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WORKSHOP GCRMN in the Widder Caribbean Review, improve and revitalize the network and the nodes for more effective coral reef monitoring and data management FRANCE FRANCE A. THOMASSIN Ministry in charge of Ecology Curaao. 6 8

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WORKSHOP – GCRMN in the Widder Caribbean Review, improve and revitalize the network and the nodes for more effective coral reef monitoring and data management

FRANCE FRANCE

  • A. THOMASSIN – Ministry in charge of Ecology

Curaçao. 6 – 8 August 2014

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French islands in the wider Caribbean

  • Guadeloupe
  • Martinique
  • Saint-Martin
  • Saint-Barthélémy

Overseas departments belonging to EU Under EU and national regulations Dependencies of Guadeloupe until 2007 With an autonomous status nowadays St-Martin belongs to EU but not St-Barthélémy

4 overseas collectivities : Different status of french islands in Caribbean complicate the management

  • f GCRMN at the local scale

The national level, through IFRECOR, is the best way to coordinate the different monitoring conducted at the local scale

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GCRMN in Martinique

3 different protocols:

  • 1. Expert protocol
  • Technical operator: OMMM association
  • Since: 5 sites in 2002. Gradual increase
  • f sites number. 13 sites in 2013
  • Frequency: annual
  • Data: coral species identification thanks

to video transects. Density of sea

  • urchins. BELT protocol for fish.
  • Archive: Xcel table
  • Data circulation: circulated to local

authority (DEAL) and to ICRI

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GCRMN in Martinique

3 different protocols:

  • 2. WFD protocol
  • Technical operator: private compagny

(ImpactMer)

  • Since: 15 sites since 2007
  • Frequency: variable among stations
  • Data: PIT protocol for corals and

benthic organisms abundance (algae and sessile invertebrates). Gender indentification for coral and macroalgae. Sea urchins counting. Density of juvenile and adult corals.

  • Archive: Database Quadrige² (Ifremer)
  • Data circulation: circulated to local and

national authority (DEAL, Ministry) and reporting to EU

peut-être donner quand même une idée

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GCRMN in Martinique

3 different protocols:

  • 3. ReefCheck protocol
  • Technical operator: Scuba diving

Centers

  • Since: 2009 but the network is suffering

from deficit of volonteers. No monitoring in 2013.

  • Frequency: twice a year
  • Data: Line transect for substrate (coral,

algae, sponge,...), BELT transect for fishes and mobile invertebrates

  • Archive: Xcel table and ReefCheck
  • nline database
  • Data circulation: circulated to local

authority (DEAL)

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GCRMN in Martinique

New stations to come

  • Network of new WFD sites in Fort de

France bay

  • Network of new stations inside the

Marine Reserve of Le Prêcheur

Strongest area

All the leeward coast

Weakest area

On the windward coast, due to difficult sea conditions

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GCRMN in Guadeloupe / St-Martin / St Barthélémy

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GCRMN in Guadeloupe / St-Martin / St Barthélémy

4 different protocols: 1. Expert protocol

  • Technical operator: Antilles Guyane University
  • Since: 5 sites in Guadeloupe, 2 in St-Barthélémy, began between 2002 and 2004
  • Frequency: twice a year
  • Data: same as Martinique
  • Archive: Xcel table
  • Data circulation: circulated to ICRI. No circulation to local and national authority
  • 2. MPA monitoring protocol
  • Technical operator: Local Authority (DEAL) / MPAs / Private compagny (Pareto)
  • Since: 3 sites in Guadeloupe, 3 in St-Barthélémy, 2 in St-Martin began between 2005

and 20011

  • Frequency: annual
  • Data: benthic community structure (soft and hard coral cover), macro algae cover, coral

recruitment, general state of health, coral bleaching, sea urchin density, targeted species

  • f fishes, abundance and size.
  • Archive: Xcel table and Coremo
  • Data circulation: circulated to local and national authority. No circulation to ICRI
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GCRMN in Guadeloupe / St-Martin / St Barthélémy

4 different protocols:

