This dataset has information on coral reef cover and fish in Cook Islands from 1994 to 2013.
Reports baseline surveys used to monitor Rarotonga's Fringing Reef
Report prepared by Stephen Lyon for the Environment Service, Tu’anga Taporoporo, Cook Islands. Reports on fringing reef survey
Data presented in this survey provides a snap-shot of present conditions around Rarotonga, however time series data obtained from continuous monitoring of all fore reef and lagoon sites may enable us to identify changes at the community level that may be related to land based activities. Multi-Dimensional Scaling analyses of fore reef corals and fish (by trophic level) between windward and leeward exposures indicated differences between groups.
Impacts of 2015-2016 El Nino event in the Northern Cook Islands.
From 28 July – 9 August 2013, a research team consisting of individuals from the Office of the Prime Minister of the Cook Islands, Te Ipukarea Society, Oceans 5, Pacific Islands Conservation Initiative, Cook Islands National Environment Service, and local volunteers travelled aboard the vessel Plan B of the Waitt Institute to conduct a rapid marine assessment of the fore reefs of the islands of Aitutaki, Manuae, Mitiaro, Takutea, and Atiu in the southern Cook Islands –– for the purpose of assessing the health of coral reefs within the proposed Cook Islands Marine Park.
Although coral reef monitoring has been on-going for around 20 years on Rarotonga, it has been
inconsistent in terms of methodology, intervals between surveys, data collectors, and also the government
ministries involved. The first monitoring was undertaken by the National Environment Service in 1994 (Miller et al., 1994), and subsequent monitoring by the Ministry of Marine Resources in 1999 (Ponia et al., 1999), then the National Environment Service in 2000 (Lyon, 2000), 2003 (Lyon, 2003), 2006 (Rongo et al., 2006), and 2009
An interdisciplinary journal on the toxins derived from animals, plants and mircoogranisms
Marine survey analysis for the proposed cruise ship landing jetty site in Arorangi 2011
Cook Islands National Environment Service Technical report
A published paper on the effects of natural disturbances, reef state, and herbivorous fish densities on ciguatera poisoning in Rarotonga, southern Cook Islands
Under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) - member countries are implementing the PoWPA. This is FSM's Action Plan for PoWPA and Target 11. Target 11 is a contribution towards ensuring that ecosystems, species and genetic diversity are safeguarded in both the land and seascape by ensuring that key habitats are protected and that species migration and movement can occur. Protected areas are a cornerstone of 5 conservation actions and as such are one of the main tools at a country’s disposal to reduce habitat loss.
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