Ridge to Reef Marine Monitoring of Fanga'uta Lagoon, Tonga, October 2017
Citation
Hokafonu T, Hakaumotu V, Myer B (2018). Ridge to Reef Marine Monitoring of Fanga'uta Lagoon, Tonga, October 2017. Department of Environment, Government of Tonga. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/onkpwp accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-11.Description
This dataset is an outcome of a project titled: “Integrated Environmental Management of the Fanga’uta Lagoon Catchment” Project Overview This Global Environment Fund (GEF) project seeks to conserve the ecosystem services of the Fanga’uta Lagoon Catchment on the Tongatapu Island of the Kingdom of Tonga in the South Pacific through an integrated land, water and coastal management approach thereby protecting livelihoods and food production and enhancing climate resilience.The project is part of the Program on “Pacific Islands Ridge-to-Reef National Priorities – Integrated Water, Land, Forest and Coastal Management to Preserve Biodiversity, Ecosystem Services, Store carbon, Improve Climate Resilience and Sustain Livelihoods” under GEF support, maintaining and enhancing the ecosystem goods and services of Tonga’s main lagoon catchment and marine reserve areas through integrated approaches to land, water, forest, biodiversity and coastal resource management that contribute to poverty reduction, sustainable livelihoods and climate resilience. It also makes a stronger linkage between sustainable development of freshwater catchment and coastal areas and promotes the implementation of holistic, integrated management of natural resources at the catchment level. The project objective is to conserve the ecosystem services of the Fanga’uta Lagoon through an integrated land, water and coastal management approach thereby protecting livelihoods and food production and enhancing climate resilience. This will be achieved through interventions at two interconnected levels: national and site level. Targeting to achieve an integrated management and conservation of the lagoon ecosystem services, the project devised and implemented creative ways to address the critical gaps in environmental and ecosystem services conservation in the Fanga’uta Lagoon catchment through the establishment of an effective governance system and sustainable management of the lagoon ecosystems; implement integrated environmental management approaches for improving conditions of critical habitats, productivity, water quality and fisheries in the lagoon catchment; and strengthen knowledge and awareness of the Fanga’uta Lagoon ecosystem functions and associated socio-economic benefits within the national stakeholders and local communities. Project interventions were structured according to these three interconnected components and have been designed and developed through a participatory process and subsequent consultations with the Tongan Government and other stakeholders.
Sampling Description
Study Extent
Fanga'uta LagoonSampling
Grab methodology for sea grass cover and fish net methodology for fish abundanceMethod steps
- Grab methodology for sea grass cover and fish net methodology for fish abundance. Please contact the Resource Creators directly for more details
Taxonomic Coverages
Geographic Coverages
Fanga'uta Lagoon, Tongatapu Island, Tonga
Bibliographic Citations
Contacts
Ta'hirih Hokafonuoriginator
position: Principal Biodiversity Officer & Head of Integrated Ocean and Ecosystem Management Division
Department of Environment,
Nuku Alofa
TO
Telephone: +676 25050
Viliami Hakaumotu
metadata author
position: National Invasive Species Coordinator
Department of Environment
Nuku Alofa
TO
email: viliamihakau@gmail.com
Bradley Myer
metadata author
position: Invasive Species Officer
Seretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme
PO Box 240
Apia
WS
email: bradleym.ext@sprep.org
David Bloom
programmer
position: VertNet Coordinator
VertNet
email: dbloom@vertnet.org
homepage: http://www.vertnet.org
Ainsof So'o
programmer
position: Systems Developer and Analyst
SPREP
WS
email: it@sprep.org
homepage: http://sprep.org
Ta'hirih Hokafonu
administrative point of contact
position: Principal Biodiversity Officer & Head of Integrated Ocean and Ecosystem Management Division
Department of Environment,
Nuku Alofa
TO
Telephone: +676 25050
email: tfifitahokafonu@gmail.com
Viliami Hakaumotu
administrative point of contact
position: National Invasive Species Coordinator
Department of Environment,
Nuku Alofa
TO
email: viliamihakau@gmail.com