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Reef Check Foundation • P.O. Box 1057 • 17575 Pacific Coast Highway • Pacific Palisades, CA 90272 Tel: +1-310-230-2371 Fax: +1-310-230-2376 [email protected] Foundation Founded in 1997, Reef Check is a non-profit organization dedicated to marine conservation, especially tropical reefs and California’s rocky reef highlights . Reef Check Board Members of 2005 Leonardo DiCaprio, Actor and Environmentalist* Scott Campbell, Smith Barney Eric Cohen, Sea Dwelling Creatures 2005 was a great year for Reef Check but a concerned about the proliferation of Republic Director Dr. Ruben Torres. This show was Christeon J. Costanzo, challenging one for coral reefs. We successfully projects in places where coral reefs would naturally broadcast around the world and seen by an estimated Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher completed our transition from a university-based recover if properly cared for. The resolution was 30 million young viewers. Gregor Hodgson, Reef Check program at UCLA to an independent non-profit adopted by ICRI and can be found at ICRIForum and Executive Director organization. Our mission also expanded from a on our website: Unfortunately, the year ended with yet another Gary L. Justice, Chair narrow focus on community-based volunteer www.icriforum.org/secretariat/pdf/ICRI_resolution_ challenge for coral reefs – this time a major Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher monitoring of coral reefs to one focused more broadly Restoration.pdf bleaching event in the Caribbean. RC teamed up Will Knox, Restaurant Consultant on marine conservation. We began work on a number with US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Gilbert Leistner, CEO of the of major new projects. A major problem facing coral reefs in a number of Administration to put teams in the water to Leistner Group LLC countries is an unregulated trade in marine survey the damage. Despite bleaching of up to 90% Russ Lesser, CEO, Body Glove The year literally started with a “bang” as coral reefs ornamentals. The Reef Check Fisheries Program of at many reefs from Jamaica to Venezuela, Lenore Marusak, Producer in the Indian were still shaking from moved ahead quickly in 2005 with the start of initial results indicate that damage was not as bad as Jim Miller, Attorney aftershocks from the December 26th earthquake and materials and training which tourists can purchase the Marine Aquarium Market Transformation feared, and mortality was lower than expected. A joint Mara New, Actress/Philanthropist tsunami. This natural disaster damaged reefs and while on holiday. The sales of training and materials Initiative (MAMTI), a $6.6 million Global report will be issued this year. Craig Shuman, Reef Check took lives in countries as far away as Africa. are expected to help fund local programs, as well as Environmental Facility project funded through the California Director Reef Check responded rapidly by teaming up with to provide an incentive to harness the private sector to World Bank’s International Finance Corporation. In 2006, Reef Check is concentrating on completing Andrew Wiens, Magazine Quiksilver and SurfAid to survey the immediate spread the word about the value of coral reefs and Working with two partners, the Marine Aquarium the educational materials needed for the multi-level * Honorary Chair impacts. Dramatic photos taken by RC Scientist Dr. problems facing them. A multi-level education Council (MAC) of Honolulu and Conservation and EcoAction Program, training as many dive masters Craig Shuman showed unprecedented damage with program was designed and materials were created Community Investment Forum of San Francisco, RC is and scuba instructors as possible, adding new Marine Staff entire islands such as Simeulue tilted and reefs lifted and are being test-marketed in Hawai’i, Dominican using the marine aquarium trade to leverage conser- Protected Areas with better management in Gregor Hodgson - Executive Director out of the water and killed. A detailed survey effort Republic, and Indonesia. As part of this vation gains in two key high biodiversity countries, the the Philippines and Indonesia as well as continuing to Craig Shuman - Director, was launched in October to study the status of program, we also began to market Reef Check Philippines and Indonesia. RC has designed a high- support our global coral reef monitoring efforts and Reef Check California the affected reefs in Aceh in collaboration with EcoExpeditions to allow recreational divers to join with end monitoring protocol called MAQTRAC to carry out the new California program. With your support, we will Chris Knight - Director of Training Living Foundation and IUCN. This study RC scientists to survey coral reefs in different parts of baseline surveys and to track the status of and continue to achieve major gains on conservation’s Scott Sheckman - Director of PR showed that sedimentation is one of the lingering the world. shellfish stocks used in the marine aquarium trade. front lines. and Development after-effects of land-clearing by the tsunami, but the We use MAC certification as an incentive for local Jennifer Mihaly - Program Manager reefs were otherwise not too badly damaged. The When I returned to California in 2000, I was shocked fishermen’s groups to set up Marine Protected Areas Tekau Frere - Assistant Program study concluded that , a controllable to discover the poor state of marine conservation and in Indonesia and the Philippines. We also establish a Manager problem, was the worst impact facing Aceh’s reefs, to learn that the problems of overfishing in the Golden Fisheries Management Plan and a rehabilitation plan Bob Foster - Program Manager and recommended establishing a long-term State are no different from those found in developing for each reef area chosen for the project. Innovative Reef Check Dominican