e86233df-a477-4776-8e30-6c541fb41e5f 616e9271-ec06-4df4-99b7-d85a13d841db https://ipt.sprep.org/resource?r=spc_procfish_invertebrates_tonga_2002_2006 SPC PROCFish/C Invertebrates Observations Tonga 2002 to 2006 Kim Friedman The Pacific Community Senior Reef Fisheries Scientist
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Kalo Pakoa The Pacific Community Reef Fisheries Officer
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Emmanuel Tardy The Pacific Community Reef Fisheries Officer
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Ferral Lasi The Pacific Community Reef Fisheries Officer
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Franck Magron The Pacific Community Coastal Fisheries Information and Database Manager
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Tuikolongahau Halafihi Ministry of Fisheries Chief Executive Officer
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2018-08-23 eng Marine invertebrate species of commercial interest observed in Tonga during the PROCFish/C surveys (2002 to 2006) in Tongatapu with a mix of survey methods (manta tow, reef benthos transects, and day and night searches) Occurrence GBIF Dataset Type Vocabulary: http://rs.gbif.org/vocabulary/gbif/dataset_type.xml Observation GBIF Dataset Subtype Vocabulary: http://rs.gbif.org/vocabulary/gbif/dataset_subtype.xml SPC PROCFish/C CoFish Marine invertebrates n/a This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC-BY-NC) 4.0 License. Tongatapu -175.333 -174.998 -21.021 -21.138 2002-08-06 2006-09-08 Acanthaster planci Actinopyga echinites Actinopyga lecanora Actinopyga mauritiana Actinopyga miliaris Anadara antiquata Anadara sp. Archaster typicus Arestorides argus Astralium sp. Atrina sp. Bohadschia argus Bohadschia marmorata Bohadschia vitiensis Bulla ampulla Calappa hepatica Canarium mutabile Cassiopea andromeda Cassiopea sp. Cerithium nodulosum Chama sp. Chicoreus ramosus Choriaster granulatus Conomurex luhuanus Conus leopardus Conus quercinus Conus sp. Cryptoplax sp. Culcita novaeguineae Cymatium sp. Cypraea sp. Cypraea tigris Diadema sp. Dolabella auricularia Drupa morum Echinometra mathaei Echinothrix diadema Filifusus filamentosus Fragum fragum Gibberulus gibberulus gibbosus Heterocentrotus mamillatus Holothuria atra Holothuria coluber Holothuria edulis Holothuria fuscogilva Holothuria fuscopunctata Holothuria lessoni Holothuria leucospilota Holothuria nobilis Holothuria scabra versicolor Hyotissa sp. Lambis crocata Lambis lambis Lambis truncata Latirolagena smaragdulus Linckia laevigata Mammilla melanostoma Mitra mitra Modiolus sp. Monetaria annulus Monetaria caputserpentis Monetaria moneta Nassarius sp. Panulirus sp. Periglypta reticulata Pinctada margaritifera Pinna bicolor Pinna sp. Pitar sp. Polinices sp. Protoreaster nodosus Quidnipagus palatam Scutarcopagia scobinata Spondylus sp. Stichodactyla sp. Stichopus chloronotus Stichopus hermanni Strombus sp. Synapta sp. Tectus niloticus Tectus pyramis Thais sp. Thelenota ananas Thelenota anax Toxopneustes pileolus Tridacna maxima Tridacna squamosa Tripneustes gratilla Trochus maculatus Trochus sp. Turbo argyrostomus Turbo chrysostomus Turbo crassus Turbo setosus Vasum turbinellus asNeeded Franck Magron The Pacific Community Coastal Fisheries Information and Database Manager
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Multiple observations for the same species aggregated by replicate. For replicates with a start and end positions (manta tow), the position provided is the middle point. Tongatapu Diversity and abundance of invertebrate species were determined using a range of survey techniques, including broad-scale assessment (using the manta-tow technique) and finer-scale assessment of specific reef and benthic habitats. Broad-scale assessments were used to record large sedentary invertebrates; transects were 300 m long × 2 m wide, across inshore, midshore and more exposed oceanic habitats. Fine-scale assessments were conducted in target areas (areas with naturally higher abundance and/or the most suitable habitat) to specifically describe resource status. Fine-scale assessments were conducted of both reef (hard-bottom) and sandy (soft-bottom) areas to assess the range, size, and condition of invertebrate species present and to determine the nature and condition of the habitat with greater accuracy. These assessments were conducted using 40 m transects (1 m wide swathe, six replicates per station) recording most epi-benthic resources (those living on the bottom) and potential indicator species. For trochus and bêche-de-mer fisheries, searches to assess aggregations were made in the surf zone along exposed reef edges. On occasion, when time and conditions allowed, dives to 25–35 m were made to determine the availability of deeper-water sea cucumber populations. Night searches were conducted on inshore reefs to assess nocturnal sea cucumber species See http://purl.org/spc/digilib/doc/pfj5w Stations without positions have been excluded. Surveys targeting specific resources (trochus/sea cucumber) are excluded from this dataset Pacific Regional Oceanic and Coastal Fisheries Development Programme (PROCFish/C) Kim Friedman kim-friedman-32a0b859 principalInvestigator Franck Magron franck-magron-43b0983a curator The Pacific Regional Coastal Fisheries Development Programme (CoFish) and its associated programme PROCFish/C (the coastal component of the Pacific Regional Oceanic and Coastal Fisheries Development Programme) conducted fieldwork in 63 sites across 17 Pacific Island countries and territories over a seven-year period from 2002 to 2009. Funded by the European Union for the implementation of the Pacific Regional Coastal Fisheries Development Programme (CoFish), which ran from 1 May 2004 to 31 December 2009 under funding from the ninth European Development Fund (EDF 9), and the coastal component of the Pacific Regional Oceanic and Coastal Fisheries Development Programme (PROCFish/C), which ran from 1 March 2002 to 28 February 2009 under funding from the eighth European Development Fund (EDF 8). Data prepared and published under project "Capacity building and data mobilization for conservation and decision making in the South Pacific" - BID-PA2016-0002-REG The aim of the survey work was to provide baseline information on the status of reef fisheries, and to help fill the massive information gap that hinders the effective management of reef fisheries.
2018-06-11T09:36:36.715+00:00 dataset Friedman K, Pakoa K, Tardy E, Lasi F (2018): SPC PROCFish/C Invertebrates Observations Tonga 2002 to 2006. v1.2. The Pacific Community (SPC). Dataset/Occurrence. https://ipt.sprep.org/resource?r=spc_procfish_invertebrates_tonga_2002_2006&v=1.2 Friedman K.J., Pinca S., Boblin P., Magron F., Vunisea A., Labrosse P., Chapman L.B., Kronen M. 2009. Tonga country report: profiles and results from survey work at Ha'atafu, Manuka, Koulo and Lofanga (November and December 2001; March to June 2002; April to June, September and October 2008). Pacific Regional Oceanic and Coastal Fisheries Development Programme (PROCFish/C/CoFish). Noumea, New Caledonia: Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC). xxxii, 369 p. Pakoa K., Friedman K., Moore B., Tardy E., Bertram I. 2014. Assessing Tropical Marine Invertebrates: a manual for Pacific island resource managers. Noumea, New Caledonia: Secretariat of the Pacific Community. 118 p. https://ipt.sprep.org/logo.do?r=spc_procfish_invertebrates_wallis_and_futuna_2005 616e9271-ec06-4df4-99b7-d85a13d841db/v1.2.xml