12. MAHALO Guidebook Design: Workshop Sponsors: Guidebook Funders: A special thank you to all our contributors and to all of you for your participation.
13. Making A Difference An Action Guide to Marine Conservation in Hawai ̒ i What to do and Who to Call Concerning Ocean Issues One Year Anniversary
20. DOCARE ENFORCEMENT The Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement (DOCARE) is the state agency responsible for enforcement activities of the Hawai‘i Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR). The division, with full police powers, enforces all state laws and rules involving state lands, state parks, historical sites, forest reserves, aquatic life and wildlife areas, coastal zones, conservation districts, and state shores, as well as county ordinances involving county parks. Their mission is to promote the safe and responsible use of Hawai‘i’s natural resources. Division of Conservation & Resources Enforcement (DOCARE) Statewide Hotline (808) 643-DLNR (3567) O‘ahu (808) 587-0077 Maui (808) 873-3990 Hawai‘i Island Capt Cook: (808) 323-3141 Kona: (808) 327-4961 Hilo: (808) 974-6208 Kaua‘i (808) 274-3521 La-na‘i (808) 565-7916 Moloka‘i (808) 553-5190
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22. SCUBA DIVING & SNORKELING GUIDELINES Holland and Meyer, 2009
30. Maintain a distance of at least 150 feet NOAA Fisheries 24-hour Marine Mammal Stranding Hotline: 1-888-256-9840 Nicole Davis: 808-292-2372 Include date, time, location, size, & any other information available
36. LAND BASED POLLUTION & WATER QUALITY Robin Knox Water Quality Consulting, Inc. Aquanimity Now! UH Botany
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39. Clean Water Act Goals Goals of Clean Water Act Eliminate discharges of pollution Financial assistance to POTW No toxic discharges Protect fish & wildlife, water recreation Area-wide treatment plans Research & development Control nonpoint source pollution NPDES Water quality standards Continuing Planning Process Polluted runoff control
40. GROUNDWATER WATERSHED Land cover Natural processes Human activity Pollutant sources Transport Fate CONTINUING PLANNING PROCESS Water Quality Management Plans (Basin Plans, Areawide Plans, Facility Plans) WATER QUALITY ASSESSMENT Integrated report (2 yr) COMPREHENSIVE MONITORING STRATEGY CORE BEACH BIO TMDL PRC COMPLIANCE REGULATIONS WQS - Water Quality Standards (3 yr) Wastewater Discharge Regulations TMDL Polluted Runoff Control NPDES Permits (5 yr) Enforcement
53. Bleaching: loss of symbiotic algae within coral tissue leads to reduced growth, reproduction and sometimes death 1998 world-wide mass bleaching 16% of world’s reefs lost
54. GBR- 3 major COTS outbreaks in the past 40 years
55. Sept 1969-Nov 1970 Outbreak of COTS off Molokai 20,000 animals Branham et al. 1971. Science 172(3988):1155-1157
56. Maui’s Kihei coast lost potential revenue $20 million Oahu Smothering corals
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58. Coral disease in Hawaii 17 disease states widespread low prevalence Montipora multi-focal TLS Montipora dark band Por trematodiasis Poc white-band disease Acrop white syndrome Acrop growth anomalies Porites growth anomalies
59. Climate Change + increasing anthropogenic stressors Reefs at risk
72. MAHALO Guidebook Design: Workshop Sponsors: Guidebook Funders: A special thank you to all our contributors and to all of you for your participation.