Republic monitoring program in the area to support integrated countries. Clearly, California needed a Reef Check work has also been carried out with a French Gregor Hodgson, PhD Ruben Torres, PhD, Director coastal management and the setting up of marine program as much as tropical coral reef countries. company Ecocean, to test the capture and grow out of Executive Director Janet Brito, PR Director protected areas. A section of the report was included Another milestone was achieved in 2005 when young fish (post-larvae), so that mortality can be Tasha Gough, Training Manager in the Global Coral Reef Management Network’s we began to design our first temperate decreased and the fish released to the reefs as a Reef Check Philippines Status Report released in February 2006. Our report program to monitor the marine life method of “kick-starting” fish stock enhancement. In Domingo Ochavillo, PhD, Director is available from our website. living on the rocky reefs of California. Funded by a addition, Reef Check is strengthening existing marine Andres Amejan, Ecologist grant from Resources Legacy Fund, we are initially protected areas in the two countries and creating new ones such as in the Polillo Islands. We welcome Myrtle Arias, Ecologist implementing Reef Check in Central California, and supporters to visit our Reef Check offices in Bali, Ramil Delos Reyes, Ecologist will eventually expand to the entire state. This year, and Cebu to learn more. Noel Evano, Ecologist the public can participate in a standardized rocky reef Haydee Fernandez, Accountant monitoring program and ultimately will be able to view On the outreach front, Reef Check and long-term Stuart Green, Project Manager the status of the ecosystem on the web. Most sponsor Quiksilver worked together to Raymund Lim, Ecologist importantly, the new RC California program will also communicate a marine conservation message to Maida Aguinaldo, MPA Specialist link ocean enthusiasts in California with those in tropical coral reef nations and provide opportunities to thousands of surf enthusiasts during the Mario Marababol, Ecologist learn from each other through expeditions, joint Crossing visit to the US West Coast. This Rex Montebon, Ecologist surveys and training. extremely successful program was a culmination of Eglyn Pangatnungan, Office Mgr the 5-year old partnership that enabled RC scientists Renante Ruz, Ecologist Reef Check acts at both the grassroots level and at to survey remote reefs throughout the world while Reef Check Indonesia A major guiding philosophy of Reef Check is to the highest levels of international policy making. In based on the Indies Trader vessel. In May, Body Glove Naneng Setiasih, Director involve the private sector and to use business 2005, Reef Check was the co-sponsor of a major invited RC to partner again in the “Kona Classic” in Pariama Hutasoit, PR Manager incentives to promote conservation. During resolution at the International Coral Reef an and reef education Jan Manuputty, Ecologist 2005, with a grant from the US Agency for Initiative (ICRI) meeting to warn governments program in Hawai’i. Hundreds of kids learned about Kimpul Sudarsono Ecologist International Development and and the private sector about the dangers of coral reef conservation thanks to gift items provided Yunaldi Yahya, Ichthyologist Foundation, Reef Check moved closer to inappropriate use of engineered structures to by Body Glove. On the celebrity front, RC Board Hery Yusamandra, Ecologist realizing the dream of full implementation of our rehabilitate coral reefs. While artificial reefs made of Member Lenore Marusak facilitated Reef Check being Reef Check EcoAction Tourism program. This program aims to concrete or other materials may be useful for certain featured in one episode of MTV’s Trippin’ show with Jos Hill, Director provide a menu of exciting coral reef educational specific applications, we have been increasingly Cameron Diaz, Jessica Alba and RC Dominican 1 www.reefcheck.org 50 - 45 - Acanthuridae Acanthuridae 40 - Carangidae Global Status of Coral Reefs 35 - GrouCarangidaeper CE Grouper 30 - Haemulida DAN HumpheadHaemulida wrasse 25 - In 2005, 446 Reef Check surveys were conducted at 348 sites in 42 LethHumpheadrinidae wrasse ABUN 20 - LutjanidaeLethrinidae countries and territories around the world. This brings our total to 15 - research 4237 Lutjanidae 10 - surveys at 2299 sites in 82 countries and territories worldwide. 5 - 0 - 1-25 cm 26-50 cm > 50 cm SIZE CLASSES Overturned table coral, Pulau Rondo (photo: A. Hagan). Food fish. Mean abundance per 100 m2 of three different size classes of ten common food fish taxa. Few fish greater than Unlike the overturned corals of mainland Aceh, some of those 25 cm in length and none longer than 50 cm were recorded (n=10 surveys). * indicates mean number of Acanthurids in the 38 143 at Pulau Rondo were alive ten months after the tsunami. 1-25 cm size class was greater than 50 (mean = 117). 2005 Reef Check Atlantic Indo-Pacific Surveys by Region Despite significant destruction on land, relatively methods may represent a greater threat to fishing . There is now an opportunity to 265 little damage was observed underwater. Damage Aceh’s reef ecosystems than the immediate invest in a long-term strategy to rehabilitate the included large areas of uplifted reefs, shattered impacts of the earthquakes and tsunami. marine resources of Aceh through education, beds of coral and overturned coral heads. No coastal management, regular monitoring and tsunami damage was observed at more than half The earthquakes and tsunami have left the the establishment and maintenance of marine of the reefs surveyed. Even in areas where Acehenese more dependent than ever on their protected areas. Location of Reef severe tsunami damage was recorded, there marine resources for survival. Coral reefs can were still large areas of intact, living coral reef recover