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A spokesman said there was nothing "unusual or wrong" in the arrangement, under which the Prime Minister's brother Andrew paid the cleaner directly for work.
Mr Brown's expenses claim receipts show that he paid his brother, a senior executive of EDF Energy, £6,577 over 26 months for cleaning services.
Downing Street said that, for "a number of years", the brothers shared a cleaner. Andrew Brown paid the cleaner and then Gordon Brown paid him his share.
The contract shows that the cleaner was paid £357 a month - a rate of £4,284 a year - from December 2004 for work at both of the brother's flats in SW1.
The cleaner spent seven hours cleaning the then-chancellor's property and three hours on his brother's.
"There was a division of days and hours, the cleaner working for some time at each man's flat," a Downing Street spokesman said.
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From the award-winning Frank Cottrell Boyce comes the third official sequel to Ian Fleming's Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
The Tootings are stuck in 1966! Somebody has stolen Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and left them behind - but that's not their biggest problem. Their biggest problem is that Little Harry has been kidnapped by whoever stole their magical car. There's only one solution: the Tootings must find the Potts - the family that originally built Chitty.
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The third and final installment in Boyce's Chitty trilogy is just as funny and exciting as the previous books. It's also ultimately touching. And David Tennant is as always wonderful. I love the fact that each book has included an interview with him.
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NORWALK -- City officials yesterday granted the troubled Calf Pasture Beach concession to Stew Leonard Jr., who outbid two local food preparers to operate the neglected facility for the next two summers.
NORWALK -- City officials yesterday granted the troubled Calf Pasture Beach concession to Stew Leonard Jr., who outbid two local food preparers to operate the neglected facility for the next two summers.
The recommendation was made earlier in the day by a search committee and endorsed last night by the Common Council.
To mark the event, Leonard, president of the Norwalk-based three-store grocery chain Stew Leonard's, sent a chef with a grill to the beach yesterday afternoon. For the first time in two years, hot dogs, hamburgers and barbecued corn on the cob were served at the 1950s era brick building at the concession stand.
As Leonard was entering the 2,300-square-foot building, he pulled one door almost completely off its rusted hinges. "I guess that's the omen right here," he said, laughing.
Holding a long-handled, blue scrub brush in his hand, Mayor Alex Knopp said the announcement was being made inside the dirty kitchen area to show "the last time you will see this facility in such rundown deplorable condition."
Over the past several years, the city has had difficulty finding a quality concessionaire to run the establishment.
Last year, the building went unused in favor of a hot dog cart operated by Dale and Lou DeRosa.
Up until early April, the city hoped that Uptown Tavern owner Lou Letizia would take over the stand year-round, but the deal fell apart when Letizia realized that business wouldn't support a permanent restaurant at the beach.
Last week, city officials asked concessionaires to submit proposals for running the beach stand. In addition to Leonard, Home Run Deli owner Steve Brueski and Neil Hamilton, who runs the coffee concession at the East Norwalk and South Norwalk railroad stations, put in a bid.
Knopp said he was recommending Leonard's bid because "his company submitted the highest dollar investment and was able to guarantee the concession will be opened by Memorial Day."
In lieu of paying rent to the city for the first year, Leonard pledged to spend $10,000 to make permanent improvements to the building and spend another $10,000 in labor costs to make much-needed repairs. Leonard also offered to rent the building next season, which runs from May 1 to Nov. 15, for $6,000.
Leonard's bid estimated that he will have to invest another $50,000 in restaurant equipment such as sinks, stoves, fryers, two tents, umbrellas, tables and chairs, all of which he would own after the two-year concession ends.


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Chumbe Island Coral Park Conservation and Education Status Report Zanzibar, Tanzania
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1 Chumbe Island Coral Park Conservation and Education Status Report 2013 Zanzibar, Tanzania
2 Index Foreword 3 Introduction CHICOP... 4 Part I: Conservation Programs. 5 Management Plan Key Values of the MPA 7 Chumbe Reef Sanctuary (CRS) 8 Borders of the CRS. 9 Tresspassing 10 Fauna in the CRS. 11 Monitoring Programs 12 Coral Reef Monitoring.. 13 Monitoring results: Fish communities Monitoring results: Sea urchins. 15 Part II: Environmental Education Management Plan Chumbe Field Excursions 27 Educational Outcomes. 28 The Chumbe Challenge.. 29 Community Outreach.. 30 Island Ranger Training. 31 Chumbe aims Zero Waste Celebration of International Events 33 Acknowledgements References Appendix: Species Lists.. 36 Monitoring results: Crown-of-thorns starfish 16 Seagrass monitoring 17 Closed Forest Habitat (CFH). 18 Ader s Duiker..19 Coconut Crab. 20 Birds 21 Other Fauna in the Forest.. 22 Conferences. 23 Chumbe Reef Sanctuary, Photo by Markus Meissl Research To be cited as: Kloiber, U Chumbe Island Coral Park - Conservation and Education, Status report , Zanzibar, Tanzania.
