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Environmentally Friendly Diving Don’T Forget ! The Department of Environment and Natural Resources Environmentally Friendly Diving Don’t forget ! www.greenfins.net Green Fins “To protect and conserve coral reefs by establishing and implementing environmentally friendly guidelines to promote a sustainable diving tourism industry.” The Code of Conduct “Information is useless without the tools” Green Fins –The Need • The Philippines falls into The Coral Triangle ‐ the global centre of marine biodiversity. Verde island is the centre of this centre! • Within this nursery of the seas live 76% of the world’s coral species, 6 of the world’s 7 marine turtle species, and at least 2,228 reef fish species 1 BUT…. • The 1997‐98 El Nino weather event triggered the largest worldwide coral bleaching event ever recorded. In Southeast Asia, an estimated 18% of the region's coral reefs were damaged or destroyed 2 • Across the Indo‐Pacific region, 79% of spawning aggregations (reproductive gatherings) of reef fish have stopped forming or are in decline • Tuna, shark fin, turtle products and reef fish are also being taken out of the water at unsustainable rates Status of the Reefs Region Coral Reef Effectively Critical Threatened Reefs at Area Km 2 Lost % Stage % Stage % Low threat % Red Sea 17,640 4 4 10 82 South Asia 19,210 25 20 25 30 SW Pacific 27,060 4 17 35 44 Australia / 62,800 3 4 10 83 PNG SE Asia 91,700 40 20 25 15 Source: 2008 Status of Coral Reefs of the World, GCRMN, supported by ICRI, UNEP Global Research • There is a lot of scientific evidence to show that the diving industry is contributing to the decline of coral reefs • Research carried in the northern Red Sea showed that “zones subjected to intensive SCUBA diving showed a significantly higher number of broken and damaged corals and significantly lower coral cover” 3 • Scientific studies are now heavily supporting the “need to manage diver behaviour closely” 4 • AND “support recommendations for the implementation and sustained use of several specific marine recreational practices” 5 Green Fins is YOUR opportunity to make a difference Green Fins Regional Network Philippines IMs CT Ass OMs Thailand IMs CT Ass OMs Malaysia IMs CT Ass OMs Indonesia IMs CT Ass OMs The Green Fins Teams UNEP State and Federal Governments GF Indonesia Green Fins The Tour/Dive The GF Malaysia Operator Public/Consumer GF Philippines GF Thailand The Reef‐World Foundation Green Fins Membership • Membership for Green Fins is FREE • You will join a network of over hundreds of dive centres across the SE Asia region • You will agree to operate according to the 15 Code of Conduct Items –with our support • The dive centre must allow a trained Green Fins Assessor to join a dive tour once a year for the evaluation • Receive your certificate of participation in a Regional United Nations initiative and give your dive centre a big green TICK for environmental conservation • Use your influence as dive guides and instructors to … … create lasting changes to people’s attitude and way of life … Green Fins Code of Conduct The Code of Conduct is the CORE of Green Fins Dive Centres who follow this will reduce their impact to the surrounding environment Guide to the Code of Conduct 1. Adopt the “Green Fins” mission statement 2. Display adopted “Green Fins” agreement 3. Friendly diving and snorkeling guidelines •ALL Staff follow the GFs friendly diving guidelines • Clips / permanent caps on tank •Role model behaviour •Correct customer bad behaviour •Particular attention given to photographers 4. Participate in regular underwater clean ups 5. Participate in the development and implementation of a mooring buoy program, and actively use moorings, drift or hand place anchors for boats 6. Prohibit the sale of corals and other marine life at the dive operation. 