Niue sustainable coastal fisheries pilot project: Community-based monitoring

Abstract

Generally, the introduction to community monitoring commenced with a brief presentation of the concepts and use of monitoring data (see Appendix 3 for an outline of the presentation material), which led into the proposed methods that would be used in the demonstration in the pilot villages, focusing on the target species of concern that have been already identified through prior consultation. Apart from reef fish species of concern, most of the focus was on reef flat invertebrates and seaweeds from this habitat. Many opportunities were available for additional discussion on species of concern, and some additional species of interest were raised during the visit.