3 Foreword Chumbe Island Coral Park, Ltd. (CHICOP), established in 1992 as a private non-profit company, just off Zanzibar Island in Tanzania, is a unique example of successful Marine Protected Area (MPA) management through income generation from eco-tourism. Even though our nature reserve is small, many interesting projects have been implemented by CHICOP s Conservation and Education team and are presented in this status report. The framework of this report was developed in 2010 and we are happy to present up-dates and new initiatives for the Status Report One thing that differentiates Chumbe from most projects with social, rather than financial goals, is that we don t receive donor funds for our core activities. Therefore, I would like to thank all our guests that decide to visit our project - without them there would be no conservation and education programs! Over the last two years Chumbe has further evolved in response to our ever changing, dynamic world. Our research findings suggest that through our conservation efforts, the Chumbe Reef Sanctuary has been able to maintain it s health and biodiversity status, and we are also proud of our education efforts: over 1200 students have visited Chumbe Island for education purposes since We can not think of a better location to educate and inspire our future leaders about environmental conservation. An exciting season 2013/14 is ahead of us and it is the collective passion of each one of our team members that drives Chumbe and inspires our guests, regardless if they are tourists, Zanzibari students or community members. We hope to see you soon! Ulli Kloiber & Team Conservation and Education Manager I started to work on Chumbe as a marine park ranger in September At that time the Chumbe project was just a concept with its main dream to protect the reef and the forest for conservation and education activities. Twenty years later I am happy to say that the dream has become reality. After years and years educating fishermen about the benefits of protecting a coral reef, we have observed an increase in awareness amongst fishermen. The Chumbe Reef Sanctuary has remained as one of the most spectacular coral gardens in the world, and we are proud to present our conservation efforts within the following status report. Omari Nyange Ame Chumbe Island Head Ranger A major part of sustainable conservation of nature is the education of people that live in and next to it. In Zanzibar, there is a big lack of knowledge about the importance of environmental issues. Within the Chumbe Education Program, we strongly support Education for Sustainable Development (ESD), which is a lifelong learning process. Through ESD, CHICOP helps students and community members to develop the knowledge, skills and action competence needed to create and sustain a viable future for human and all forms of life in Zanzibar and on the planet. Thus the Chumbe Education Program contributes to the millennium development goals especially on resource management and strategies for addressing poverty. We are happy to present you the proceedings we have achieved during the past two years. Khamis Khalfan Juma and Enock Kayagambe Environmental Educators 3
4 Introduction CHICOP Chumbe Island is situated 12 km Southwest of Stonetown, Unguja, Zanzibar and 6 km from the nearest point on the Unguja coast (Chukwani). Latitude/Longitude: 6 16' S; 39 10' E. It is one amongst several MPA s in Tanzania, but the only MPA amongst four conservation areas in Zanzibar. The Chumbe MPA closely borders the Menai Bay Conservation Area. From left to right: hermit crab and the education centre, Chumbe flag, sunset over the education centre. Photos by Oskar Henriksson 39 30' E Chumbe Island Coral Park Ltd (CHICOP) has been registered in Zanzibar in 1992 for the sole purpose of establishing and managing the park. Company objectives are non-commercial, while operations follow commercial principles. CHICOP is registered as a MPA with the UNEP-World Conservation Monitoring Centre (WCMC) in Cambridge/UK and was also distinguished as Member of the UNEP Global500 Forum in N A f r i c a The nature reserve includes the Chumbe Reef Sanctuary (gazetted in 1994), a Closed Forest Habitat, a Visitors Centre and an Eco-Lodge. Management is based on consecutive Management Plans and (for project details see ). A key reason for CHICOP's early establishment, investment proposal and campaigning to gazette the Chumbe MPA was the observation of high biodiversity value s, in both the reef and forest habitat. 6 S Unguja 6 S Permitted uses of the marine park include recreation (swimming, snorkelling, underwater photography), education and research. Extractive and destructive activities, such as fishing, anchorage, collection of specimen (even for research) are not allowed. Research is co-ordinated with the Institute of Marine Sciences of the University of Dar es Salaam and regulated by the Chumbe Island Management Plans and Mission statement for Chumbe Island Coral Park : To manage, for conservation and educational purposes, the Chumbe Island Reef Sanctuary and the Forest Reserve. This is also supported by eco-tourism activities which are directly related to the non-consumptive uses of the natural resources Km 39 30' E Unguja Island, Chumbe Island is marked with a red circle. Drawing by Anders Knudby 4
5 Chumbe Island Coral Park Ltd (CHICOP) was registered in Zanzibar in 1992 for the sole purpose of establishing and managing the nature reserve. On 3 rd January 1994 an agreement was signed between the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Natural Resources and CHICOP, declaring the reef to the west of Chumbe as the Chumbe Reef Sanctuary (CRS) by virtue of section 6 (1) (e) of the 1988 Fisheries Act, Legal notice no. 99 of the 24 th December, This made Chumbe Island Zanzibar s and Tanzania s first MPA (IUCN, 2001) and gave CHICOP responsibility for preserving, controlling and managing the Reef Sanctuary for an initial period of 10 years. On 3 rd January 2004 this arrangement was reviewed and extended for a further period of ten years. Under article 8 of this agreement, reference is made to the Chumbe Management Plan which will be approved by the Advisory Committee, will be adhered to [in order to] ensure that the company is managing, controlling and preserving the CRS in a manner befitting a Marine Sanctuary. Part I: Conservation Programs On 22 nd July 1995 an agreement was signed between the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Natural Resources