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Being an eco-friendly diver

Environmentally conscious diving starts with education. Learn proper diving techniques so you can experience the thrills of exploring a new world without damaging coral reefs and other sea life.

While scuba diving is an inherently eco-friendly sport, there are many steps you can take to protect the reef and its inhabitants. Learn how to protect and maintain this priceless resource.

From Quick Guide: Info on Eco Tours

Instruction

Step 1. Make sure you have a low diving profile. Ensure that all of your equipment is secured and as close to you as possible. Invent in an octopus clip. Secure your octopus before you ever jump in the water. This will keep your equipment from dragging and damaging the reef.

Step 2. Do not touch the coral. You can undo hundreds of years of growth in a second.

Step 3. Do not molest the sea life. Look, but don’t touch.

Step 4. If you see any trash, such as plastic bags, bottles or cans, pick it up and put it in your BC pocket(s). Throw it in the garbage once you get back on the dive boat.

Step 5. By being a good example to other divers, you are teaching others to be green. Keep up the good work!

Above all, get involved! Volunteer for a fish count, collect dolphin behavioral information or join in an underwater cleanup. Search the Internet for “eco-friendly scuba vacations” and find amazing opportunities to make a difference.

Wilkinson, Clive R., ed. ; Souter, David, ed. ; Goldberg, Jeremy, ed.

Australian Institute of Marine Science, AIMS ; Australia, AusAID ; Convention on Biological Diversity, Secretariat ; Coral Reef Degradation in the Indian Ocean (CORDIO) ; Cooperative Research Centre for the Great Barrier Reef (CRC Reef) ; Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network ; International Coral Reef Initiative Secretariat, GB ; International Coral Reef Action Network (ICRAN) ; IOC ; Unesco ; IUCN ; Japan, Ministry of the Environment ; United States, NOAA ; Reefbase ; Reef Check, US ; UNEP ; United States, Dept. of State ; World Bank ; WorldFish Center ; WWF

The tsunamis of Sunday 26 December 2004 struck without apparent warning on a clear day. Not only was there a devastating loss of life, but coastal resources and infrastructure in the Indian Ocean suffered massive destruction as well. This book focuses on the impacts on the natural coastal resources, especially the coral reefs and associated ecosystems, and the responses by the international community. It compiles and summarises many reports and reef damage assessments into a single volume and makes the findings, especially the recommendations, available for decisions makers and people of the region.

Townsville, AU : AIMS, 2006. vi, 154p. : ill., maps.

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Pet, J.S., P. J. Mous, A. H. Muljadi, Y. J. Sadovy and L. Squire (2005)

We identify fishery management implications from a long-term monitoring program focusing on spawning aggregations of high valued reef fish in Komodo National Park (KNP), Eastern Indonesia. Management objectives of KNP are not only to protect biodiversity, but also to conserve spawning stocks of high-valued commercial species for the replenishment of surrounding fishing grounds. We monitored two sites twice monthly over five years for two species of grouper, Epinephelus fuscoguttatus and Plectropomus areolatus. One site had an aggregation of both E. fuscoguttatus and P. areolatus, whereas the other site contained an aggregation of P. areolatus only. Over the five years monitoring period, aggregations typically formed during each full moon between September and February. Additionally, P. areolatus occasionally aggregated during new moons between April and July. We observed spawning only once, but because formation of aggregations were correlated to a higher incidence of behavior and signs indicative of reproduction and because most fish present were adults, it is likely that the formation of aggregations was associated with spawning. Over the five years monitoring period there was a reduction in mean fish size of up to 8 cm for P. areolatus, and a reduction in numbers of aggregating E. fuscoguttatus. Despite limited protection initiated in 2001, both sites are still heavily fished by local artisanal fishers. Because the observed reductions in size and in numbers could be caused by fishing pressure, managers should follow the precautionary principle by putting additional protective management in place. Since both species are relatively long-lived, at least five years of continued monitoring may be necessary to determine the outcome of management intervention. The variability in timing of aggregation in respect to season and moon phase in P. areolatus indicates that long-term monitoring must cover the entire year and both moon phases.

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