Frontier-Tanzania Environmental Research REPORT 103 Misali Island

Misali Island: A detailed description of the subtidal regionsCONTENTSFOREWORD..................................................................................................................iiiACKNOWLEDGEMENTS............................................................................................iv1 INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................11.1 TANZANIAN MARINE RESOURCES..............................................................................................................11.2 ZANZIBAR ARCHIPELAGO & MISALI ISLAND..........................................................................................21.3 CURRENT MANAGEMENT STATUS OF MISALI ISLAND............................................................................21.4 MISALI ISLAND............................................................................................................................................41.5 FRONTIER-TANZANIA MARINE RESEARCH PROGRAMME AIMS...........................................................41.6 RESEARCH & SURVEY OBJECTIVES...........................................................................................................41.7 SURVEY RATIONALE ...................................................................................................................................51.8 REPORT STRUCTURE ...................................................................................................................................82 METHODS .............................................................................................................102.1 SITE SELECTION.........................................................................................................................................102.2 RUGOSITY MEASUREMENTS.....................................................................................................................122.3 DEPTH PROFILE TRANSECTS.....................................................................................................................123 RESULTS ...............................................................................................................133.1 SAMPLING INTENSITY ...............................................................................................................................133.2 BENTHIC SUBSTRATA MAPPING...............................................................................................................133.3 BENTHIC INVERTEBRATE CENSUS............................................................................................................303.4 COMMERCIAL FISH VISUAL CENSUS........................................................................................................373.5 REEF FISH VISUAL CENSUS........................................................................................................................433.6 SYSTEMATIC FISH INVENTORY ................................................................................................................474 Discussion & Recommendations ...........................................................................524.1 BENTHIC SUBSTRATA MAPPING...............................................................................................................524.2 BENTHIC INVERTEBRATE CENSUS............................................................................................................544.3 COMMERCIAL FISH VISUAL CENSUS........................................................................................................594.4 REEF FISH VISUAL CENSUS & SYSTEMATIC FISH INVENTORY ............................................................615 Summary .................................................................................................................636 REFERENCES 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