and CHICOP which declared the land area of Chumbe Island, excluding the area leased to CHICOP, a Closed Forest Habitat (CFH) in accordance with the provisions of Wood Cutting Decree Ch. 121 and which entrusted management, including efficient control, conservation management and culturing of the natural resources, to CHICOP for a period of 33 years. Chumbe is classified as a Class II protected area under IUCN s WDPA listings. This is defined as a: National Park / Protected Area managed mainly for ecosystem protection and recreation: A natural area of land and/or sea, designated to (a) protect the ecological integrity of one or more ecosystems for present and future generations, (b) exclude exploitation or occupation inimical to the purposes of designation of the area and (c) provide a foundation for spiritual, scientific, educational, recreational and visitor opportunities, all of which must be environmentally and culturally compatible (Spalding et al., 2001). The Chumbe Reef Sanctuary has been declared as one of the most diverse in the region, and is believed to host 90% of East Africa s hard coral species (more than 200 species from 55 genera), 424 reef fish species, as well as the critically endangered Hawksbill Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) and the endangered Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas). The Closed Forest Habitat possesses several, healthy individuals of the critically endangered Ader s duikers antelope (Cephalophus adersi) and a large population of the IUCN data deficient Coconut crab (Birgus latro), along with various species of endangered birds. The tree Uvariodendron kirkii is listed as Vulnerable and there are indications of rare reptiles on the island. 5
6 Management Plan A management plan is a fundamental tool to enable effective planning, development and management of a Marine Protected Area (MPA). It is designed to provide guidance to the MPA management team, through the identification of the key goals and objectives of the MPA in both time and space. Within these objectives, associated management actions provide recommendations for the setting of priorities, the identification of roles, responsibilities & stakeholder input, and the methodologies to be employed to ensure the sustainable development and management of the MPA. The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD; to which the United Republic of Tanzania is a signatory) comments that management planning at individual MPA level is important for generating clear short and long term management objectives and associated programmes (CBD, 2004). A management plan should: - provide a good decision-making framework - be appropriate given the context of the MPA - be adequate in terms of content - be designed for effective implementation (Wells & Mangubhai, 2005:p.15) Conservation objectives of the Chumbe Island MPA: I. To protect & manage the marine & forest ecosystems in the nature reserve II. To promote research in the CRS and CFH in support of management III. To develop and implement biodiversity monitoring systems for both the marine & forest habitats in the nature reserve IV. To promote the conservation of rare & endemic species In the process of the above evaluations, in-situ stakeholder meetings were conducted in Unguja in order to gather input both into the assessment of CHICOP to date, and to encourage participation in the development of revised objectives and management actions. The present management plan is following on from the earlier CHICOP management plan of It is important to evaluate the MPA in terms of the effectiveness and relevance of the initial plan as well as review the status of the project in general in order to assign and priorities objectives and management actions for the next ten years. Steps involved in the development of the management plan The first step was to draw out the key values (biodiversity, natural and socioeconomic values) of the project as it is today. The second step was to review the original objectives in the management plan and assess the adequacy of this initial plan. Thirdly, there was an assessment of the management processes to date in implementing the original management plan, and the identification of areas where outputs have not met the expectations of the objectives (and where more management attention needs to be focused in the future), and conversely - areas that have exceeded the original objectives. Fourth, an up to date review of the existing policy and legal framework within which CHICOP operates has been undertaken. Finally the new objectives and management actions for this management plan were developed. The eco-lodge on Chumbe Island. Revenue from eco-tourism activities is channeled back into conservation, education and research. Photo by Oskar Henriksson 6
7 Key Values of the MPA Biodiversity values: Value Justification Species-rich habitats & ecosystems High species diversity in the CRS, including 55 hard coral genera and more than 400 coral reef species. Healthy mangrove stand population and dense coral-rag forest of the CFH represent a remnant of the coastal mosaic forest habitat. Nationally representative habitats and ecosystems The CRS is protected as a No-Take-Area (NTA) and is therefore, a rare historical example of non-impacted fringing reef representative of the region. The CFH is a good example of an increasingly rare forest habitat in the region. Globally threatened species on the IUCN red-list The CFH is host to the critically endangered (IUCN-CR) Ader s duiker (Cephalophus adersi), and the CRS is a feeding ground for the critically endangered (IUCN-CR) Hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) and the endangered (IUCN-E) Green turtle (Chelonia mydas). Socio-economic/cultural values: Rare species nationally The CFH is host to the data deficient (IUCN-DD) Coconut crab (Birgus latro) which is considered to be increasingly rare in the region. Uvariodendron kirkii, is a tree species previously considered regionally extinct, with little research undertaken to date. Education Value Justification A variety of habitats and ecosystems provides education opportunities, combined with associated values from the ecotourism infrastructure in the education of future generations. Research A 'natural laboratory' and control site for researchers which enables to examine comparative impacts / effects between non-protected and protected sites, as well as a site of rare and endangered species. Researchers, tourists, education