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USAID Sustainable Ecosystem Advanced (USAID SEA – Project)

Strategic Approach / Technical Approach / SA 2b, TA2 / Task No: / 3
SA2, TA2-35B
Period / Q3 FY2018 / CLIN / 5
Prepared by / Taufik Abdillah
Adib Mustofa
Miko Budi Raharjo
WWF-Indonesia / Date / March 5,2018
ToR Title / Reef Health Monitoring in Coastal and Small Islands Conservation Area (KawasanKonservasiPesisirdanPulau-Pulau Kecil-KKP3K), Koon Island, Small Islands and Surrounding Waters, Seram Timur District, Maluku
  1. Background

Starting 2014, WWF-Indonesia have been using an ecoregional approach, prioritizing working areas in 3 seascapes, one of which is the Sunda Banda Seascape (SBS). To support management in the SBS area, regular data collection is required as a reference for effectivemanagement. Moreover, the data can be used as recommendations for managers in creating effective area management.

Koon Island and Neiden Island located in GoromSub-District, East Seram Regency, Maluku Province, is one of the areas in SBS that has been reserved as a Marine ProtectedArea (MPA) by the East Seram Region Government through decree of East SeramRegent No. 523/189/ KEP / 2011. Covering an area of 8,161.8 ha, this area is very crucial for reef fish spawning particularly Kertang Grouper (Epinepheluslanceolatus), Sunu Grouper (Plectropomusareolatus), Red Snapper (Lutjanusbohar), and other commercial fish. To support this conservation area, WWF-Indonesia initiated Marine Conservation Agreement (MCA) together with PetuananAdatKataloka to manage an area of 2,537.6 ha located between Koon Island andNeiden Island in 2011 - 2015.

One of the indicators used to assess the management effectiveness is the health condition of its coral reef ecosystem through reef health monitoring. The baselinedata (T0) of the coral reef ecosystem has been collected in 2016.Result shows that KKP3K Taman Pulau Kecil, Pulau Koon, Pulau-Pulau Kecil dan Perairan Sekitarnya (Koon MPA) has an average biomass of 1542 ± 629 kg/ha, where CaesionidaeFamily is the highest with 389 ± 148 kg/ha. While the average abundance inside is MPA 4299 ± 840 ind/ha and outside MPA is 2424 ± 416 ind/ha.

WWF-ID with the support ofUSAID Sustainable Ecosystems Advanced (SEA)Project is a five-year project (2016-2021) that aims to support Indonesian government in improving their marine and fisheries management and conservation efforts at local, regency, province and national levels, particularly at the Fisheries Management Area (FMA) – 715)targeting to directthe MPA in Maluku, especially inSawaiand Koon.

To measurethe effectiveness of Koon MPA, it is necessary to collect 2nd data (T1). Ideally, reef health monitoring is conducted regularly every 2 or 3 years. Using both T0 and T1 data, changes of coral reef ecosystem from 2016 can be monitored.To substantiate this necessity, WWF-Indonesia, fully funded by SEA Project, will conduct Reef Health Monitoring in Koon MPA to collect repetitive (T1) data in April 2018.

  1. Objectives

The objectives of this activity are:

  1. Observing trend of changes in reef ecosystem in Koon waters
  2. Provide recommendation forMPA Koon Management Plan.
  3. Increase the involvement of stakeholders in Maluku Province (Local government and academia-Learning Center UNPATI) and local champion / local communities in Koon as a candidate for conservation area management

The survey will be conducted by WWF-Indonesia with support from USAID SEA Project, and involve other NGOs, University, Governments, and local communities. The reef health monitoringmethod will be performed in accordance withCoral Reef Health Monitoring Protocol in the Marine Protected Area (Amkieltiela and Wijonarno, 2015).

  1. Observation Location

Reef health monitoring will be conducted at approximately 25 sitesspread within and outside Koon MPA, 20sitesarefrom previous data collection(T0) and additional 5 new sites.The additional 5 sites are representatives from zones that has not yet covered by the previous monitoring.Koon MPA finalized its zonation plan and currently in legalization process.


