Comprehensive Watershed Management Plan for the Manell-Geus watersheds on Guam
This project will develop a comprehensive Watershed Management Plan (WMP) for the Manell-Geus watersheds on Guam in collaboration with local partners and stakeholders. The watershed plan will propose a series of actions to address known sources of land-ba...
Assessment of Coral Reef Fishes inside and outside of Guam's Piti Bomb Holes Marine Preserve
The Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center and partners will survey inside and outside of Piti Bomb Holes Marine Preserve during the FY21 National Coral Reef Monitoring Program cruise to the Marianas, and use those surveys along with past surveys from 2...
In 2015, NCCOS scientists characterized chemical contaminants in fish tissues and sediments in Cocos Lagoon, Guam. Very low levels of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) were detected in sediments. Fish caught around Cocos Island at the southern end of Cocos...
Measurement of Turbidity and Nutrients in Two Rivers that Drain to the Achang Reef Flat from Manell Watershed, Guam
Sedimentation has been identified as a high threat to coral reefs in the Manell-Geus Conservation Action Plan, and nutrients are highlighted in the Manell-Geus Habitat Blueprint. Jurisdictional managers have highlighted the area as being impacted by LBSP....
Implementation of Priority Watershed Projects in the Manell-Geus Watershed, Guam
The Manell-Geus watershed was identified as a priority watershed under Guam’s coral reef conservation program in 2009 and as a NOAA Habitat Blueprint Focus Area (HFA) in 2014. The watershed drains into a rich and diverse coastal area that supports cultura...
Creating capacity for construction industry erosion control training
The project will use an existing coral program contract mechanism with Horsley-Witten, which has successfully hosted erosion control workshops on Guam in 2012 and also developed island-specific erosion control materials including a popular Guam field guid...
Development and application of an integrated coral reef ecosystem model for management strategy evaluation
Need & Problems addressed: There is little question that declining integrity of coral reef ecosystems around Guam is eroding the ability of these systems to provide the goods and services that humans rely on. It is less clear what to do to reverse this tr...
Friends-of-Reef Guam (FOR-Guam) Community Coordination Program
FOR-Guam supports local agencies by contributing to coral reef management through community engagement. Capacity will be built among local community members, through a citizen science approach using volunteers referred to as members of FOR-Guam. A key com...
A mechanism for incorporating a spatial management credit into Sustainable Coral Reef Fisheries Management Plans
U.S. Pacific Islands coral reef fisheries managers are moving toward the development of sustainable Jurisdictional Coral Reef Fisheries Management Plans (JCR-FMPs). Local government development of such JCR-FMPs are blending management tools such as specie...
American Samoa's Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources (DMWR) and Guam's Department of Agriculture (DOA) have both committed to completing Sustainable Jurisdictional Coral Reef Fisheries Management Plans (JCR-FMPs), which will include achieving sust...
Comprehensive Watershed Management Plan for the Manell-Geus watersheds on Guam