Sustainable fisheries Tourism & recreation Through the full protection of the NTA and the associated spillover effect, combined with the connectivity to the adjacent Menai Bay Conservation Area. Regulated and controlled ecotourism and recreation activities enable revenue generation to sustain MPA operations. Other natural values: Historical / archaeological sites Presence of historical monuments, namely the mosque, lighthouse and lighthouse keepers house (converted into the education centre). Value Specific fringing reef habitat formation Justification Shallow habitat with dramatic formations, high rugosity and diverse topography providing diverse habitat niches. Island ecosystems Source area for recruitment Island ecosystems provide rich, isolated habitats relatively separate from external influences and pressures, allowing for a reduction in variables for research (control sites). Situated within a pivotal region in East Africa where cross Indian Ocean currents converge. A NTA at this site offers high potential as a source area for coral larvae. The key values in the MPA are outlined in the table. Structure & format adapted from Wells & Mangubhai, 2005 Top right: mangrove kingfisher with its prey. Middle: excited Eco-lodge guests on their way to the Chumbe Reef Sanctuary for snorkeling. Bottom: sunset above the Chumbe Reef Sanctuary. Photos by Oskar Henriksson and Warren Devine. 7
8 Chumbe Reef Sanctuary (CRS) After the discovery of Chumbe's incredibly diverse reef eco-system, CHICOP succeeded in officially closing the fringing reef west of Chumbe Island in October 1992 (after several years of campaigning!). With Chumbe being located upstream of the most important fishing grounds opposite Stone Town, Zanzibar's capital, the Chumbe Reef provides a protected breeding ground for fish, corals and other species which can spread out to decolonize nearby, overfished and degraded reef areas. Being a source reef makes Chumbe's protection of vital importance to both the preservation of biodiversity and the fisheries economy in the region. On the 24 th of December 1994 the Zanzibar Government officially gazetted the reef as the "Chumbe Reef Sanctuary" (CRS) and with this Chumbe had become the first marine park in Tanzania, and the first privately managed MPA in the world. Chumbe is a rare example of a still pristine coral island ecosystem in an otherwise heavily overfished and over-exploited area. Pelagic: Open, relatively deep, oceanic habitat. Photo by Lina Mtwana Nordlund There are four key habitat areas in the CRS: 1) Pelagic 3) Coastal Shallows 2) Coral Reef 4) Intertidal areas Coral Reef: Live-coral dominated areas. Photo by Oskar Henriksson Coastal Shallows: Shallow, rock and sand dominated areas. Photo by Lina Mtwana Nordlund Intertidal areas: All areas exposed between the tides into the eulittoral area. Photo by Lina Mtwana Nordlund 8
9 Borders of the CRS Since August 2012 Chumbe Island has had five demarcation buoys on the boundaries of the CRS to serve as a reminder of the no-fishing zone for local fishermen and to alert passing boats of the protected area (please see map for details). CHICOP was very grateful to receive funding from Seacology (www.seacology.org) by the end of 2011 in order to purchase three additional, state of the art mooring buoys (Sealite, SLB700) with solar powered lights that further help indicating the boundaries of the marine park, especially at night! The new buoys came all the way from Australia and it took more than 6 months (order, transport, clearance) until they finally arrived in Zanzibar. Stainless steel chains and new nylon ropes were used to install the additional buoys, however, due to low chain quality available on site and challenging current and weather conditions (observered only a few times during the year), a certain risk of loosing the buoys remains. Therefore, CHICOP s conservation team conducts regular maintenance dives by Scuba which involve cleaning the rope from overgrowth and photographic checks of the stainless steel material. Buoy location within the CRS GPS coordinates Demarc Middle S E Demarc North S E Demarc North/Middle S E Demarc South S E Demarc South Middle S E From top: arrival of three additional marker buoys, Sealite SLB 700 buoy with solar light in the Chumbe CRS, buoy rope cleaning by Scuba diving. Photos by Ulli Kloiber. 9
10 # of trespassing incidents Trespassing From the very beginning, CHICOP employed and trained former fishermen from adjacent villages as park rangers and stationed them on the island. Up to now their main tasks are to patrol the reef and the closed coral rag forest, ensuring that the laws prohibiting fishing, anchoring and wood cutting within the protected area are met. Since 1992 the rangers have been monitoring any event or infringement, and their reports provide daily data on the type and number of vessels involved, nature of the intended activity and the fishers' reaction to the rangers' intervention. Previous to the MPA establishment, the western side of Chumbe Island was little accessed and had no traditional fishing grounds. Since colonial times the area has been off-limits for traditional dugouts and outrigger boats, as they were considered to be hazardous obstructions for large vessels travelling in this Dar es Salaam/Zanzibar channel. Additionally, there was a military base on the adjacent coast which had used the area around Chumbe Island for shooting range exercises. When village outreach meetings were conducted in the early years of the project, the response from the community representatives regarding Chumbe becoming an MPA was therefore, generally positive (Riedmiller, 2003). However, ranger patrols still met with some resistance on site in the early years, predominantly from fishers visiting from more distant areas in Unguja. Since 1998 it became apparent, through the analysis of the ranger data, that many infringements that were reported, have coincided with political events, such as election campaigns (mid nineties) and/or the timing of Ramadhan, or stormy conditions when fishermen anchored temporarily and did not denote attempted trespassing (which involves poaching and anchoring). The trespassing has decreased to less than 50 incidents per year since Total number of trespassing incidents per year in the Chumbe Reef Sanctuary ( ) From top: Ngalawa, Ranger Juma Salum with fishing trap found in the intertidal area of CRS, poaching attempt by a local spear gun fisherman. Photos by Ulli Kloiber and from Chumbe archive.