relatively quickly following a reduction in Check surveys in present nearby. These areas may act as an important source of larvae for recolonization of 2005 the damaged reefs. However, of the 5,280 quadrats surveyed for recruits, only 18 recruits Reef Check and NOAA Team Up to Track Caribbean were recorded, and 15 of these were in the Banyak Island group. This low density of Event “The results of Reef recruits indicates that recovery is proceeding very slowly. Last year was the hottest ever in recorded year. This helps scientists to predict where Check surveys are history and corals of the Eastern Caribbean felt bleaching is likely to be taking place. an important The earthquake damage to coral reefs was more the effects. Seawater were raised severe than that caused by the tsunami. Damage up to 3°C above normal for 15 weeks, causing a In 1997-8, the previous record hot year, up to contribution to Tsunami and Earthquake Damage to Coral included uplifted reefs, shattered beds of coral, massive coral “bleaching” event on reefs from 90% of corals were killed on Indian Ocean reefs the scientific Reefs of Aceh, Indonesia and overturned coral colonies. Several islands Jamaica to Venezuela and potentially killing a in locations such as the . As global such as Simeulue were tilted, with one end rising significant percentage of the region’s corals. Reef warming continues to heat up the earth, large assessment of the as much as 2 m while the other end descended Check has teamed up with the US National scale bleaching events are increasing in world’s coral reefs and The December 26, 2004 earthquake and a similar amount. This caused tens of hectares Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration frequency. With an expected 0.6°C to 2.4°C tsunami precipitated one of the greatest humani- of living coral reef to be raised above the high (NOAA) to track the impacts. Reef Check teams rise in during this century, bleaching the search for tarian crises in history with an estimated level and killed. from ten countries (Belize, British Virgin Islands, events may also become more destructive to 232,000 lives lost and 1.2 million people Dominica, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, coral reefs. to the crisis displaced. It was also feared that the earthquake On land, the earthquakes and tsunami caused Netherlands Antilles, St Lucia, St Vincent & the threatening them.” and ensuing giant tsunami waves, reaching as slope failures and removed vegetation facilitating Grenadines, and Venezuela) set out to monitor high as 20 meters in some areas, had severely increased erosion, sediment transport, and the effects of bleaching on their local reefs. Dr. Terry Done damaged coral reefs. These fears were discharge during rainy periods. In addition to confirmed by a rapid Reef Check, Quiksilver and “Bleaching” occurs when corals are stressed by Australian Institute of inhibiting coral settlement, sedimentation can Surf Aid expedition in February 2005 that directly injure and kill adult corals. environmental conditions such as unusually high Marine Science documented large areas of reef raised out of the A low abundance and small mean size of the ten sea temperatures, low salinity, or exposure to water at Simeulue Island, resulting in widespread primary food fish families in Aceh was recorded toxic chemicals. The syndrome is characterized coral mortality. Recognizing the importance of suggesting that stocks of these fish are by the white appearance of the corals caused by this situation to food supply, Reef Check asked overfished. Evidence of destructive fishing a loss of microscopic algae called zooxanthellae the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation practices was common. Overfishing can lead to that live within coral tissues, providing them with and the World Conservation Union (IUCN) to Shattered Heliopora on Pulau Wei. The earthquake an imbalanced ecosystem in which the lack of a food supply, as well as their distinctive coloring. partner in a survey of Aceh’s coral reefs. shattered a 7 km-long stand of (Heliopora herbivorous fish allows fleshy algae to overgrow If the symbiotic algae do not return to the corals coerulea) on Pulau Weh. (Photo by A. Hagan) corals and dominate the coral reef. within a few weeks, the corals often die. A multinational team of seven scientists and three support crew carried out the Aceh tsunami – over 660 kilometers of Aceh. Surveys The findings from this study suggest that A special website set up by NOAA allows users to expedition in October. The expedition covered were carried out using manta tows and the sedimentation (exacerbated by the tsunami), track the ocean surface temperature as it begins the area affected by the earthquakes and globally-standard Reef Check protocol. overfishing, and the use of destructive fishing to increase above normal for a particular time of

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Reef Check California is underway eco•expeditions The Joint Oceans Commission, a merger of the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy and the Pew Oceans Commission, recently released a report grading progress toward implementing the Reef Check’s EcoExpeditions offer divers the have spent six years and traveled over 90 recommendations outlined in their 2004 reports. chance to visit some of world’s foremost diving thousand nautical miles with the Quiksilver Unfortunately, the issue areas of “research, destinations and the opportunity to help keep Crossing studying the health of remote reef science, and education” received very poor those areas destinations. All EcoExpedition ecosystems at 70 sites in three oceans. grades. Research was found to be lacking due participants become RC certified team members to the absence of an integrated monitoring and conduct surveys as part of their During the Summer of 2005, the Crossing program capable of providing decision