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MonlLorlng Lhe Coral 8eefs of uenls and norLh lsland

Cb[ecLlve
AsslsLlng local pro[ecL parLners wlLh coral reef assessmenL.

Summary
1he Cvl Seychelles Marlne LxpedlLlon asslsLed local nCC Lhe Creen lslands loundaLlon wlLh
monlLorlng Lhe coral reefs surroundlng Lwo of Lhe Seychelles lnner lslands.






















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ln May Cvl sLaff had Lhe amazlng opporLunlLy Lo survey some of Lhe oLher sLunnlng lslands
wlLhln Lhe lnner lslands of Seychelles. 1hey conducLed coral reef surveys slmllar Lo Lhose
underLaken wlLh Cvl as parL of a pro[ecL Lhrough Creen lslands loundaLlon (Cll).

1he pro[ecL ls parL of Lhe unu-CLl pro[ecL sLrengLhenlng Seychelles proLecLed area sys-
Lem Lhrough nCC managemenL modallLles", and alms Lo expand and sLrengLhen manage-
menL of proLecLed areas ln Seychelles, and Lo uLlllse Lhe new roLecLed Areas ollcy LhaL
provldes opporLunlLles for oLher sLakeholders Lo engage ln Lhe managemenL of proLecLed
areas. 1he pro[ecL ls ln lLs flnal sLage, and Cvl sLaff asslsLed ln mapplng Lhe bloLlc and abloLlc
componenLs of Lhe coasLal waLers around Lhe prlvaLe lslands of uenls and norLh wlLh Lhe
alm of deslgnaLlng Lhem as Marlne roLecLed Areas.


GVI.2014.2


uenls lsland ls a coralllne lsland Lo Lhe norLh of Mahe,
slLuaLed on Lhe edge of Lhe plaLeau, whlle norLh lsland ls
granlLlc and locaLed close Lo SllhoueLLe lsland. 1he sur-
veys focused on coral dlverslLy and longevlLy, as well as
Lhe abundance and dlverslLy of lnverLebraLes and com-
merclal and reef flsh. 1he daLa collecLed wlll allow an as-
sessmenL of Lhe coasLal areas of Lhe Lwo lslands and help
develop managemenL guldellnes.

1he survey Leams were comprlsed of Cvl and SnA (Sey-
chelles naLlonal arks AuLhorlLy) sLaff, wlLh a week allo-
caLed Lo surveylng each of Lhe lslands. Lven Lhough Lhe
weaLher condlLlons were a llLLle challenglng, Lhe Leams
braved some rough seas and managed Lo compleLe all
necessary surveys. 1he Lrlps gave Cvl sLaff a greaL oppor-
LunlLy Lo work more closely wlLh some of our pro[ecL parLners, and Lo be parL of oLher pro-
[ecLs worklng Lo safeguard Lhe Seychelles marlne envlronmenL.


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