11 Fauna in the CRS A variety of marine species inhabit the CRS (see species list of recorded fauna in appendix). Out of the four key habitats the coral reef is the most diverse, hosting 90 % of the hard coral species in East Africa which are represented by at least 16 coral families. Zvuloni et al. (2010) reports that coral diversity across several reefs in Zanzibar (Bawe, Mnemba, Changuu and Chumbe) was highest at Chumbe which supported the highest number of taxonomic units (TAUs). As for fish: a total number of 425 coral reef fish species has been recorded inside the borders of the CRS since Chumbe is welcoming further inventory studies in order be able to identify and record more species, especially within the group of invertebrates. Research proposals that follow the non-destructive principle as outlined in CHICOP s management plans should be submitted through CHICOP s Conservation Manager one of the most spectacular coral gardens to be found anywhere in the world. J.E.N Vernon Australian Institute of Marine Science The majestic Arc-eye hawkfish. Photo by Markus Meissl Endangered Green turtle. Photo by Ulli Kloiber Ghost pipe fish in the coastal shallows of the CRS. Photo by Frida Lanshammar 11
12 Monitoring Programs Monitoring provides early warnings of stress e.g. to the reef and allows appropriate management actions to be taken to mitigate these stresses. This allows an adaptive management scenario to be undertaken, defined by Wells and Mangubhai (2005) as adjusting management actions on the basis of lessons learned over time. If monitoring is conducted by stakeholders, it can also increase environmental awareness and provide a sense of ownership and motivation to protect the monitored ecosystems (Wagner, 2005). A long-term monitoring program should allow data to be collected over the timescales by providing stronger evidence of the effects of terrestrial and marine reserve protection than comparative studies (Russ, 2002). By providing increased evidence of the benefits of nature reserves, monitoring data will therefore, increase locally and internationally support for nature reserves. Monitoring data can also be used to assess whether management objectives are being achieved, to highlight issues for which that reserve needs support or funding and to report achievements (Wells & Mangubhai, 2005). Chumbe Island is surrounded by incredibly diverse, marine ecosystems that provide a natural laboratory full of research opportunities. CHICOP s conservation team is involved in the following monitoring programs: 1. Seawater temperature monitoring Started in 1997, by Dr. Christopher Muhando from the Institute of Marine Science, University of Dar es Salaam in collaboration with Chumbe Island 2. Coral reef monitoring Designed in 2006 by E.H.M Tyler, recorded are fish communities, coral health, crown-of-thorn starfish, and sea urchin species 3. Seagrass monitoring Started in 2006, data submitted to a global, online database called SeagrassNet 4. Humpback whale monitoring Chumbe joined a regional monitoring program in 2008 and annually submits recorded sightings and whale behavior Sea Surface Temperature (SST) Monitoring Two loggers are installed in the CRS and provide a continuous dataset of sea surface temperature. The loggers are removed every three months for data retrieval (in cooperation with the Institute of Marine Science in Zanzibar). The data (see graph) helps draw correlations between high water temperatures and coral bleaching events. The years 2011 and 2012 were relatively cool compared to In April 1998 (red arrow) El Niño held sea surface temperature 2 C higher than average (over 30 C) causing severe bleaching and coral mortality events through out the Indo-Pacific. The Chumbe Reef Sanctuary was also affected but it s coral health and diversity is believed to have helped the reef recover quicker and with more coral diversity compared to surrounding reefs in Zanzibar. This graph is published with the kind permission of Dr Christopher Muhando. Institute of Marine Science, ZnZ 12
13 Coral Reef Monitoring CHICOP s Conservation team has been monitoring the Chumbe Reef Sanctuary (CRS), which is a 0.3 km² no-take area, since The monitoring program was specifically designed to provide evidence of management effectiveness and to inform management, with the key aim of making this sustainable within the resources of the MPA. A total of 20 transects are monitored annually by a trained ranger who collects data by snorkelling. Since 2008 a reef similar in benthic habitat quality but unprotected and located outside the CRS has been established as a control reef. Data collection includes recording of commercial fish from six families and corallivorous Chaetontids via belt transcects, whereas urchin species, crown-of-thorns starfish (COT) and the proportion of coral colonies afflicted by COT predation, bleaching, disease and damage are measured in 5m radii. The collected data is handed over to the conservation manager who analysis the data and writes the reports including recommendations. Fish communities Fish surveys are focused on particular fish families that are commercially targeted in the Zanzibar archipelago. Since the CRS is closed to fishing, it is important to see how this influences fish populations and sizes. The following indicator species are linked to fishing pressure and reef health: Triggerfish are sea urchin predators that also indicate fishing pressure since they are easily caught by hook and line. Butterfly fish (3 species in specific ) eat coral polyps, and when found in abundance are linked to live hard coral cover. Sweetlip, Snapper, Grouper are omnivorous fish that provide insight into the predation conditions on the reef. Rabbitfish and Parrotfish are fish families often caught by local fishermen, and indicate the area s fishing disturbance. From top: Omari Nyange conducting coral monitoring (photo by Karlyn Langjahr), middle left: orange striped trigger fish (photo by Martin Leyendecker), middle right: indicator butterfly fish (photo by Markus Meissl). Bottom: diverse hard coral species in the CRS (photos by Lina Mtwana Nordlund) Coral monitoring variables Fish: Balistidae Haemulidae Lutjanidae Scaridae Serranidae Siganidae Chaetodontidae Habitat: COTS D. setosum D. Savignyi E. mathaei E. Diadema Coral colonies COT predation Colour bleach Dead bleach White Syndrome Black Band Disease Pigmentation White splotch Tumors Brown Band Disease PUWS Other diseases Natural damage Human damage Unsure damage 13
