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Salvat, B.,
2002
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Status of Southeast and Central Pacific Coral Reefs ‘Polynesia Mana Node’: Cook Islands, French Polynesia, Kiribati, Niue, Tokelau, Tonga, Wallis and Futuna.
In: C.R. Wilkinson (ed.), Status of coral reefs of the world:2002. GCRMN Report, Australian Institute of Marine Science, Townsville. Chapter 11, pp 203-215.
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13883
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Author
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Salvat, B.
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2002
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Status of Southeast and Central Pacific Coral Reefs ‘Polynesia Mana Node’: Cook Islands, French Polynesia, Kiribati, Niue, Tokelau, Tonga, Wallis and Futuna.
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Source
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In: C.R. Wilkinson (ed.), Status of coral reefs of the world:2002. GCRMN Report, Australian Institute of Marine Science, Townsville. Chapter 11, pp 203-215.
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monitoring status report management
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Caption
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Abstract
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These countries and states (Cook Islands, French Polynesia, Kiribati, Niue, Tokelau, Tonga
and Wallis and Futuna) contain 347 islands with coral reefs, an EEZ of more than 12
million km2, and approximately 450,000 inhabitants (but 80% are concentrated in the
major towns on 7 islands). The coral reef biodiversity is lower in the eastern Pacific than
to the west, and cyclones are generally rare, occurring at approximately decadal intervals.
Major outbreaks of the crown-of-thorns starfish occurred in the 1970s in French
Polynesia, and coral bleaching with high mortality occurred in 1991, as well as other
localities in the region during 1999 and 2000. Pollution from sewage and sediments only
occurs near urban centres. There is a major lack of good information on the coral reef
resources of most of the islands, even though these are important for subsistence and
local commercial exploitation. French Polynesia, however, has reasonable data from an
effective monitoring program. Tourism is the major industry, with much based around
coral reef resources. More recently black pearl oyster culture has made major economic
contributions in the Cook Islands and French Polynesia. Coral reef conservation is
generally poorly developed, with poor enforcement and a lack of political will, although all countries have considerable legislation. Improved funding for conservation is a major
need, in order to build capacity and resources for conservation throughout the region. In
addition, the existing or nascent traditional management systems should be used to raise
public awareness of the true value of coral reefs to these Pacific islanders.
This chapter contains some new information on coral reef monitoring and Marine
Protected Area (MPA) activities, but most of the other sections are edited versions from
the chapter edited by Bernard Salvat and published in the ‘Status of Coral Reefs of the
World: 2000’ report. Readers should consult this chapter for more details or consult the
compilation of National reports published by Salvat in 2001.
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