  1. Schedule of Activities (Tentative)

Day/Date / Activities / Location
9 April 2018 / All surveyors arrive in Ambon / Ambon
10 April 2018 / Workshop of Observation Planning on the ship between Ambon to Koon / Ambon-Koon
12- 19 April 2018 / Coordinate with Kataloka King in Gorom & to conduct Reef Health Monitoring(25 sites, two surveyor teams) / Koon Area
20 – 21 April 2018 / Return trip to Ambon &data finalization / Koon - Ambon
22April 2018 / The team returns to their respective origins / Ambon

Workshop of Observation Planningand Collecting Data Method

This workshop will be done in one day on 10 April 2018 and led by WWF-Indonesia. The workshop aims to ensure the understanding and standardizing monitoring protocol and data collection, finalizethe most efficient routes into data collection sites, and daily activities planning. Workshop will be held on Life on Board ship in route to Koon, with the following activities:

Table 1. RHM Koon Workshop Schedule

Time / Activities / PIC
08.00 – 08.30 / Opening
Participants introduction / DinasPerikanan Seram BagianTimur
08.30– 09.00 / Pre Test / WWF – ID
09.00 – 09.15 / 1st subject: Overview of Survey activities / WWF – ID
09.15 – 10.00 / Coral and Fish Test 1 / WWF – ID
10.00 – 10.30 / Coffee Break / WW – ID
10.30 – 11.00 / 2nd subject: Coral Reef Observation Protocol / WWF – ID
11.00 – 11.30 / Coral and Fish Test II / WWF – ID
11.30 – 12.00 / XPDC Koon 2018: Technical Monitoring Process / WWF – ID
12.00 – 13.00 / ISHOMA / WWF – ID
13.00 – 13.30 / Coral and Fish Test III / WWF – ID
13.30 – 13.45 / Rules and Data Management / WWF – ID
13.45 – 14.00 / Presentation on rules in collecting photo and video / WWF – ID
14.00 – 14.30 / Finalization of the sampling point and the data collection route / WWF - ID
14.30 – 15.00 / Coffee Break / WWF – ID
15.00 – 16.30 / Data collection simulation (onboard) / WWF – ID
16.30 – 17.00 / Post Test / WWF – ID
  1. Detail Activity of the Reef Health Monitoring Koon 2018

The serial activities of Reef Health Monitoring Koon 2018 will be executed in February to Mei 2018, including recruitment process of fish observers (19 February -17 March 2018). Data collection will be conducted in April9thto 21st, 2018 and all reports finalization scheduling by the end of July 2018. (Table 2)

Table 2. Serial Activities of Reef Health Monitoring Koon 2018

No / Activity / Location / Schedule / Date / Participant
February / March / April / May / June / July
1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4
1 / Open Recruitment for Reef Fish Observer / Jakarta / 19 February - 17 March 2018 / WWF-ID
2 / Workshop and Observation Planning for Reef Health Monitoring Method / Ambon - Kataloka / 10 April 2018 / 1. WWF-ID
2. UNPATTI
3. National Media (TBD)
4. Coral Triangle Center
5. DinasPerikanan Seram BagianTimur
6. Locals/LEAWANA
7. Universities
8. LIPI
2 / Reef Health Monitoring (RHM) - Field data Collection / Kataloka / 9 - 21 April 2018 / 1. WWF-ID
2. KelompokPerikananWatuMariri
3. KelompokPerikananTubir Tolu
4. KelompokPerikananBatnata
3 / Cleaning and Analyzing Data / Ambon, Bula, PulauGeser / 29 April - 29 May 2018 / WWF-ID
4 / RHM report finalization / Jakarta / 30May - 31July 2018 / WWF-ID

Figure 3. Flow Chart of the purpose of RHM datafor MPA Koon management

  1. Participants

The total participants who will be involved in this activity as many as 13 people from several institutions, namely:

