NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Grant Program: Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI)

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Selected products for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands generated through the NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Grant Program are highlighted below. For a complete list of grant products for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands please search through the CoRIS Geoportal

Monitoring Data Reports

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) Coral Reef Ecosystems Monitoring Program for FY2009 FY2011

• CNMI State of the Reef Report 2020-2021
• Long-term Biological Monitoring Reports
  • Monitoring Report FY2012 - FY2014
  • Monitoring Report FY2009 - FY2011
• Improving monitoring and management of the Saipan Lagoon through the integration of ground surveys with detailed habitat mapping
• Coral reef disturbance and recovery dynamics differ across gradients of localized stressors in the Mariana Islands

Monitoring Data

• CNMI Long-term Marine Monitoring Program data (2011-2014)

Biophysical Science Reports

• Potential larval sources, destinations, and self-seeding in the Mariana Archipelago documented using ocean drifters (Journal of Oceanography, 2014)
• Dynamics of seagrass and macroalgal assemblages in Saipan Lagoon, Western Pacific Ocean: Disturbances, pollution, and seasonal cycles (Botanica Marina, 2010)
• Commercial coral-reef fisheries across Micronesia: A need for improving management (Coral Reefs, 2011)
• Ecological and water quality assessment phase I report: Pre-construction condition report, including an integrated assessment of ecological change since 1991 (2011)

Social and Socio-economic Science Reports

• A Review of Socioeconomic Work in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
• Coastal Use and Management at Laolao Bay
• Rota Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands training and assessment report. Socioeconomic monitoring guidelines for coastal managers in Pacific Island countries (SEM-Pasifika) (Updated 2017)

Management Activities

• 2013 Mariana Islands Nature Alliance's/Managaha Marine Protected Area Rare Fellow accomplishments
• Managaha Pride Campaign: Key activities and accomplishments
• Facilitating community stewardship to protect and advocate coral reef conservation in Laolao Bay and Garapan coastal areas
• Local Action Strategy for Global Reef Conservation
  • Highlights of a 10-year Partnership between The Nature Conservancy, the NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program, and the U.S. Coral Reef Jurisdictions

Watershed Management Activities

• CNMI CAP Review Report
• Strategy Effectiveness Measures (SEM) review report for Talakhaya/Sabana Watershed
• Garapan Conservation Action Plan Workshop Proceedings
• Managing Your Drainage Infrastructure - Workshop Summary (2015)

Education & Outreach

• SEM-Pasifika Training Report
• Managaha Social Marketing Campaign Impact Report
• Pacific Islands Training of Trainers Course - Reef Resilience
• Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) Communications Workshop
• Take the challenge. Discover CNMI’s natural resources
• Coral Reef Initiative Newsletters, 2012 and 2014
• Ridge to Reef Eco-Camps 2013
• Keep Talakhaya green and fire free (sign/poster)
• The Talakhaya Revegetation Project (flyer)

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