14 Monitoring Results: Fish Communities Insights into 6 years of coral reef monitoring in the CRS: Graph 1: Why does size matter? Comparing the abundance of large commercial fish (more than 30 cm in length) between Chumbe and the fished control reef, reveals that larger fish are found in the CRS. This is because large fish tend to be removed first by fishing methods. Large fish produce more young and help rejuvenate near-by reefs! Graph 2 and 3: why are healthy hard corals important? Compared to the fished control reef, Chumbe shows a much higher abundance of corallivore (coral polyp eating) butterfly fish. This abundance is linked to a high abundance of live hard corals in the sanctuary that provide a diverse reef habitat and food source for species like the butterfly fish. Unprotected reefs worldwide are facing severe habitat degradation resulting in reefs dominated by dead coral rubble and macro-algae instead of live hard corals! 14
15 A verag e number of urc hins Average urchin density per radius Monitoring Results: Sea Urchins Population increases of the long-spined sea urchin Diadema setosum around Zanzibar are believed to have caused loss of seagrass beds and coral cover, and possibly competitive exclusion of herbivorous fishes. This has prompted both conservation organizations and local fishermen to call for management of this species. However, the population dynamics of Diadema setosum are poorly understood, and the effects of any management initiatives are difficult to predict. As part of the Coral Reef Monitoring manual, CHICOP s s conservation team has been recording the distribution and abundance of the following sea urchin species: - Diadema setosum - Diadema savignyi - Echinothrix diadema - Echinometra mathaei Average urchin density in the CRS D.setosum D.savignyi E.diadema E.mathaei Since 2006 the average number of sea urchins, especially of Diadema setosum, has gradually decreased. Compared to a unprotected and fished site outside the CRS (control reef), the CRS has a significant lower number of Diadem sea urchins. Research suggests that intensive fishing and shell collection through decades have removed most of the natural urchin predators such as the orange-striped triggerfish in Zanzibar s unprotected reefs / / / / / /12 Monitoring season 250 Diadema s etos um C R S C ontrol reef / / / / / /12 Monitoring s eas on Above right: Long-spine sea urchin (Diadema setosum). Photo by Leyendecker. Below right: Orange striped trigger fish (Balistapus undulatus) eating a sea urchin. Below left: Echinothrix diadema. Photos by Nell Hamilton. 15
16 # of COTs removed Monitoring Results: Crown-of-Thorns The Crown-of-thorns starfish (COT), Acanthaster planci, grows up to 50 cm across, has 12 to 19 arms, and is covered in poisonous spines. COT are hard coral predators, feeding preferably on polyps of staghorn corals from the genus Acropora which are important and abandoned reef-building coral. During the last 50 years their numbers have been increasing and outbreaks seem to occur more frequent, causing great damage to coral reefs world wide. There are three common theories regarding COT outbreaks: 1) removal of predators, 2) human influence on water quality and 3) natural fluctuations. During an outbreak the COT density increases, the competition for food increases and the feeding preference broadens from tabular corals (preferably Acropora sp.) to other coral species. Lanshammar & Muhando (2008) looked at coral mortality and recovery after the last major El Niño in 1998 and its relation to COT population densities in the Zanzibar archipelago. Benthic data from three islands on the west coast of Zanzibar (Chumbe, Bawe, and Changuu) showed that the % cover of Acropora corals dropped to 10-15% during the El Niño event in 1998, after which a slow coral recovery could be seen on all reefs. However, after a major COT outbreak in 2002/03, % cover of Acropora corals has further dropped dramatically down to around 1% on all reefs except for Chumbe, where live Acropora coverage has recovered to pre-bleaching numbers. Size information of COTs per year since Min (cm) Max (cm) Av. Size (cm) 24,5 26,4 38,1 25,3 24,8 25,8 28,8 COT removal program in Chumbe When increased densities of COT were noticed inside the CRS in 2004, CHICOP management initiated a manual COT removal program which involves park rangers who collect, count and measure all COTs detected during random swims inside the CRS. This removal program has proven to be a very effective management tool as a total number of 3898 COT starfish could be removed since 2004 (see graph below), which had a very positive effect on the health status of the CRS # COTs removed per year since Year 16 Top right: Omari Nyange removing a COT from the CRS. Left middle: COT feeding on Acropora table coral, leaving white feeding scare and measurements of a COT collected from the CRS. Photos by Ulli Kloiber
17 Seagrass Monitoring Seagrass meadows are vitally important to the health of adjacent coral reefs (Dorenbosch, 2006) as they provide nurseries, shelter, and food for a variety of commercially and ecologically important species like fish, sea turtle, seahorse, and crustaceans (Orth et al., 1984; Bell and Pollard, 1989; Nagelkerken et al., 2000). Seagrasses are marine angiosperms that are commonly distributed in tropical and subtropical coastal intertidal areas where they assist in stabilizing the seafloor with their root systems and filter or trap harmful pollutants or particles derived from land production (Howard et al., 1989; Duarte and Chiscano, 1999). Of the 13 seagrass species known from the region (Bandeira and Björk, 2001), 7 species are found around Chumbe Island: - Cymodocea rotundata - Thalassodendron ciliatum (formerly Cymodocea ciliata) - Cymodocea serrulata - Halophila ovalis - Halodule sp. - Syringodium isoetifolium - Thalassia hemprichii Since 2006 CHICOP s conservation team has monitored 3 permanent transects covering seagrass beds at different depths within the CRS (see detailed set-up map). Species diversity and distribution are recorded every 3 months and data is sent to SeagrassNet, a global monitoring network which works towards preserving the global seagrass ecosystem by increasing knowledge and public awareness of this threatened coastal ecosystem. Chumbe s SeagrassNet monitoring site TZ (S ' E ') Information from the SeagrassNet website: SeagrassNet is an expanding, worldwide ecological monitoring program that investigates and documents the status of seagrass resources and the threats to this important and imperilled marine ecosystem. The program started in 2001 in the Western Pacific and now includes 115 sites in 32 countries with a global monitoring protocol and web-based data reporting system. Our ultimate aim is to preserve the valuable seagrass ecosystem by increasing scientific knowledge and public awareness of this threatened coastal resource. Bottom: Thalassodendron ciliatum, photo by Nell Hamilton. Top: CHICOP guiding rangers conducting seagrass monitoring, photo by Ulli Kloiber Bottom right: visual comparison of seagrass coverage in two photo quadrats from 2007 and 2012, indicating the highly dynamic character of a seagrass ecosystem, photos by Ulli Kloiber and from Chumbe archive 17
