Stock assessment surveys of marine preserves and control sites
Gutierrez JT. 2000. Stock assessment surveys of marine preserves and control sites. Territory of Guam DAWR. Guam
During FY00, the collection of baseline data was completed at the Achang Reef Flat Preserve. Strip transects, 50m x 5m, were laid out on the fore reef slope of the preserve. Transects on the fore reef slope were divided into 20, 30, 40, and 50 ft. depth habitats. Two divers, one on each side of the tape, moved along transects recording the number and sizes of important food fishes, butterflyfishes (Chaetodontidae), and visually obvious fishes. Thirty-minute interval counts were conducted on the fore reef slope of the preserve. Interval counts on the fore reef slope were divided into the above-mentioned habitat types.
- Type
- Unpublished Report
- Authors
- Gutierrez, Jay
- Date of Issue
- 2000
- Publisher
- Territory of Guam DAWR
- Units
- WAPA
- Keywords
- Absence (Biodiversity), Abundance (Biodiversity), Animal Studies, Distribution (Biodiversity), Fisheries Management, Guam, marine preserves, Observations, Presence (Biodiversity)