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EMPAFISH Booklet no. 1 Ecological effects of Atlanto-Mediterranean MPAs in the EU 16 Monte da Guia - Faial General features Legal Status Regional Reserve International Recognition Natura 2000 SCI Foundation Text -- Legal References -- Relevant Administration Regional Government Management Body Environmental Agency Consultative Committee Scientific committee and Consultative committee Main Marine Species Codium elisabethae, Antipathes, Parazoanthus, Schylarides latus, Patella aspera, Megabalanus azorica Epinephelus marginatus,Sparisoma cretense Marine Area Surface 443ha, 10 ha no-take Web page Regulations Activities Core area Buffer zone Forbidden All activities All collection of live species Regulated Scientific activity N/A Allowed N/A Boating Diving Fishing from shore in part of the buffer zone Other Management Initiatives Natura 2000 (management under revision) Proposed « Channel Marine Park » including a no-take box of 300 ha around Monte da Guia (down to 500 meter depth) and 2 larger fisheries enhancement buffer zones Contacts 94 Environmental Agency, Regional Government
Monte da Guia-Faial: ecological studies � General o Fish assemblage Fish assemblages have been studied in the area since the 1980’s, after efforts from a variety of naturalists, but it was in 1989, with an international effort lead by the University of the Azores, the ‘Azores Expedition’, that the systematic description of the assemblages was undertaken. This boosted numerous studies on the rocky and sandy intertidal community in and around the area (Santos et al. 1994; Nash et al. 1994a, 1994b, 1998; Santos & Nash 1995) and underwater visual census (UVC) surveys of the subtidal assemblage (Patzner & Santos 1993). A UVC monitoring program has been in place since 1997, covering most of the habitats in the whole Faial-Pico Channel area, including the Marine Reserve (Afonso 2002; Morato et al. 2004). Other related works are the official landings database and some descriptive and assessment studies of local fisheries. The biology (Santos et al. 1995; 1998; Nash et al. 1998b; Morato et al. 2000; 2001; 2003a; 2003b, Figueiredo et al. 2005) and behavioural ecology (e.g. Santos 1995; Oliveira et al. 2002; Carvalho et al. 2003; Ros et al. 2004; Afonso et al. 2005) of key shore reef fishes are two other fields that have seen major increase since that date, and some work on coastal fish larvae has also been carried out (Sobrinho-Gonçalves & Isidro 1999). Phylogenetic studies have also been undertaken in the area on several reef fishes (Guillemot et al. 2000a, 2000b; Carvalho et al. 2000; Aurelle et al. 2003). More recently, the pre-settlement dispersal and post-recruit movements and patterns of habitat use of several key species are also being studied (Fontes et al. 2005). o Benthic communities The ‘Azores ’89 Expedition’ also started the descriptive knowledge of the benthic communities around the area (e.g. Tittley and Neto 1994; Moss et al. 1992), although some previous work had been done on commercial species (Martins 1985). Ever since, a large effort has been in place to map and characterise the seafloor and associated biotopes, including the use of UVC, ROV, drop-down video and multibeam sonars (e.g. Tempera et al. 2001c). A monitoring program on invasive algae and invertebrate species is also in place given the location of the MPA near Horta marina - a reported entrance point for non-native species. o Seabirds Although the coasts of Monte da Guia are not an Important Bird Area or a Special Protection Area, they do contain seabird features. A small colony of common tern (Sterna hirundo) breeds annually on the SW cliffs of Monte da Guia. The numbers of this colony varied between a maximum of 163 and a minimum of 30 breeding pairs. The terrestrial part of the reserve is also used as a nesting site by a small number of Cory’s shearwaters (Calonectris diomedea borealis). Caldeirinhas coast is used all year round by a small group of non-breeding grey herons (Ardea cinerea), mostly as a resting place.
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