makers holiday experience. toured the West Coast of North America to with needed information. The absence of an promote the spirit and mission of the expedition. ocean and coastal stewardship ethic indicated In 2005 RC EcoExpeditions went to a number of The boat made several stops in California that education and outreach activities were exciting destinations. Reef Check partnered with including San Diego, Los Angeles, Santa failing to enhance the public’s view of ocean the Shedd Aquarium of Chicago for the third Barbara, Morro Bay, Monterey, and San Francisco. resources, thereby hampering support for reform year to run an expedition to the Bahamas for and funding. Reef Check’s new California middle school children. RC EcoExpeditions also Program was specifically designed to address ventured to Myanmar (Burma) and far-away these exact issues by establishing a coordinated reaches of the Phillipines – , monitoring program and developing an educated The Amadis Project Batangas and , . Moreover, RC constituency supportive of conservation and partners with other conservation organizations science-based management. that conduct RC surveys all over the world as While the Quiksilver Crossing was based on a part of their expeditions. These include: Coral motor vessel, another exciting expedition is Our first task during the development of the , Frontier, Earthwatch and Blue Ventures. based on a sailboat. The Amadis Project is an program was to create a scientifically robust around-the-world sailing odyssey with the mission monitoring protocol. The goal was to develop a In 2006, Reef Check will team up with local of training communities about the value of coral simple and relatively rapid survey method that divers and snorkelers for even more reefs, their ecology, and how to scientifically would help assess the health of California’s EcoExpeditions. Traveling to unique destinations, monitor them and to help further public coastal rocky reefs. We performed a thorough including Egypt, the Cayman Islands, and the stewardship and understanding of the threats review of existing monitoring programs and Philippines, Reef Check scientists will guide facing coral reefs around the world. The Amadis assembled a panel of academic, government, travelers as they learn about coral reef ecology Project is working closely with Reef Check and and dive industry experts to guide the and local culture. regional partners to conduct surveys of coral reef development of the draft protocol. The draft health and human impact, coordinate and train monitoring protocol was then put through new Reef Check teams, and to assist several extensive field testing to ensure our research partner projects by providing a research vessel objectives were achieved while keeping the and team of five divers. In 2005 The Amadis protocol accessible to trained volunteers. Our Reef Check and The Project sailed through the Caribbean and the last step was to develop comprehensive teaching South Pacific. and testing curricula to train experienced Quiksilver Crossing recreational divers to accurately perform window to collect the critically important the monitoring. “before” data needed to evaluate the success or 2005 marked yet one more year of one of the failure of the new network. We will also continue greatest expeditions in the history of surfing, We anticipate a very busy year in 2006. The to develop partnerships with groups already out “The Quiksilver Crossing.” The mission of the demand for places in our initial five training on the water, such as the Monterey and Long venture is to explore the world’s oceans for workshops was so overwhelming that additional Beach Aquarium and research diving programs world-class waves, demonstrate empathy for trainings were added. Between training periods, at UCSB, UCSC, UC Berkeley, UCLA and Carmel local culture and customs, and give something we plan to get in the water as much as possible High School. back to the environment. Reef Check was to collect data. chosen as the best organization to carry out In addition to trainings and research on the environmental work as the “on board scientist” The final plan for the new network of marine central coast, we will work to expand the for the Indies Trader vessel. Reef Check reserves on California’s central coast is expected program into Northern and Southern California. scientists conducted surveys and trained teams to be approved this year by the Fish and Game We hope to achieve this through new grants and in the remote locations visited, and when in port Commission, with implementation not far our “1,000 Diver” membership campaign. worked to educate the public about the world’s behind. Consequently, we have a very narrow coral reef crisis and marine conservation I hope to see you all in the water soon. Dr. Craig Shuman solutions. In total, 15 Reef Check scientists 4 5 Package. The Introduction to Reef Check is an Philippines and Indonesia to the project. Reef “Reef Check has created a global coral reef monitoring program entry level program similar to a “discover scuba” Check designed an underwater monitoring using a mixture of scientists and recreational divers that is course; materials will be available in English, protocol called MAQTRAC specifically to track the Spanish, Japanese, French and Italian. Students impacts of ornamental collection on coral reefs. education& providing coral reef managers in many countries with important who complete the Reef Check EcoMonitoring Reef Check is responsible for coral reef and timely data.” Package become fluent in the Reef Check monitoring, fisheries stock assessment, rehabili- surveying protocol and receive certifications as tation and the establishment of marine protected conservation Professor Richard Kenchington Reef Check Certified Divers. Stay tuned in areas. The Reef Check MAMTI team in the Chair of the Board of the International Coral Reef Action Network 