Whitney Hoot; Marie Auyong; Frank Roberto; Jesse Cruz; Laurie Raymundo; David Burdick

Guam Coral Reef Restoration Action Plan for Restoration Goal 1

2021

Guam Coral Reef Initiative; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; Division of Aquatic and Wildlife Resources; Guam Environmental Protection Agency; University of Guam

"Development of Guam's draft action plan for coral reef restoration was led by a core local team of six individuals representing a variety of relevant government entities and the University of Guam. Additional stakeholders were consulted and engaged throughout the process to incorporate additional areas of expertise. The restoration action plan will be a living document that is frequently updated to ensure effectiveness of ongoing restoration efforts and responsiveness to changes in ecological and management conditions. This plan complements the Guam Reef Resilience Strategy (2019), a document intended to guide coral reef management and conservation efforts on Guam from 2019-2025. Increased reef response and restoration is one of five target outcomes for coral reef management outlined in the Guam Reef Resilience Strategy. Before developing this action plan, the local planning team - with input from other relevant experts and decision makers - established three priority goals for reef restoration on Guam: Goal 1: The structure and function of coral reef communities are restored to enhance reef resilience to thermal stress. Goal 2: Reef fish habitat is restored to support sustainable subsistence and commercial fisheries. Goal 3: Ecologically-important coral species that have experienced significant decline are recovered to sustain their specific functions."

coral reef, restoration, Guam

NMFS

OHC

FY2021 CRCP Project ID 31238; Project Title: Collaboration and capacity building for coral restoration in the Pacific Islands; Principal Investigator: Lani Watson