Barrier Removal Update #3
Site: Piti Bomb Holes Preserve
Period covered: February 10, 2012 to March 2, 2013
1.
Activity title: 02/10/13 Guam Community Coral Reef Training introduction
Description: Who? DAWR: Jane Dia; Guam Triatholon Federation (GTF): Mark Cruz, coordinator
What were objectives? 1) Discuss the objectives of the Piti reef training; 2) introduce campaign goals to members; and 3) call to
participate in survey.
What was accomplished? 1) Objectives for Piti reef training with coordinators to gain support; 2) Briefly described importance of
resource management to (80-90 members; 3) Collected 21 participant names for survey
What are next steps? Hold Piti reef training meetings with GTF to review first draft of training guide
Photos:
Piti Preserve at Hoover Park
2. Activity title: 02/13/13 Surveillance camera quotation
Description: Who? DAWR: Jane Dia;); G4S Security Systems, Ed Biala, Senior Security Consultant
What were objectives? 1) Complete quotation on installation and equipment
What was accomplished? 1) Written quotation; good for 30 days
What are next steps? When BROP approved; then can send in requisition
Photos: None taken
3. Activity title: 02/13/13 Piti and Asan Village Mayor to discuss reef health conservation campaign goals
Description: Who? DAWR: Jane Dia; Rare – Crissy Canlas
What were objectives? 1) Discuss with Piti mayor about on-going campaign objectives; 2) introduce campaign goals to Asan
mayor; and 3) call for fishers to participate in KAP survey.
What was accomplished? 1) Informed Piti mayor of campaign progress including KAP survey dates; updates on seasonal fishing
participation; collected additional Piti fisher names 2) Briefly described importance of resource management to Asan mayor
and how Asan can help with the Piti campaign; 3) Asan mayor agreed to ask residents to participate in KAP survey and other
campaign activities
What are next steps? Get approval from DAWR to request Piti village resident information; Follow-up on Asan mayor’s fisher list
Photos:
Asan Mayor, Joanna Blas
4. Activity title: 02/13/13 Interview with Guam Fishermen’s Cooperative Association (GFCA)
Description: Who? DAWR: Jane Dia; Rare – Crissy Canlas; GFCA – Manny Duenas
What were objectives? 1) Introduce campaign goals to Guam Fishermen’s Cooperative; and 2) gain support of Piti campaign.
What was accomplished? 1) Briefly described importance of resource management to Asan mayor and the Piti campaign; 2)
Manny agreed to learn more about the campaign as it progresses.
What are next steps? Give campaign’s objectives as far as why studying macro invertebrates, coral and algae (how does this
help with preserve functions
Photos:
5.
Mixed Fish at Guam Fishermen’s Coop
Activity title: 2/16/13 Guam Community Coral Reef Monitoring – Piti Bomb Holes Preserve
Description: Who? DAWR: Jane Dia; Rare – Crissy Canlas; NOAA: Val Brown and Marybelle Quinata; Americorp students and
UOG Green Intern students
What were objectives? 1) Data collection of macro invertebrates and benthic monitoring; 2) Identify species; and 3) practice
monitoring techniques 4) Note reef health ideas
What was accomplished? 1) Teams collection data 2) Practiced identification 3) Completed monitoring – 2 hours 4) reef health
ideas for Piti listed
What are next steps? Continue coral reef monitoring in other sites (preserves and non-preserve areas)
Photos:
Guam Community Coral Reef Monitoring, Piti
6. Activity title: 2/20 /13 Guam Community Coral Reef Monitoring – Classroom Training #1 (General group) at NOAA
Description: Who? DAWR: Jane Dia; NOAA: Val Brown and Marybelle Quinata; General public
What were objectives? 1) Data collection of macro invertebrates and benthic monitoring; 2) Identify species; and 3) practice
monitoring techniques 4) Observe the same group who had classroom training to how applied in the water
What was accomplished? 1) Teams collection data 2) Practiced identification 3) Completed monitoring – 2 hours 4) Group did
very well and enjoyed their experience; they would do it again. Also, would be interested in doing reef health training
What are next steps? Continue coral reef monitoring in other sites (preserves and non-preserve areas); do KAP survey
Photos:
Classroom training at NOAA warehouse for Guam Community Coral Reef Monitoring
7. Activity title: 2/23 /13 Guam Community Coral Reef Monitoring – In Water Training #1 (General group) at Piti
Description: Who? DAWR: Jane Dia; NOAA: Val Brown and Marybelle Quinata; General public
What were objectives? 1) Teach data collection of macro invertebrates and benthic monitoring; 2) Introduce: how to identify
species; and 3) practice monitoring techniques
What was accomplished? 1) Teams protected collection of data at NOAA warehouse 2) Practiced identification 3) Completed
monitoring training – 2 hours
What are next steps? In water coral reef monitoring
Photos:
8.
In water training - Piti
Activity title: 3/02/13 Guam Community Coral Reef Monitoring – Piti
Description: Who? DAWR: Jane Dia; NOAA: Val Brown and Marybelle Quinata; Americorp new members
What were objectives? 1) Teach data collection of macro invertebrates and benthic monitoring; 2) Introduce how to dentify
species; and 3) practice monitoring techniques 4) Observe students with mixed island backgrounds reaction to monitoring
What was accomplished? 1) Teams protected collection of data at NOAA warehouse 2) Practiced identification 3) Completed
monitoring training – 2 hours 3) Very successful experience; Americorp assistant, Kebor Kerradel agreed to assist in future
Piti events and offered annual commitments from Americorp members.
What are next steps? Send Piti survey “call for participants” information to program director; coordinate Piti launch, DAWR Kid’s
Fishing Derby, GCMP’s International Coastal-Cleanup, and Arbor Day tree plantings for this year.
Photos: No pictures were taken