Jackson2013-Status and Trendsof Caribbean Coral Reefs

NAVASSA
ISLAND
Coauthors: Margaret Miller, David McClellan
and Mandy Karnauskas
Fig. 23.1 Map of Navassa Island, codes represent studies listed in Table 23.1. Missing map code(s) due to unavailable coordinates.
Table 23.1 Data sources from
Navassa Island. Map codes
represent individual studies. For
exact location of study, refer to Fig.
23.1; * denotes original data; for
full references, refer to published
literature sources in the last section.
Map
Code
Contributor Location Time Period Year
Count
Coral
Diadema
antillarum
Macroalgae
2002, 2004,
1 Miller, Margaret;
5 X X
McClellan, David* 1,2 2006, 2009,
2012
2 Miller, 2002 3 2000 1 X
Fish
Timeline
July – August
1998: Initial ecological characterization of Navassa Reefs by the Center for Marine Conservation (CMC)
1999: Comprehensive fish inventory and terrestrial inventory including geological assessments by CMC
2000: Surveys on echinoderms, molluscs, crustaceans and general reef status in shallow shelf habitats; initial
documentation of artisanal fishing via hook-and-line and Antillean Z-traps.
2002: Comprehensive reef assessment including fish counts, benthic community description and fishery
description; first observation of net fishing
2004: Hurricanes Charley and Ivan (Category 4)
November
2004: Severe disease outbreak; elevated fishing activity observed including extensive use of triple mesh entangling nets
204 STATUS AND TRENDS OF CARIBBEAN CORAL REEFS: 1969-2012