No / Name / Position / Institution / Roles/Tasks
1 / Frederik Rijoli / Lecturer / Pattimura University / Fish Surveyor
2 / TBD / Researcher / LIPI / Fish Surveyor
3 / TBD / TBD / Coral Triangle Center / Fish Surveyor
4 / TBD / TBD / University / Fish Surveyor
5 / TBD / TBD / University / Fish Surveyor
6 / TBD / TBD / LEAWANA / Koon Adat Council / Transect holder
7 / TBD / TBD / Fisheries Departement of East Seram / Transect holder
8 / Miko Budi Raharjo / MPA Coordinator Koon / WWF Indonesia / Benthic Surveyor
9 / TaufikAbdillah / MPA Officer Inner Banda Arc Seascape / Benthic Surveyor
10 / Adib Mustofa / MPA and Biodiversity Officer / Data Manager
11 / Amkieltiela / Marine Science and Knowledge Management Officer / Data Manager
12 / Nisa Syahidah / Sunda Banda Seascape Communication & Campaign Assistant / Communication
13 / Navisa Nurbandika / Technical Project Asistant / Benthic Surveyor
WWF-Indonesia
The WWF Indonesia team from Ambon, Kei, and the Marine Conservation Science team will work together to organize the reef health monitoring. The WWF Indonesia staff of the Kei and Ambon team is responsible for assisting such preparations as taking care of travel, accommodation, logistics, permits and vessels for all participants, and helping to identify and invite local partners. The Marine Conservation Science team is responsible for the experimental design of the coral reef ecology (such as the location of the data collection, the type of data to be taken, etc.). WWF will also prepare a one-day workshop to finalize the monitoring plan at Koon MPA and standardized the perception of data collection before the team starts collecting data at sea. Six WWF staff will participate in monitoring activities (three benthic experts, two data managers and one communication team). The WWF staff will lead all the monitoring teams in the field.
NGO (Coral Triangle Center)
Coral TriangleCenter will provide one small fish expert or one big fish expert. The researcher has to have plenty of experience in collecting similar data, having minimum qualifications equivalent to PADI Advance Diver or having more than 50 hours of dive, accustomed to dive in steady conditions and high fish identification skill such as fish species identification,fish behavior identification, and estimation total length of fish. They should also provide mentors / trainers to other participants in enhancing the team's data collectiong capacity.
Government/University/Local Partner (LEAWANA)
The field team will also include participants from government, academia (Pattimura University), as well as local partners from LEAWANA (LembagaAdatWanuAtalo'a / Kataloka). The purpose of this role is to improve the ability of local participants in reef health data collection as well as to improve local managers' understanding of the resources and conservation availability in their areas.
  1. Observation Method

The methods used in the survey at Koon MPAare as follows:

Reef Health Monitoring

TheReef Health Monitoring method refers to "ProtokolPemantauanKesehatanTerumbuKarang di KawasanKonservasiPerairan”(Amkieltiela & Wijonarno, 2015) with the adding depth (shallow and depth of 3 and 10 meters). The location of the observation was chosen based on the representation within the MPA and has similarities in locations outside the MPA. Data that will be collected are benthic data, reef fish data, and site characteristics data.

Benthic data will be collectedusing Point Intercept Transect (PIT) method conducted at shallow and depth (slope) of 3 and 10 meters. The observer will record the life form along 150 meters of transect (3 x 50 meters). If possible, the coral genus will be observed at the same time.

The reef fish survey will be conducted simultaneously with benthic observation at shallow and depth (slope) of 3 and 10 meters along250 meterof transect (5 x 50 meters). Observation of reef fish will be divided into two categories, i.e. small fish observers (10-35 cm) and large fish observers (> 35 cm). Big fish observer will do an additional 15 minutes of Long Swim at 3-5 meters depth accompanied by small fish observers as buddy. Both observers will identify the species, estimate the total length (total length - TL) of fish to the nearest cm, and count number of fish. The reef fish that will be observed are 16 targeted fish families referring to the E-KKP3K guidelines.

Information recorded at the beginning and during the dives is as follows:

  1. Observer name
  2. Date
  3. Lunar Date
  4. Transect ID
  5. Horizontal Visibility
  6. Time

All participants must read and understand the protocoland how to collect the data before the observation takes place. Field training and tests for observation methods will be carried out prior to the survey.

