong term changesSlide6
Sandy Beach MonitoringIn Collaboration with
DEAPast data – 3 sites in iSimangaliso only 2016 - baseline data for Operation PhakisaSlide7
Reef MonitoringIn Collaboration with DEA
Biodiversity surveysLong term changesNine years of dataSlide8
Saxon Reef over time
Turf algae
Macro-algae becoming more prominentSlide9
Sea Temperature MonitoringIn Collaboration with
DEA and DAFF (Seaweed Unit) Five sites2002 onwardsLower lows and higher highsSlide10
Baited Remote Underwater Video Surveys
Mono-BRUVs10 -20 m depth6 stations with 4 replicates at each2014 & 2015, to be continued in 2017Monitor change in diversity of fish species over timeSlide11
UTR = Underwater
temperature recorder
Test Station
BRUV
BRUV and UTRSlide12
Baited Remote Underwater Video Results
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