Solomon Islands Marine Assessment

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Solomon Islands Marine Assessment

Technical report of survey conducted May 13-June 17, 2004. The Solomon Islands Marine Assessment represents the first broad scale survey of marine
resources in the Solomon Islands. The survey was conducted over a five-week period from May
13 to June 17 2004, covering a distance of almost 2000-nm and encompassing seven of the nine
provinces. The survey team comprised an international team of scientists and managers,
including some of the world’s experts of coral reefs and associated habitats. The survey
provided an assessment of the biodiversity and status of coral reefs, seagrass beds, oceanic
cetaceans, reef food fish, commercial invertebrates and associated habitats, and
recommendations for their conservation and management.