18 Closed Forest Habitat (CFH) Approximately 90% of Chumbe Island is covered by one of the last remaining pristine 'coral rag' forests in Zanzibar. This forest was declared a Closed Forest Habitat (CFH) in 1994 by the Government of Zanzibar, and the management was entrusted to CHICOP. The CFH hosts a highly specialized plant community, that has developed to survive without any groundwater, as the bedrock of the island is made up of an impressive substrate of fossilized coral that is unable to store rainwater. The forest is dense with adventitious roots thrusting out in all directions, capturing moisture from the humid air, and epiphytic species wrapping themselves around all available surfaces. It s taken researchers up to 4 hours to navigate the length of the island. There are three key habitat areas in the CFH: The Mangrove pools Small saltwater-inundated pools with water levels varying with the tides and vegetation dominated by mangrove. The Scrub Relatively short scrub (3m), possibly wind/salt clipped, occurring on the periphery of the forest habitat. The Tropical Dry Forest Relatively tall (6m) dense coastal thicket covering the majority of the island. In the management of this habitat, materials imported onto the island are carefully screened to avoid any non-indigenous elements intruding into this spectacularly preserved environment. Such practice was unfortunately not in place in the early 1900's when rats were accidentally introduced onto the island (probably by the British ships bringing materials when the lighthouse was established). However, after the successful conclusion of the rat eradication program in May 1997, which was managed by CHICOP with support from specialists from the Cork University in Ireland and the Zanzibari Plant Protection Division, the island was freed from this non-indigenous species and conditions further improved for the island's flora (that had been under pressure from competition from the rats consuming the vital regenerating fruiting bodies). A master thesis in 2010 has recorded 124 identified plant species. In addition, the forest is refuge for an abundance of 93 recorded bird species, crustaceans, non-poisonous snakes and lizards. Rare species occupying the forest include Ader s duiker, a critically endangered mini-antelope, and the Coconut crab, the largest land-living arthropod in the world. There are nature trails available in the southern end of the island which can be explored alone or with a guide. The Scrub, photo by Antony Gillingham The Mangrove pool area, photo by Anita Walther The Forest, photo by Oskar Henriksson 18
19 # of s ig hting s Aders Duiker Ader's duiker (Cephalophus adersi) rank as one of the most threatened antelope species in the world, accepted to be extinct in its original range on the African mainland coastal thicket and forests of the Kenyan coast. Today, only a relict population survives on Zanzibar (Unguja) island and this small population continues to decrease as a result of habitat destruction and uncontrolled hunting despite being protected by Zanzibar law (Archer 1994). The Wildlife Department under the Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment of Zanzibar is working on a survival strategy, but tackling the root causes of this species demise, such as de-forestation, is a long-term and difficult task, and time is in short supply for the Ader s duiker. In order to improve the future of this threatened species, CHICOP began to work with the Department of Forestry towards the establishment of an Ader s duiker sanctuary in the Chumbe forest in Consultants of the Department and CHICOP studied vegetation conditions, and found the Chumbe forest be of exceptionally good quality to provide suitable habitat for these duikers (D. Aplin; A. Williams). Therefore, a small breeding population of 6 Ader s Duikers was translocated from the Mtende Region to the fully protected forest reserve of Chumbe Island: in December 1998 one female and in February 2000 three males and two females (MacPherson et al., 2002). Following the principles of re-introductions of endangered species, as outlined by IUCN, monitoring procedures have bee in place since then. In the beginning remote camera sensors located in key areas in the forest were used to monitor the animals behaviour, territory and feeding patterns (personal comm. J. MacPherson & D. MacPherson). After the cameras failed to work, monitoring nowadays includes production of sighting records (see graph below), observation of scent marks and implementation of so-called drives to estimate the number of these shy individuals. The most recent drive was carried out in June 2012 and confirmed at least four adult individuals and one juvenile. All individuals looked healthy and the monitoring program will be further continued Ader's duiker sightings ( ) Year Top right and bottom left: Ader's duiker (Cephalophus adersi), photos derived from monitoring cameras. Middle: scent mark. Right monitoring camera, both photos by Lina Mtwana Nordlund. The Ader s duiker project is managed in collaboration between Chumbe Island Coral Park (CHICOP) and The Wildlife Division of The Department of Commercial Crops, Fruits and Forestry (formally the Commission for Natural Resources) within the Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources, Environment and Co-operatives of Zanzibar. Munich-Hellabrunn Zoo and the Mammal Ecology Research Group (MERG), Royal Holloway University, London provided technical support. The Project was financed and supported by Chumbe Island Coral Park Ltd. (CHICOP), Chicago Zoological Society (CZS), Eco-tec (Zanzibar) Ltd., World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), Fauna and Flora International (FFI), British Ecological Society (BES), British Airways, Munich-Hellabrunn Zoo, and Bavarian Television. 19