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Fish-Friendly Business Alliance; includes over 30 members statewide. Online business directory http://www.coral.org/fishfriendly Members comprised of commercial diving and snorkeling-related businesses . Collaborative effort between the State of Hawaii Division of Aquatic Resources, Project S.E.A.-Link, and the Coral Reef Alliance (CORAL). Outreach efforts focused on both the consumer and the supplier. Campaign began in fall 2006 Postcards that local residents and visitors fill out , writing to companies that promote fish-feeding. Boss Frog’s Dive and Surf on Maui first company to change its business practices and sign on to the campaign. “ Fish-Friendly Establishment” decal designed for companies who sign on to the company to raise customer awareness and publicly designate their responsible practices. Supported by the state of Hawaii’s Recreational Impacts to Reefs Local Action Strategy feeding fish can result in a decrease in natural grazing behavior, which in turn could promote a cascade of negative ecological effects upon marine communities. If these impacts to the reef were not enough to discourage snorkelers from fish feeding, this practice can also promote behavioral changes in local fishes. At the Honolua Bay education station coordinated by Project S.E.A.-Link, cases of fish bites continue to be documented, as snorkelers encounter aggressive and habituated fishes. Any business participating in this campaign will be added to the online director and receive a fish-friendly establishment decal and a CD of educational materials. For more information about the Take a Bite Out of Fish Feeding Campaign, FishFeedingAwareness@gmail.com
Fish-Friendly Business Alliance; includes over 30 members statewide. Online business directory http://www.coral.org/fishfriendly Members comprised of commercial diving and snorkeling-related businesses . Collaborative effort between the State of Hawaii Division of Aquatic Resources, Project S.E.A.-Link, and the Coral Reef Alliance (CORAL). Outreach efforts focused on both the consumer and the supplier. Campaign began in fall 2006 Postcards that local residents and visitors fill out , writing to companies that promote fish-feeding. Boss Frog’s Dive and Surf on Maui first company to change its business practices and sign on to the campaign. “ Fish-Friendly Establishment” decal designed for companies who sign on to the company to raise customer awareness and publicly designate their responsible practices. Supported by the state of Hawaii’s Recreational Impacts to Reefs Local Action Strategy feeding fish can result in a decrease in natural grazing behavior, which in turn could promote a cascade of negative ecological effects upon marine communities. If these impacts to the reef were not enough to discourage snorkelers from fish feeding, this practice can also promote behavioral changes in local fishes. At the Honolua Bay education station coordinated by Project S.E.A.-Link, cases of fish bites continue to be documented, as snorkelers encounter aggressive and habituated fishes. Any business participating in this campaign will be added to the online director and receive a fish-friendly establishment decal and a CD of educational materials. For more information about the Take a Bite Out of Fish Feeding Campaign, FishFeedingAwareness@gmail.com
The Federal Water Pollution Control Act as amended (1972) is commonly referred to as the Clean Water Act (CWA). Many of the provisions of the Clean Water Act have resulted in programs designed to manage water quality. Often people equate water quality to water chemistry. If we look at the objectives of the Clean Water Act, we see that there are many variables and factors in addition to water chemistry that must be considered to protect the integrity of the water resource. Water quality includes physical, biological, and chemical data.
The Clean Water Act came about because people were unhappy with the impacts of polluted water. Fisheries were dying, it was not safe to swim in many waterbodies and a river actually caught on fire. The main goal of the Clean Water Act is “fishable swimmable” waters.
How is pollution controlled? Clean Water Act goals are implemented through water quality management and planning, discharge permit conditions, nonpoint source pollution control..
This diagram depicts the Water Quality Management (WQM) activities that the state conducts under the CWA programs, and how they are connected with each other. In the foreground, the lighter shaded areas identify the water quality management and planning process. The CWA requires a Continuing Planning Process (CPP) . Water Quality Standards (WQS) are the state’s goals for individual waterbodies and provide the basis for control decisions. Water Quality Monitoring activities provide the chemical , physical, and biological data needed to determine the quality of water and identify sources of pollutants. The primary assessment of water quality is the 305(b) report. This report and other assessments are used in the state’s WQM plans to identify priority water quality problems. The plans recommend control measures to attain the water quality goals. The control measures are implemented through issuing permits, funding of publicly-owned treatment works (POTW), instituting best management practices for nonpoint sources, and other means. This planning process is both reiterative and dynamic, in which requirements and emphasis can vary over time.
called designated uses , that stem from this goal. A designated use provides a way to cut through the complexity of all the factors and variables by getting to the bottom line question , “ Is the use supported? Can I fish or swim in these waters?”
IN 2002 CRTF identified six major threats to coral reefs and requested that each US jurisdiction develop LAS to address each of the priority threats. There are many threats to Hawaii’s reefs and we are focusing on 6 key threats with support from the US Coral Reef Task Force.
Large areas of reef Not enough scientists and managers
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