7. Participate in regular coral reef monitoring, and report coral reef monitoring data to a regional coral reef database 8. Garbage facilities • Bins / ashtrays (lids) conveniently placed around the vessel and in the shop & guests asked to use them • Posters in toilet • Boat crew aware of putting cigarette butts in ashtrays • Policy in place for responsible disposal • Evidence of recycling 9. Minimum Discharge • Chemical cleaning products (boat and kit cleaning) • Spent oil • Food scraps • Fish feeding ‐ customers briefed • 2/4 stroke engines, holding tanks emptied responsibly • re‐useable containers for lunches 10. Abide by all local, regional, national and international environmental laws, regulations and customs 11. Pre dive environmental briefings • Follow GFs (or any other to similar standard) briefing guidelines • Explain to guests GFs membership 12. Training, briefings or literature regarding good environmental practice • Staff trained to follow GFs ICONs (or other guidelines) • Display good role model behaviour ( e.g. no signs of fishing on board companies vessel) • Company actively promotes environmental education courses (e.g. naturalist, peak performance buoyancy and care with photographers) 13. Public Awareness / Materials •Use of many different materials (including Green Fins), actively promoted in shop, classroom and boat 14. Local Marine Protected Areas •Clear evidence of relevant MPA information on boat & shop and education provided to staff, crew & visitors about special rules and why e.g. uniqueness of area 15. No Touch • Effective policy in place –signs / briefings / no gloves • Attention to Photographers •Further provision and training for special circumstances e.g. clean ups / reef monitoring Environmentally Friendly Guidelines – The ICONS Ecological significance of the Green Fins ICONS No stepping on Coral –Coral is very fragile and takes a long time to grow. Watch your feet and fins at all times. No stirring the sediment –As you swim, your fins create a wash that can cause sediment and small debris to upset small habitats and cover corals. No chasing or touching marine wildlife –This can cause great stress to any animal. Look but never touch and try not to get too close. Design courtesy of GFAS in Thailand www.greenfins-thailand.org No feeding fish –This has become a large‐scale problem all around coral reefs. Green Fins 4 Deadly D’s of Fish Feeding … 1. Disruption of ecological processes 2. Disadvantageous health impacts to fish 3. Danger to humans 4. Damaging to the environment PLEASE ASK PEOPLE NOT TO FEED THE FISH No littering ‐ Marine litter can be ingested by marine life causing health problems, can be dangerous for you too and also affects beaches and the animals that live there when it is washed up on the shore. Bin it, don’t throw it. No collecting dead or live marine life –Everything found naturally underwater will eventually break down and be recycled back into the food chain, even empty shells on the beach play their part. Take nothing. design courtesy of GFAS in Thailand www.greenfins-thailand.org No gloves –Give divers a false sense of protection that causes them to hold onto anything underwater. No shark finning –Shark species have dropped by 80% over the last 50 years. Removing these top predators is highly damaging to the ecology of our seas. Don’t eat in restaurants that sell shark products. No spear fishing –This method of fishing removes the largest and slowest species which can dramatically change the balance of the ecosystem and upset the food chain. design courtesy of GFAS in Thailand www.greenfins-thailand.org Wear a life jacket –For snorkelers, it will help prevent a lot of accidental damage by people who are new to the marine environment. Volunteer to help the Environment ‐ Do as much as you can to help organisations and projects who aim to help the natural environment. A little help from everybody goes a long way. REPRESENT GREEN FINS WHEREVER YOU GO! Support conversation –Identify good local conservation projects and promote them to your customers, make sure their money goes to the right people. Give what you can and help reverse trends today. Thank You. design courtesy of GFAS in Thailand www.greenfins-thailand.org Use it in your boat and dive briefings “Tell me and I’ll forget, Show me and I’ll Remember, Involve me and I’ll understand” Chinese Proverb By working in SCUBA diving, YOU have the opportunity to be Ambassadors for Marine Conservation and change peoples attitudes and behaviour … Thank you References 1 http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/where_we_work/coraltriangle/ 2 Burke, Lauretta, Liz Selig, and Mark Spalding. 2002. Reefs at Risk in Southeast Asia. UNEP‐WCMC, Cambridge, UK 3(Hasler and Ott, 2008) 4(Barker and Roberts,References 2003) 5(Saphier and Hoffmann, 2005).
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