2006 for further developments with this Philippines has a staff of fourteen highly- exciting program! experienced and motivated scientists, with backgrounds in coral reef ecology, social Reef Check Philippines and science, and integrated coastal management. The Challenges of could be protected. The lack of public awareness Reef Check Indonesia has six additional coral and the corresponding lack of public pressure on Indonesia partner in the reef specialists. Marine Conservation governments have delayed implementation of these and many other simple solutions. Marine Aquarium Market A highly detailed process has been developed for The changes seen in many marine habitats in choosing sites for the project. To be eligible, sites the past 30 years paint a clear picture of the Transformation Initiative must already have an active marine aquarium rapid destruction of key habitats. In the 1970’s collection business in operation; this assures many reefs in countries such as Jamaica and The Marine Tourism (MAMTI) that MAMTI is not promoting the expansion of the Philippines were comprised of 85% living the trade into new areas. One of the first steps corals and were abundant with fish. Today, Alliance and the Why would Reef Check, a conservation organi- is for Reef Check staff to observe fishermen in a good portion of those reefs are covered by a zation, work with the aquarium trade, which has action and survey the habitats of interest to thick mat of algae and the few remaining fish are EcoAction Program been perceived as contributing to the damage of generate a baseline for the condition and status small. On the same note, abalone, which was coral reefs through the use of cyanide, habitat of commercial stocks. The Marine Tourism Alliance project is jointly once common in local markets, is now a rare destruction, and overcollection? The Marine funded by the United States Agency for sight in Southern California. Aquarium Transformation Initiative (MAMTI) is an Reef Check’s role in the MAMTI project extends International Development and the United opportunity to fast track coral reef conservation to working with marine ornamental collectors Nations Foundation through the International At the risk of oversimplification, the problem we by using business incentives. and their communities to design and implement Coral Reef Action Network. The project’s face is that the human population and community and government co-managed “no- primary objective is to develop and implement consumption are both increasing whereas the MAMTI is a five-year project funded by the Global take” Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). Reef the Reef Check EcoAction program – an exciting area of reefs and fish populations are Environment Facility through the International Check Staff help delineate reef enhancement initiative that provides incentives for divers to decreasing. Aquaculture is one . But the Finance Corporation (IFC) to transform the zones within designated collection areas to learn about coral reefs and creates a business level of research and development funding marine aquarium trade into a sustainable, ensure that natural rehabilitation of fish and opportunity for hotels and dive shops to offer invested in aquaculture of high-demand marine environmentally friendly business that enhances stocks can occur in an appropriate Reef Check certification to their clients. species has been frustratingly low. Therefore, no biodiversity conservation of coral reefs. MAMTI location of sufficient size. one knows how to culture the humphead wrasse brings together a strategic partnership of three Engaging Youth – a food fish that can sell for up to $200 per international non-governmental organizations: To supplement the marine sanctuary program, Reef Check believes that empowering children pound. Nor do we know how to raise most the Marine Aquarium Council of Honolulu (MAC), Reef Check is also testing a number of methods with an appreciation of the marine environment aquarium fish. Some, such as a large Blueface the Conservation and Community Investment of fisheries rehabilitation. In particular, Reef is critical for long-term conservation. This year Angelfish, sell for hundreds of dollars per piece. Forum of San Francisco (CCIF), and Reef Check. Check is partnering with Ecocean, a Check will release a key part of the The Marine Aquarium Council has developed a company, to test the use of special “light traps” EcoAction program – an EcoAdventure coral reef Reef Check addresses these issues through certification program that was designed to designed to catch young fish returning to the reef book for kids. The book includes text, photos, scientific research and educational outreach. eliminate destructive fishing and maximize the following their planktonic larval phase. A test and learning activities. Reef Check Board On the scientific front, Reef Check is working care and handling of marine ornamental species facility has been established in Tubigon, Bohol, Member and Body Glove CEO, Russ Lesser, with its many partners to try to bring the best during transport and storage. Most importantly, Philippines and the initial results have been facilitated the layout and illustration of the book science and technology together to find ways to the incentives provided by certification can be encouraging; dozens of species of reef fish have by Body Glove graphic artist Christine Braun. rehabilitate fish stocks. used to leverage the establishment of no-take been captured and raised to juvenile stages for marine protected areas in every location that is release back to the reef. The results of these At the end of the day, however, the primary Assisting Recreational Divers Make certified. Many previous attempts to establish experiments will provide invaluable insights into challenge facing marine conservation is neither a Difference marine protected areas have failed due to the