  • 3. ReefCheck protocol
  • Technical operator: Local Authority (DEAL), Private compagny (Pareto) and Scuba

diving centers

  • Since: 7 sites in Guadeloupe, 1 in St-Martin, began between 2007 and 2012
  • Frequency: minimum once a year
  • Data: same as Martinique
  • Archive: Xcel table and Coremo
  • Data circulation: circulated to local authority
  • 4. WFD protocol
  • Technical operator: Private compagny (Pareto)
  • Since: 8 sites in Guadeloupe, 1 in St-Martin, began in 2008
  • Frequency: on per year / depends on stations
  • Data: same as Martinique
  • Archive: Database Quadrige² (Ifremer)
  • Data circulation: circulated to local and national authority (DEAL, Ministry) and

reporting to EU

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GCRMN in Guadeloupe / St-Martin / St Barthélémy

Strongest area: heart of the

Natural Parc of Guadeloupe

Weakeast area

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  • A. BRATHWAITE

(Gvt of Barbados)

GCRMN Node coordination for the Eastern Caribbean

  • C. And Y.BOUCHON

(University of Antilles Guyane)

Country coordinator for French West Indies

MARTINIQUE

  • JP. MARECHAL (Observatoire

Martiniquais du Milieu Marin - OMMM) GUADELOUPE / St MARTIN / St BARTHELEMY

  • C. BOUCHON (University of

Antilles Guyane) Protocols

  • Expert protocol: OMMM
  • WFD: Impactmer
  • ReefCheck: Scuba

diving centers

Technical node for each french island

Protocols

  • Expert protocol: University of Antilles

Guyane

  • MPA protocol: DEAL/Pareto/MPA
  • ReefCheck: DEAL/Pareto

Focal point for each monitoring protocol

Old organisation of French GCRMN in Caribbean Old organisation of French GCRMN in Caribbean

  • F. VEDIE

(Local authority DEAL Martinique)

  • F. MAZEAS

(Local authority DEAL Guadeloupe validation validation IFRECOR (National authority) IFRECOR (National authority)

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  • A. BRATHWAITE

(Gvt of Barbados)

GCRMN Node coordination for the Eastern Caribbean

  • C. And Y.BOUCHON

(University of Antilles Guyane)

Country coordinator for French West Indies

MARTINIQUE

  • JP. MARECHAL (Observatoire

Martiniquais du Milieu Marin - OMMM) GUADELOUPE / St MARTIN / St BARTHELEMY

  • C. BOUCHON (University of

Antilles Guyane) Protocols

  • Expert protocol: OMMM
  • WFD: Impactmer
  • ReefCheck: Scuba

diving centers

Technical node for each french island

Protocols

  • Expert protocol: University of Antilles

Guyane

  • MPA protocol: DEAL/Pareto/MPA
  • ReefCheck: DEAL/Pareto

Focal point for each monitoring protocol

Old organisation of French GCRMN in Caribbean Old organisation of French GCRMN in Caribbean

  • F. VEDIE

(Local authority DEAL Martinique)

  • F. MAZEAS

(Local authority DEAL Guadeloupe validation validation IFRECOR (National authority) IFRECOR (National authority)

C U R R E N T L Y U N D E R R E V I S I O N A T N A T I O N A L L E V E L

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Strenghts and weaknesses of French GCRMN Strenghts and weaknesses of French GCRMN

Weaknesses:

  • Too many structures, leading to difficulties in data exchange and communication
  • No clear mandat defined for technical nodes and country coordinator
  • Data sent to ICRI are not always transmitted and validated by local and/or

national authorities

  • No valorisation of data collected at local level

Strenghts:

  • A well-developped network of monitoring sites
  • A good spatial distribution of sites
  • A historical perspective on data from many sites
  • Most of the protocols used in the region (WFD, ReefCheck, MPA monitoring) are

almost similar France has the willingness to revise the structure of the French network GCRMN, by officially nominating representatives in each island with clear terms of reference. This work is currently underway. A progress report will be presented at next ICRI GM29.