Conservation News in brief July - December 2005
Landslip in Seychelles © Greg Bell |
Studies have been carried out to establish the extent of the impacts of the December 2004 tsunami on the marine environment, and coastal reefs in particular. According to the New Partnership for Africa's Development, Seychelles' coastal reefs suffered damage by being in the direct line of the waves, especially on the main island of Mahe. A report from the Seychelles Centre for Marine Research and Technology has said that the extent of reef damage is worse on carbonate reefs such as around Moyenne Island and Anse Cimetierre. Granitic reefs such as at Grand Rocher seem to have been better able to withstand the damage.
Avian flu and migratory birds
Why fishers poach Marine Protected Areas in Seychelles
Louisa Wood of University of British Columbia, Canada, worked with Nature Seychelles to study what motivates illegal fishing in Marine Protected Areas, to try to identify ways to improve the level of compliance with the law.
The effects of coral bleaching in Seychelles
Nick Graham of the University of Newcastle, UK, reports on the medium-term impacts of the 1998 coral bleaching event on coral reefs and associated marine life.