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LESSONS LEARNED FROM A COMMUNITY- BASED MPA NETWORK IN HAWAII BASED MPA NETWORK IN HAWAII Brian Tissot, Washington State University, Vancouver, WA West Hawai`i Aquarium Project Major Investigators: Major Investigators: Bill Walsh, Hawaii

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LESSONS LEARNED FROM A COMMUNITY- BASED MPA NETWORK IN HAWAII BASED MPA NETWORK IN HAWAII

Brian Tissot, Washington State University, Vancouver, WA

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West Hawai`i Aquarium Project

Major Investigators: Major Investigators: Bill Walsh, Hawai’i Division of Aquatic Resources Brian Tissot, Washington State University Vancouver Sara Peck, UH Sea Grant Extension Service Sara Peck, UH Sea Grant Extension Service West Hawaii Fisheries Council, Kailua-Kona, HI Ivor Williams, Hawai’i Division of Aquatic Resources Student Divers: Delisse Ortiz, Jonathan Hultquist, Kathy Greenwood, Mark Albins, Paul Clark, Steve Cotton, Jeff Elba, Karen Geisler, Ranya Henson, Jackie Holbrook, Shaun Norris, Daniel Okumura, Kara Osada, Kim Page, Greg Polloi, Linda Preskitt, Noelani Puniwai, Dan VanRavensway, Todd Wass, Lisa Wedding, Darla White, Rachael Younger, Brian Zyglicynski + many others Others: Others: Bob Nishimoto, Brent Carmen, Pete Hendricks, Hawai’i Division of Aquatic Resources Leon Hallacher, University of Hawai’i Hilo

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Lessons Learned

1. Engaged Community & Legislature
1. Engaged Community & Legislature

Need top-down & bottom-up support 2 St N t l & S i l S i

2. Strong Natural & Social Science
Cooperative research program
3. MPA Network Effectiveness

Spillover & Connectivity Spillover & Connectivity Connections to fishery

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Conflict over aquarium fish

Shared resources:

Conflict over aquarium fish

Shared resources:

– Harvest vs. view fish – Clash over perceived decline Clash over perceived decline

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Community Engagement Community Engagement

1978: Tropical reef fish conference 1987 I f l t 1987: Informal agreements 1991: Kona Coast Fishery Management Areas 1996: West Hawaii Reef Working Group 1996: West Hawaii Reef Working Group 1997: Lost Fish Coalition

Tissot & Hallacher, 2003, Conservation Biology, 17(6): 1759-1768

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Legislative support

Act 306: West Hawai`i Regional Fisheries Management Area

Legislative support

1. Designate > 30% of coast as MPAs 2 Involve community in co management 2. Involve community in co-management 3. Evaluate effectiveness

West Hawai’i Aquarium Project West Hawai’i Fisheries Council West Hawai i Aquarium Project West Hawai i Fisheries Council

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Fishery Replenishment Areas (FRAs) Areas (FRAs)

Prohibit aquarium fish collecting Closed Dec 31 1999

1. North Kohala (20 km2)

2 Puako (51)

Closed Dec. 31, 1999

2. Puako (51)
3. Ka`upulehu (45)
4. Honokohau (3.8)
5. Kailua-Kona (41)
6. Red Hill (2.5)
7. Honaunau (15)
7. Honaunau (15)
8. Ho`okena (5.8)
9. Miloli`i (3.9)

35% of West Hawai’i coast (0-200 m)

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Monitoring Program Monitoring Program

1. Ten years: 1 yr baseline, 9-yrs closure 2. Funded by NOAA through Hawai`i Coral Reef Initiative Research Program and Hawai`i DAR 3. Mandate through Act 306 g 4. Cooperative research program

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Rigorous BACI Design

collecting

Control

Observational design block

+ collecting

Open

FRA

+ collecting

collecting

Repeated measure BACI design:

Among treatments (C-FRA, C-O)
Before vs. After
Among locations

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Ten Years of Monitoring

control

FRA

23 study sites - established pre-FRA (1999)

4-6 surveys per year
Every 5 years for corals & habitat

Fish categorized into life stages:

Ad lt J il R it Adult Juvenile Recruit

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Yellow Tang Replenishment

ty (#/100

an Densit

Mea

10 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2005 2004 2006 2007 2008

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Yellow Tang Replenishment

ty (#/100

an Densit

Mea

10 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2005 2004 2006 2007 2008

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Yellow Tang Replenishment

ty (#/100

an Densit

Mea

YOY

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2005 2004 2006 2007 2008

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Yellow Tang Replenishment

ty (#/100

an Densit

Mea

10 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2005 2004 2006 2007 2008

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Yellow Tang Replenishment

ty (#/100

an Densit

Mea

10 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2005 2004 2006 2007 2008

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Evidence for Adult Spillover

Williams et al. 2009, Biol. Conserv.

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Genetic Connectivity

1071 adults & recruits
11 loci
11 loci
Parentage analysis
Four adult offspring
Four adult-offspring

pairs

Christy, Hixon, et al, manuscript

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Genetic Connectivity

1071 adults & recruits
11 loci
11 loci
Parentage analysis
Four adult offspring
Four adult-offspring

pairs

Christy, Hixon, et al, manuscript

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Productive Fishery

Walsh et al., 2004; Williams et al., 2009

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Improved Economics & Reduced Conflict

Fisher Survey of MPA Effects: (n=21)

Change in Socio-Economic Status: 45% -- Better or Much Better 45% Unchanged 45% -- Unchanged 5% -- Worse or Much Worse Conflict with others: 34% -- Better or Much Better 46% -- Unchanged 20% -- Worst

Todd Stevenson

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Lessons Learned

1. Engaged Community & Legislature
1. Engaged Community & Legislature

Need top-down & bottom-up support 2 St N t l & S i l S i

2. Strong Natural & Social Science
Cooperative research program
3. MPA Network Effectiveness