  1. Technical Detail
  1. Survey participation

To participate in survey, each participant has to fulfill requirements below:

-Dive certification with minimum 5 times dive experience

-At least having one of these specializations as follow: benthic observation, reef fish observation, roll master, and/or underwater photography

-Willingto dive at least 3 times a day

-Willingto stay in a region with limited accommodation and facilities for 13 days

-Oblige and willing to follow whole trip duration (9 – 22April 2018)

-If possible, participants could bring their owndiving equipment (BCD, regulator, wetsuit, and basic skin dive equipment)

-Send participants’ CV and participation form to WWF Indonesia () until 30 March 2018

WWF-IDwill designate the role in survey according to provided ability/capacity. Here isthe list of needed roles in each team:

Researcher with high ability/capacity / 2 Fish researchers (Small fish)
Small fish researcher will observe fish in size 10-35 cm in observation area. Not all fish will be observed, but only few targeted fish. This fish group will be determined before the observation started. Small fish observer will set the swimming line during the survey.
Requirements: Researchers have to possessexperiences in doing an underwater visual census, able to identify small reef fish until species level, able to count the number of fish and estimate the length precisely.
3 Fish researchers (Big fish)
Second fish researchers will observe bigger fish (>35 cm) and other big fauna (sea turtle, manta ray, shark, etc) in 20 meter of belt transect while the observation is going.
Requirements: Researchers have to possess experiences in doing an underwater visual census, able to identify small reef fish until species level, able to count the number of fish and estimate the length precisely.
3Benthic researchers
Each benthic researcher will collect the benthic community data in 3 and 10-meter depth using Point Intercept Transect Method (PIT). Benthic researchers will responsible to roll transect 1, 2, and 3.
Requirements: Researchers have to possess experiences in Point Intercept Transect, able to identify coral until live form level and other benthic biota, ability to identify coral to genus level is and advantage.
Researcher with average or high ability / 2 roll master
Roll Master have a responsibility to stretch thetransect in 10 meters depth parallel with the shoreline and to roll transect 4 and 5. If it’s possible, roll master may use their time in the water to learn data collection methodand biota identification, or to assist the researcher, under the supervision of the benthic / fish team leader.
Roll master also could choose to do one of the data collections: reef fish or benthic as their practice training without disrupting the data collection process. They also have to bring their own data sheet and take notes during the survey, and compare their data with principal research data.
Requirements: possess at least 5 logs of diving, interested in collecting data of fish / benthic,being able to take underwater photos is an advantage.
Data Management / Participants have the main duty as data management to ensure the completeness of data, ie ensure the completeness of data or data sheets every day, and prepare the storage folder and ensure the naming of documents is in accordance with the agreed.
Participants may also choose to participate in one of the fish or benthic researchers as a form of practice training, without disrupting the data collection process. They should bring their own data sheets and take notes during surveys, and compare their data with principal research data.
Requirements: possess at least 5 logs of diving, interested in collecting data of fish / benthic,being able to take underwater photos is an advantage.

For this survey activity, some of the participating expenses will be covered as follow:

  1. Flight ticket/road trip or sea trip from your location to Koon Island and vice versa, airport tax included;
  2. Accommodation and consumption during workshop and survey;
  3. Domestic travel insurance for non-WWF; and

All accommodation, travel and logistics will be arranged by WWF-Indonesia in accordance with the applicable USAID SEA Project and WWF-Indonesia financial policy.

  1. Workshop of Observation Planning

Workshop of Observation Planning will be done in one day on 10 April 2018. Before the survey took place and led by WWF-Indonesia, this workshop will be finalizing the route, planning daily activities, understanding and standardizingthe observation protocol, and finalizing the data collection. Through this workshop, the survey team may ensure that all field needs are ready and the ship is in good condition.

  1. After Survey

All participants are required to move data they take to the data sheet or to the excel sheet on the computer every day. The team leader must ensure there is a backup of all the data collected (in the form of photographs of data sheets that have been filled) and must be stored in more than two computers. Data must be transferred to the WWF-Indonesia staff who responsible for data manager no later than one day after the expedition. WWF-Indonesia staff will be responsible for collecting, analyzing and reporting.

IX.CONTACT

  1. Miko Budi Raharjo (Koon MPA Coordinator)
    / 081339034433
  2. Andreas Hero Ohoiulun (Leader Project Inner Banda Arc Seascape)

/ 081219514198

  1. Amkieltiela (Marine Science and Knowledge Management Officer)

/ 081317451713