ResourceDeveloping a coral reef monitoring program in the State of Yap, Federated States of Micronesia : a final progress report to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Coral Reef Conservation Program, Fisheries Habitat Conservation Program Office
This project seeks to establish a long term coral monitoring program in Yap State which yields data beneficial to the assessment of reef health' over time. These data will provide the information necessary to initiate a public education and awareness prog...
ResourceFinal report, NOAA International Coral Reef conservation Program grant no. NA03NOS4630223, testing indicators of MPA management effectiveness in Kosrae, FSM
The island of Kosrae in the Federated States of Micronesia is among the least developed of the U.S. Territories and Freely Associated States. Approximately 7700 people live on Kosrae, which is 42 square miles in area. Many Kosraeans are reliant on the oce...
ResourceApplication of the WCPA-Marine/WWF Guidebook on evaluating effective management in MPAs. Lenger Island a demonstration case
Presents to MPA managers and practitioners a case study of Lenger Island Marine Protected Area, Pohnpei Island, Federated States of Micronesia, to demonstrate how to apply the book, "How is your MPA doing? A guidebook of natural and social indicators for ...
ResourceEnhancing MPA effectiveness : identification and assessment of reproductively active serranid movement and fishery vulnerability
The project aims to investigate the effectiveness of an existing (fish) spawning aggregation site (FSA)-based MPA in protecting reproductively active fishes and provide recommendations from findings for enhancing design and the design of future FSA-based ...
ResourceNOAA 2011 Final Report
Pohnpei Coral Reef Monitoring (CRM) team completed another round of monitoring using a refined Long Swim or Timed Swim monitoring protocol as recommended by our partners from the University of Guam (UOG) to survey large reef food fish. Adopted by CRM team...
ResourceSem-Pasifika socio-economic survey : Metipw community Madolenihmw Pohnpei FSM
SEM-Pasifika is a set of community-based socioeconomic monitoring guidelines developed specifically for coastal managers in Pacific island countries. Beginning in 2008, several SEM-Pasifika trainings have been carried out across Micronesia. Assessments ha...
ResourceMCT-NOAA Cooperative Agreement Final Report
The Micronesia Conservation Trust (MCT) is pleased to provide its final progress report describing efforts achieved under this Cooperative Agreement (CA) for “Expanding Science-to-Management Frameworks for Coral Reef Ecosystems Across Micronesia” that was...
ResourcePohnpei coastal resource atlas / prepared for the US Army Corps of Engineers, Pacific Ocean Division by Manoa Mapworks.
ResourceHuman impacts on coral reefs : facts and recommendations = Impacts des activites humaines sur les recifs coralliens : connaissances et recommandations / edited by Bernard Salvat.
ResourceKosrae coastal resource atlas / prepared for the US Army Corps of Engineers, Pacific Ocean Division by Manoa Mapworks.
ResourceRecent advances in lagoon-based farming practices for eight species of commercially valuable hard and soft corals : a technical report / Simon Ellis, Eileen Ellis.
Reports on research into coral farming practices in Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia.
ResourceProceedings, fourth Indo-Pacific Fish Conference : Bangkok, Thailand, 28 November-4 December, 1993, systematics and evolution of Indo-Pacific fishes.
ResourcePohnpei State, FSM Fisheries Symposium October 23-27, 2017
"Pohnpei State has seen alarming decline in its coastal fisheries over the last 15 plus years as scientist studying the Coast Fisheries of Pohnpei State such as Dr. Kevin Rohdes and others will attest to. Even over the last 15 years communities and partne...
ResourceUsing socioeconomic assessment to support marine and coastal resource management and climate adaptation in Weloy, Yap
"The NOAA team provided conservation and natural resource management partners a socioeconomic monitoring training and technical support for a socioeconomic assessment in Weloy municipality, Yap, which included all 10 villages: Adubwee, Dugor, Kaday, Keng,...
ResourceLaolao Bay Conservation Action Plan
"Between December 2008 and January of 2009, representatives from the Division of Environmental Quality (DEQ), Coastal Resource Management (CRM), the Division of Fish and Wildlife (DFW), the Mariana Islands Nature Alliance (MINA), as well as other stakehol...
ResourceYap Manta Ray Sanctuary Conservation Action Plan
Metadata Thumbnail "This report documents the results and products of the conservation planning workshops. It is intended to be used by the Yap Manta Ray Sanctuary Team as a reference for the development of the management plan for the sanctuary. The report is organized arou...
ResourceAwane Marine Park Conservation Action Plan: Lelu, Kosrae
Metadata Thumbnail "This report documents the results and products of the conservation planning workshops. It is intended to be used by the Kosrae State, Lelu Municipality and Resource Management Council (RMC) as a reference for the development of the management plan for th...
ResourceAdapting to a Changing Climate Workshop: Yap, Federated States of Micronesia
Metadata Thumbnail "This workshop report covers the April 2-6, 2012 training programlaunched by the Micronesia Conservation Trust (MCT) and its Micronesia Challenge partners in Yap, Federated States of Micronesia on the use of new tools to support community-based climate ad...
ResourceJournal of Micronesian Fishing, Special Edition
A special edition of The Journal of Micronesian Fishing, funded by a European Union grant. Contents: Page 3: Editor's perspective: Partnering to meet the Micronesia Challenge, moving toward conservation; Page 4: Nimpal Channel marine conservation area; Pa...
ResourceImproved resource monitoring to support community-based marine protected area planning on Yap, Federated States of Micronesia
"Common challenges for coral-reef conservation across Micronesia include understanding the spatial distribution of marine resources so that areas of significance can be identified; as well as translating complex ecological knowledge into rational insight....
ResourceThe shallow-water echinoderms of Yap. Results of a survey performed 27 July to 9 August 2007, including a stock assessment of commercially valuable species
"Yap has an abundance of commercially valuable species of holothuroids (sea cucumbers) and is currently being targeted by at least three foreign buyers of the processed product, beche-de-mer. The Yap State government has realized the danger of overharvest...
ResourceWKS Protected Area. Five year management plan (2015 - 2020). Draft version
Metadata Thumbnail "The Communities of Woun Kepin Soamwoai with CSP and OneReef undertook this task of developing a resource management plan for the Woun Kepin Soamwoai MPA with guidance from the PIMPAC Management Planning Guide. This plan is possible by the blessings of ou...
ResourceSapwtik Marine Protected Area. Lenger Community five year management plan (2015 - 2020). Draft version
Metadata Thumbnail "The Community of Lenger with CSP, PIMPAC and OneReef undertook this task of developing a resource management plan for the Sapwtik MPA with guidance from the PIMPAC Management Planning Guide. This plan is made possible with the blessings of our community,...
ResourceDepehk/Takaiou Marine Protected Area. Five year management plan (2015 - 2020). Draft version
Metadata Thumbnail "The Communities of Depehk and Takaiou with CSP and OneReef undertook this task of developing a resource management plan for the Depehk and Takaiou MPA with guidance from the PIMPAC Management Planning Guide. This plan is made possible by the unanimous bl...
ResourcePohnpei FSM, Conservation Enforcement Training of Trainers And Annual MPA Cross site Gathering Sept. 27-Oct. 10, 2019
"Pohnpei in the Federated States of Micronesia has established a network of protected areas and annually the Conservation Society of Pohnpei (CSP) with other local partners facilitate a gathering of the local communities that manage these protected areas ...