Minding the "CAP" : leveraging tourism relationships to implement Conservation Action Plan priorities that reduce coastal pollution and promote coral reef health in West Hawai'i.

1 online resource (9 unnumbered pages)

"Final Report, NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program, Report Period: 9/1/2014 to 8/31/2015."

"November 25, 2015."

"Project Manager: Eric Perez, Program Manager."

"Program Officer: Liz Fairey."

"Project Name: Domestic Coral Reef Conservation Grant Programs. Project ID: 198. Project PI: Jenny Waddell"--CoRIS spreadsheet document.

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"Some of the best remaining reefs in the state of Hawai'i exist along the west coast of Hawai'i Island; however, due to continued development, this situation is rapidly changing and the effects are starting to show on the reef. The South Kohala Conservation Action Plan (SKCAP) called for the strategic reduction in land-based pollutants entering the marine environment. CORAL is assisting in carrying out this key objective by leveraging our relationships with the accommodations sector and engaging with the wider West Hawai'i community to help reduce land-based pollutants. Over the 2014-15 grant period, CORAL: (1) worked with hotels, condo properties and marine recreation providers to execute reef stewardship activities that reduce land-based pollution; (2) identified additional research needs by investigating and summarizing water quality issues and communicating findings to resource managers and local stakeholders; and (3) initiated improvements to wastewater management practices by examining existing infrastructure and measuring local residents' interest and attitudes toward investing in additional local and regional solutions that will reduce nutrient pollution reaching coastal reefs"--Project Summary.

NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program, NA14NOS4820094, 198.

Coral reef conservation Hawaii Planning.

Coral reefs and islands Effect of human beings on Hawaii.

Ecotourism Hawaii.

Waddell, Jenny, originator.

Perez, Erica, contributor.

Fairey, Liz, contributor.