the "fast track" restocking of MPAs. technical nor scientific; the real challenge lies in The EcoAction program also has a component lack of financial incentives. The project goal is Reef Check started out as an organization generating public response to environmental that allows recreational divers to become Reef to transform 17% of global aquarium trade and primarily concerned with community-level coral issues. Reef Check strives to raise the level of Check certified team members. Proceeds affect the entire value chain – from collection in reef monitoring as a first step leading to marine public awareness on marine issues and to generated from the materials and training are the source countries to marketing in the conservation. In the MAMTI project, Reef Check advocate and facilitate implementation of channeled back into local conservation consumer countries. The approach is integrated scientists continue to play a critical scientific role solutions. It turns out that most of the problems initiatives. By selling this program to holiday and uses market-based instruments to achieve in tracking reef health through MAQTRAC facing the marine environment have fairly simple travelers, our local teams can create their own conservation, sustainable livelihoods, and monitoring, but are also directly involved in coral technical solutions – reduce and revenue to support their conservation activities. poverty alleviation. reef conservation through the design and fishing. If, for example, 30% of nearshore areas establishment of dozens of marine protected became effective no-take fisheries management EcoAction Program offers two levels of training to Reef Check’s role with MAMTI areas in the two most species-rich coral reef zones, many habitats now in critical condition the recreational diver: the Introduction to Reef As a conservation organization, Reef Check countries in the world. 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Local Commitment to public Conservation: awareness A Vanuatu Success Story

Prior to 2001 artisanal fishing pressure was high around the islands of Nguna and Pele in Vanuatu and food resources were on the decline. A US Fiji, a series of training workshops were run for Peace Corps project was established to facilitate Peace Corps and Ni-Vanuatu volunteers from 15 The Body Glove “Kona Classic” locations throughout the nation. Further training a community-based management program to Last May, two dozen amateur photographers protect resources and develop additional workshops are planned during 2006 to expand the network of Reef Check teams and build spent a week practicing their craft with five livelihoods. These villages set up their own self- professionals during the Body Glove Kona governing committees for the management of capacity within local communities to ensure a sustainable future for their marine resources. Classic 2005 on the Big Island of Hawai’i. the area and established alternative livelihoods For the second year, Reef Check invited the through tourism and the aquaculture of giant photographers to take aim at Reef Check clam and trochus. Reef Check Vanuatu and the Vanuatu Department of Fisheries work together to indicator species in Hawai’i and to shoot monitor coral reefs and to assist communities participants carrying out surveys. A silent The Nguna-Pele MPA was established in 2001 to auction during the final award ceremony raised protect reef resources from over-harvesting and like Nguna-Pele, Pango and to use the data to manage their communities’ marine resources “Growing up in funds in support of RC. During "Kids Day," poor waste disposal practices, and as a means about 100 children, ages 6-17, were taught to attract tourists to the area. Each MPA has its and marine protected areas. For example, the Wan-Tok Environment Center, a local NGO based Hawai’i, I learned some basic do's and don'ts of coral reefs and own staff that is selected from the local then quizzed. Successful answers were communities. These staff members conduct on Santo, is using Reef Check to collect baseline about the value data at community conservation areas. Also, rewarded with a set, monthly Reef Check surveys at 40 sites, monitor or other items donated by Body Glove. the clam and trochus populations, and report on dive businesses like Hideaway Island Marine of coral reefs. their findings at monthly village meetings. The Sanctuary and Resort and Sailaway Cruises rely surveys indicate a 15% increase in the on Reef Check to monitor the health of coral Reef Check’s unique abundance of large food fish and a 38% increase reefs where they operate. in new coral recruits since the start of the educational efforts reserves. These encouraging results coupled An excellent example of collaboration was an are very inspiring with the MPAs’ success at attracting numerous expedition organized by the Vanuatu Scuba international tourists have helped to build Operators Association, and involving a team of and highlight the community support for the project. In addition, researchers from Reef Check Australia and the this enterprise was recently awarded second Department of Fisheries to study the effects of urgent need to place in the "World Challenge", a competition aquarium trade collecting on local recreational run in association with Shell, which is aimed at dive sites. Data collected during this expedition is reverse the global being used to develop a management plan for the aquarium trade industry. coral reef crisis." Kelly Hu, Actress and Hong Kong: An Inspiration Reef Check Spokesperson for Community-Based Monitoring Cameron Diaz Trippin’ with Reef Check Reef Check Hong Kong is a successful example of what can happen when a government agency In 2005 Reef Check Scientist Ruben Torres was finding groups from around the world that have picks up Reef Check as a formal monitoring featured in an episode of Trippin’, a new MTV shown enterprise and