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The Helen Reef Resource The Helen Reef Resource Management Project Management Project

Presentation by: Wayne Andrew

Northern Islands

1:1200000 Peleliu Anguar Koror Kayangel Babeldaob Babeldaob Kayangel Koror Anguar Peleliu Pulo Anna Fanna Merir Dongosaro Hatohobei Helen Reef

Republic of Palau

Helen Island

Helen Reef

~600km

65km

Map Indicating the Location of Hatohobei Island and Helen Reef Relative to Main Palau Islands

Goals for the future:

• 1. Abundance of Resources
• 2. Healthy Environment
• 3. Good Management

Problems/Challenges:

• 1. Enforcement (lack of); Sovereignty

(lack of)

• 2. Lack of Training (education)
• 3. Lack of Funds
• 4. Community Support/Cooperation
• 5. Poor Communication

Actions:

• 1. Look for funds for

activities

• 2. Increase enforcement

capacity/activity

• 3. Promote community

awareness and involvemen

• 4. Develop a long-term

management plan

• 5. Develop useful

partnerships

Table of Preliminary Conceptual Modeling Process Regarding Hatohobei State Marine Resources Atoll Way; September 1, 2000 Actions: Problems/Challenges: Goals for the future:

• 1. Look for funds for

activities

• 1. Enforcement (lack of); Sovereignty

(lack of)

• 1. Abundance of Resources
• 2. Increase enforcement

capacity/activity

• 2. Lack of Training (education)
• 2. Healthy Environment
• 3. Promote community

awareness and involvement 3. Lack of Funds

• 3. Good Management
• 4. Develop a long-term

management plan

• 4. Community Support/Cooperation
• 5. Develop useful

partnerships

• 5. Poor Communication

Illegal Fisherman

Destructive Fishery Practices

Strategies for Addressing the Situation

• Partnership between Hatohobei State

Government and CCN

• Comprehensive survey of biodiversity and

marine resources in 1998 and 2000

• Creation of a base map for future GIS

mapping and information management

• Helen Reef Action Committee
• Developing relationships with resource

management-related entities in Palau

– PCS, TNC, MAREPAC, PICRC, CRRF, Bureau of Lands and Surveys, the Division of Marine Resources, the Division of Maritime Enforcement, the Ministry of Justice

Strategies for Addressing the Situation

• Training of Hatohobeians at various levels

– SCUBA diving, resource monitoring, and data recording, computer skills, communications, and regional conference participation.

• Participation in the wider regional and

national Locally Managed Marine Area (LMMA) network.

Strategies for Addressing the Situation

• Consideration of sustainable financing

mechanisms

• Development by the State Legislature of the

Helen Reef Management Act (Bill No. 5- 1R-04,D2), which formally establishes the Helen Reef Conservation Area

Strategies for Addressing the Situation

Achievements 2001-2002

• 2001 - Significant outside funding
• Jul 2001 - Four new staff members hired as
• fficers-in-training
• Sep 2001 - Graduation from 8th Palau

National Police Academy

• Jan/Feb 2002 - Marine Law Enforcement

Conservation Officer Course

• Mar 2002 - Sworn in as State Conservation

Law Enforcement Officers by the Governor

• May 2002 - Entered into three-way MoU with

MoJ and HSG for enforcement

• f National Law

Achievements 2001-2002

• Mar/Apr 2002 - Joint patrol training with

Division of Marine Law Enforcement

• Jun 2002 - Hired additional Conservation

Officer Robinson Richard

• Dec 01-Aug 02 - Semi-

regular patrols to Helen Reef lasting from 10 to 28 days

Achievements 2001-2002

• Aug 2002 - Construction of Helen Reef

Station

Achievements 2001-2002

2004-2005 Achievements

• Hiring of additional Conservation Officer to

a total of Six

• Completed Enforcement SOP
• Joint Training with National Patrol Boat

2004-2005 Achievements

Installation of a 64 nautical miles range radar.

• May / Jun 02-

Training in SCUBA diving

Achievements 2001-2002

Zzzzzzz

You want us to do what?? Hey, Rosania, wait for me!

• May 2002 onwards
• Reef resource

monitoring training

Achievements 2001-2002

• Oct 2002 - First independent reef survey

Back to Achievements 2001-2002

2004-2005 Achievements

• Second Community Independent Survey
• Results reported to community

2004-2005 Achievements

• Sample Results from

Surveys

2003 to 2004 Turtle Nesting Graph

20 40 60 80 J a n u a r y M a r c h M a y J u l y S e p t e m b e r N

• v

e m b e r J a n u a r y M a r c h M a y J u l y S e p t e m b e r N

• v

e m b e r Months Number of Nests Series1

2004-2005 Achievements

• Cont…

Year Number of Bump head Parrot Fish per 8000 m2 2000 4.6 2002 17.6 2004 24.5

2005 Achievements

• Initiation of work on Helen Reef

Management Plan

The Future Challenges

• Management Plan (Zoning, Science, and

resource use)

• Sustainable Financing and Cost Sharing
• Co-management Arrangements
• Adaptive management and Learning over

time.

Thank You!!!