innovation at the program and provides a small amount of funding travel/environment reality show starring grassroots level. and organizational assistance. There are now Cameron Diaz and her friends. Filmed in about thirty teams carrying out RC monitoring in Honduras, the edu-tainment show was aimed at The Nguna-Pele MPA success story is now being Hong Kong every year. Every year, each group providing an environmental message. used as a national example of what communities chooses to survey one reef. It is a major activity can achieve. In 2004 the Vanuatu Department of for local dive shops, academics and environ- Fisheries began to establish a national Reef mental NGOs to work together. The results are Check program. With assistance from scientists analyzed and posted on the local Reef Check and volunteers from Reef Check Australia and Hong Kong website in both English and Chinese. 8 9 our thanksto In 2005 Reef Check continued to be recognized for its scientific expertise. Nearly 1.1 million dollars in grant funding was awarded to Reef Check. Major sources Coordinators, Team Dominica New Caledonia St V & G - Tobago Cayes Dean Kuciama Leaders, and Team Arun Madisetti Akiyuki Irikawa Claire Garrigue Albert Hanson Dennis McNaney & included the United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP) Gen Itani Laurent Wantiez Hyron Joseph Yana Shayne Scientists Dominican Republic and the World Bank. Perhaps even more impressive is the total amount of in-kind Hideo Yamamoto Sabrina Virly Diane Rosenberg American Samoa Gerardo Aquino Ikeda Shinya St V & G - Bequia Donald Strong donations received from our volunteer teams all over the world. Of Bill Kiene Maurizio Fuiano Katsuki Oki Palau Laury Stowe Dovi Kacev Ruben Torres Sebastian Marino Earl Feldman funding the over $165,000 received in in-kind contributions, Reef Check volunteer teams’ Australia Kazuhiko Hiramoto Tanzania Yda Gough Eduardo Rizzotti Kenji Kajiwara Philippines Hassan Kalombo Arnold Mangott Elsie Stater efforts totaled over $133,000 in value. Egypt Kenjirou Ootake Alex Summers Ken Clifton Claire Davies Emile Fiesler Constanze Conrad Kunihiko Machida Boy Siojo Mikala Peters Erin Graham Emma Cole Georg Heiss Machida Kunihiko Domingo Ochavillo James Livingstone Eric Jarvis Jenny Krutschinna Mariko Abe Dorothy Joyce Marquez Thailand John Hueston Eric Kilman Mohammed Kotb Megumu Tsuchikawa Emily Keane Andrew Hewett Expenses in 2005 Jos Hill Eric Lane Moshira Hassan Minoru Yoshida Hannah Parkinson Georg Heiss Julie Holden Esther Martin Martinez Naoto Tajima Kathryn Wilson Karenne Tun Robert Thorn Evelyn MacCarthy Fiji Nishio Tomoharu Laurel Bennett Kevin Garner $43,694 Management Wendy Murray Faye Matis Ed Lovell Nobuo Watanabe M. Hontiveros Kim Obermeyer 5% and General Yacov Salomon Frank Westgate Expenses in 2005 Helen Sykes Nomura Keiichi Mario Marababol Niphon Phongsuwan Gail & Peter Grabell Bahamas Rintaro Suzuki Mike Ross Stephan Ring Nielsen Florida Gary Justice $86,000 Program Services Maura Sullivan Sadamatsu Noguchi Mylene Arinasa Suchana Chavanich Dana Wingate Gary Liebsack 9% Thomas McFeely Satoshi Nojima Myrtle Arias $809,737 United Arab Emirates Gary Simpson Fundraising France Seiji Nakaya Scott Sharpe 86%% Bangladesh Ibrahim Zu'bi Gerald Smith Michel Pichon Seishu Tanahara Stuart Green Zahuril Islam Harley Meier Shigenori Kondou Terence Dacles USVI French Polynesia Shigeru Fukuzato Heather George Barbados Tom Webster Jason Vasques Annie Aubanel Shouko Wada Heather Morrison Andre Miller Wilfredo Licuanan Bernard Salvat Takeshi Igarashi Vanuatu Heidi Bogert David Gill Élodie Magouy Tatsuya Takahashi Reunion Mike Lameier Heidi Gjertsen Diorys Perez Gwenaël Hémery Tetsuo Ito Corinne Russo Humphrey Harrison Kim Baldwin Lily Kozmian-Ledward Tohru Yamagishi Jean-Pascal Quod Venezuela J.F. Bader $2,300 Belize Tsunehisa Komatsu Remi Garnier Cesar Antonio Fischer Jack Word Revenue in 2005 Government Grants Jaker Walsh <1% $292,000 Craig Grove Tsuyoshi Kawamoto Wallis & Futuna Georg Heiss Yoshihisa Fujita Saba James Hudnall 26% Total Memberships Daniel Andrade Paino Vanai Carolyn Caporusso Janis Blanchard and Contributions Hilmar Salazar Guam Yasuaki Miyamoto Jason Soderquist Mito Paz Val Porter Seychelles $800,030 Private Grants Kenya Donors & Supporters Jean Baptiste Pochon $42,012 Polly Wood Jude Bijoux 70% Guatemala Samuel Ndirangu Alice Gregory Jeff Hornbaker 4% Tammy Summers Mary Stravens Program Fees Lucia Gutierrez Kosrae Alicia Walker Jen Tuck Brazil Amadeo Bachar Jennie Dean Katrina Adams Singapore Beatrice Padovani Ferreira Hawai’i Andreas Merkl Jennifer Gross Steve Palik Elsie Wong Caroline Feitosa Dave Krupp Jani Thuaibah Andrew Potter Jenny Burns Flavia Carvalho Tonioli Matt Dunlap Madagascar Jeffrey Low Annelise Hagan Jeremy Blackwell Sergio Rezende Matt Zimmerman Bemahafaly Arnold Kim Jeslyn Wynkoop Thales Ushizima Melissa Mac Garrett David Griffiths Solomon Islands Arthur Hammons Jesse Wilbur Robin Newbold Emma Doherty Alec Hughes Arthur Haseltine Jim Miller Brunei Darussalam David Argument Jing Zhou Increasing revenue through membership is a major target for Reef Check in Honduras Simon Harding Arthur Winer Mohd Yusrin Salleh David Meke Arturu Cyetets John & Kim Bechtold Adrien Oviedo 2006. With the launch of Reef Check California and our Eco-Action Program, Malaysia Newton Soapi Barbara Beatrice Bertelsen John Leung British Virgin Islands Italo Bonilla-Mejia Alison Brown Sally Svendsen Barbi Benton John Prokup we expect our membership base to grow. Chris Cormack Badrul Huzaimi Berington Van Campen Jonathan Blodgett Clive Petrovic Hong Kong Peter Heyes Bill Hickman Jonathan Schwartz Liana Jarecki Keith Kei Michael Schleyer Steve Oakley Bill Hogan Jong Moon Choi Our program services accounted for 86% of our total expenditures. The heavy Trish Baily India Maldives South Korea Bob & Pam Stave Josh and Kira Corngold China J.K. Patterson Edward Bob Meistrell Joshua Guite cost of launching two new programs in 2005 kept this number lower than we Jean-Luc Solandt Kwang Yeol Kim Min Liu K. Venkataraman Jong Moon Choi Bobbie Sutera Justin Gallo would have liked, but it does indeed demonstrate that the vast majority of your Brian Gnandt Karen Turgeon Mindy Zhou Indonesia Mayotte donation dollars are going directly to conserving reefs. Blandine Tricon Sri Lanka Brian Long Karin Cassidy Colombia Abigail Moore Eric Sarthe Arjan Rajasuriya Brig Jorgensen Kathrina & Paul Richardson Giovanna Peñaloza Cipto Gunawan Fany Seguin Nishan Perera Bruce Howard Ken Tamplin Jessica Escobar Ivan Siliban Ken Weiss Thierry St Lucia Carol Connors Phanor Montoya Justin Sih Casey O’Connell Kevin & Brenda Larson Allan Smith Reef Check in 2005 Marjan van der Burg Mexico Cheryl Holdridge Post Kevin Downey Cook Islands Chantale Begin Naneng Setiasih Gabriela Nava-Martinez Chris & Jennifer Lewis Kimberly Thompson Gwenaël Hémery Kai Wulf Richard Chin Isabella Tellolli Chris & Tracy Ahrens Lauren Wetzell Lily Kozmian-Ledward Thomas Nelson Risfandi Mauricio Aceves Chris Gopal Laurie McDonald Total Revenue $ 1,136,342 Ton Egbers Susanna Scott Costa Rica Robert Cudney Bueno Chris Mesa Leilei Shih Yunaldi Yahya Total Expenses $ 939,341 Ana Fonseca Roberto Castillo St Maarten Chris Racan Louis Phillips Iran Christine Braun Luke Adler Revenue - Expenses $ 197,001 Cuba Montserrat Andy Caballero Abdulvahab Maghsoudlou Jesus Ruiz Lopez Chuck Burns Magnus Lindberg Elena de la Guardia James Hewlett Hamid Rezai Cindy Bowler Mara & Ron New In-kind Contributions: $ 165,300 Lazaro Garcia Myanmar St Vincent Congo George Marc Miller Omar Carralero Jamaica Georg Heiss Kim Baldwin Connie Manahan Marcos Vescovi Curacao Brandon Hay Karenne Tun Sophia Punnett Daize Shayne Mark McGinley Carl Hanson Dana Messenbrink Martin Daly Marjo van den Bulck St V & G - Mustique George Warner Netherlands Dane Reynolds Marty Remmell Paul Hoetjes Loureene Jones Rogier Boks Dianne Wilson Darren Zinkhon Mary Ellen Bloomingdale Steve Piontek Malden Miller Rolf Voorhuis Dave Barnett Mary Luna Djibouti Marlon Hibbert Dave Hornback Matthew Miller 10 Shingo Takeda Norman Quinn 11 David Makena Meleana White our thanksto

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Professional Mike Segda, Scuba Haus Quiksilver Boardriding Ruben Torres, Monique Dufault Hayman Island Resort Ecology & Biodiversity, Action Network (ICRAN) Dive Fair Helen Sea Bees Diving Monica Lee – Tribal Surf Nancy Miller, Company Dominican Republic Nadia Talhouk JCU Dive Club University of Hong Kong Hong Kong Kimberley John – TNC Malaysia Frogs Diving Moondoggies Environmentalist Resources Legacy Fund Sandra Romano, USVI Aquamarine United Arab Emirates Nancy Tyrone Kirk Wilcox - Christmas Island Krishna Desai – National Malaysian Nature Society John Badal, Fisherman MTV Richard Murphy, Steven and Michelle Kirsch Shaker Al Hazeem, Kuwait Agriculture, Fisheries & (Savannes Bay, Vieux Fort) Dibba Municipality Nathan Sutton Quiksilver International (Australia) Environment and Marine Group National Association of Ocean Futures Foundation Simon Harding, Madagascar Nick Fash Pleasure Divers Conservation Dept Planning Agency Tioman Dive Centre Laborie Development Emirates Diving Association Underwater Instructors Shepard Smith- Simmons & The David & Lucille Packard Silvia Pinca, Marshall Islands Indian Ocean Diving HSBC Middle East Nikki Brooks Pro Dive Townsville Indonesia Mariner’s Negril Beach Club Foundation Nick Voth – E Street Scott Entertainment Foundation Suchana Chavanich, Thailand Academy Mexico Le Sport Hotel Majid Al Futtaim Group of Pam Zamanis Quicksilver Connections ADS Indonesia Merril’s Beach Resorts Communications Tod Mesirow, Way Fun The DiCaprio Foundation Terry Done, Australia Linda Cash Fernando González Aldana – Rawle Fadlin Companies Pamela Osuna Reef Adventures Air Diving Academy Nathalie Zenny – TNC Paulist Productions Productions The Hurd Foundation Tom Ford, USA Lyn Jenyns Manta Raya Divers Sandals Resorts Saint Lucia Naturalization & Residency Paolo Santos (Poseidon) BioDC University of Udayana, National Environment & Pete Haaker Valerie Gould, UNEP Regional Seas East Vo Si Tuan, Vietnam Parks Australia North Ignacio Gil Scuba Saint Lucia Administration – Dubai Pat Fuscoe Reef Magic Cruises Denpasar Planning Agency Phillip Colla Environmentalist Asia & Caribbean William Kiene, USA Christmas Island Irene & Steven Applegate – Soufriere Marine Pavilion – Pat Zabrocki Remote Area Dive Bowo – Indies Trader Negril SCUBA Centre Professional Association of United Nations Foundation Dive Paradise Management Association Jumierah Beach Hotel Patrick Whelton Sunferries Cocos (Keeling) Islands Center for Wildlife Peter Edwards – Centre for Dive Instructors Major Donors US AID Paul Barry Stage Systems Marine Sciences Isabella Tellouli Terrol Compton – Island Reef Monitoring Team-EDA Rachel Woodfield – Merkel & US NOAA And last but not least (Australia) Conservation Aceh Cameron Diaz Paul Burnett Tropical Diving Peter Gayle – Discovery Bay Rafael Chacon Divers Shell Associates US State Department Department of Environment CI Indonesia Catherine Landa our heartfelt thanks go Peter Haaker Marine Laboratory Robert Cudney Bueno – UAE Ministry of Fisheries & Reef Seekers World Resources Institute and Heritage Ena Dive Centre & Marine St Maarten Christopher Haig Peter Landecker Belize RIU Tropical Bay Hotel Parque Nacional Arrecifes Agriculture Rocky Stickel – ScubaHaus Parks Australia North Adventures Anita Broer Gale Anne Hurd to our esteemed Reef Phil Renaud Amigos del Mar Dive Shop Rondel Village Ltd. de Rodnik Vodka Scientific Board FDC – IPB Arie Van der Burg USA Irmelin DiCaprio Rhett Mock Banyan Bay Villas Colombia Sandals Dunnes River Falls Roberto Castillo Arzate – Russ Lesser – Body Glove Abdullah Alsuhaibany, Check volunteers! 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