20 Coconut Crab The Coconut Crab (Birgus latro), also called Robber Crab, is the largest land-living arthropod in the world with a carapace diameter of up to 45cm. The common name derives from the crab s ability to climb coconut trees and easily crack coconuts, their favorite food, with its powerful claws. The crabs have evolved to live on land but begin their life in the sea, later adopting shells as houses for protection until they grow large enough to manage with just their hardened carapace alone. This gives these crabs a lobster-like appearance with their curled-under abdomens. Unfortunately, coconut crabs are hunted for their tasty meat and have become locally extinct in areas typically close to human settlements, such as Zanzibar. However, coconut crab research in the East African region is extremely limited and the disappearing species is unfortunately still listed as data deficient in the IUCN endangered species listing, as nobody knows how many are left. A healthy Birgus latro population of more than 300 reported individuals is still found on Chumbe Island which has become a study base for international researchers and students. In February 2013 a team of two Swedish students from the University of Gothenburg have investigated population dynamics of Chumbe s coconut crabs by capturing, marking, weighing and measuring individual animals and taking blood samples for genetic analyses. We are looking forward to the results of this study and hope that at last the species may gain international support in its protection. Coconut crab (Birgus latro). Top photo by Oskar Henriksson. Coconut crabs have two morphotypes that are not linked to gender: red/brown and purple/blue. Photo bottom left by Ulli Kloiber shows a buried female with eggs. Photo bottom right by Oskar Henriksson shows a female of the blue morphotype. The graph on the left side is taken from Schiller 1992 (http://www.fao.org/docrep/field/003/ac281e/ac281e00.htm). It shows that the thorax length (TL) of a coconut crab can be used to estimate its age. Males become in general larger than females, both reach sexual maturity at age 6 and stop growing after about 35 years. 20
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We have our helpdesk setup so that everyone has to log in and submit an
email address before they can create a ticket. Its working great for everyone
but one user. They are not able to login. We insert her username and
password and hit login and it brings you back to the same login screen. There
are no login failure or any other message coming up. Its an exact replica of the
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4.1 included a large number of bug fixes. Most likely one of them fixed the root issue of your user's problem.
This topic was created during version 4.0.
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Is this happening in multiple browsers for the same user? What are their security settings at compared to others? Acceptance of cookies?
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Ive tried multiple browsers. security settings are the same as everyone else. she can accept cookies.
Ok clearing cookies worked to log in.
Now the problem is that she cannot submit a request.
She fills out the request form and hits submit and a screen pops up and says:
Please sign in first
her name is still in the top right hand corner and says click here to sign out but its not
recognizing her as logged in.
All you can do from this point is go back.
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We have tried multiple machines and different browsers. This is the only user that is having an issue.
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Updated to 4.1. Now all users are able to create tickets.
Problem solved but i dont know why exactly.
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We currently use Symbol (now Motorola) SPT1800s with PalmOS for our field scanning, and we are looking for a software package that is no longer for sale through the channel market.
A little background info: We currently have several thousand units in circulation. At present, if a unit fails in the field, we are required to HotSync the palm in order to reload our in-house application.
The software package I'm looking for would allow us to modify the PalmOS firmware image to include our application. This, in turn, would allow us to flash the system ROMs once, then not have to worry about the HotSync process, as the application would just "be there."
Has anyone heard of this software package, and does anyone have any idea on where it could be found?
Thanks all, in advance.
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Have you called Symbol direct? Another idea is CDW they have a great symbol department.
Jul 23, 2009 at 8:55 UTC
We did try calling them... But, since they have been swallowed up by Motorola, no one seems to know the old Symbol products (especially since these units are not being made anymore). We have a call out to our CDW rep, so we'll see how that goes.
I'm looking in the open-source world too, but most of that development seems to have stopped around PalmOS 3.5. We use PalmOS 4.1.2 exclusively, due to some specific feature support not available in earlier versions.
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My wife and I recently went to see the Arthur Miller play, A View from the Bridge, at the Guthrie theater in Minneapolis. I wasn't familiar with that particular play, although Arthur Miller was one of the many corridors I went down as I explored Important American Writing in high school and college. I first read The Crucible, a play everyone reads in high school, and went on to read several others and doing a big report on him for 11th grade AP English. The Death of a Salesman is, I still think, the definitive American drama, one which critiques the American character without failing to find something sorta lovable about it.
My political consciousness was forged more by 20th Century Literature than by television or newspapers. The best political literature — like Miller's, or Steinbeck's, or Orwell's — shows politics on the subterranean level, how they are both informed by and affect people's lives. Such books are good for raising political passions, not so much for arming a person with the rhetorical flourish to make a point in a political debate.
So I was (and am) politically passionate but mostly inarticulate in political discussions. Nevertheless, I think they get at deeper truths than make it to political dialogue. Just because it's difficult to carry on a reasonable conversation about economic policy when your only position is that people shouldn't go through what the Joads did, doesn't mean that what the Joads went through isn't what it's really all about.
Fortunately for my readers, I've abandoned the idea of writing anything overtly important or worth cycling through a few generations of high school English. It wasn't that my early efforts were especially high-toned or screechy (I had my college newspaper column for that!), but that my attempts to fathom people's political convictions enough to write about them made such stories ambiguous and aimless. I'd like to say that my issue story in a literary journal enraged people on both sides, because it would have meant I prompted discussion, but it's more accurate to say it confused both sides. Maybe it's because by the end of it, I wasn't sure where I stood anymore. Or I did know where I stood, but it where I stood was a swimming pool full of jello.
The talent Arthur Miller has is for plumbing the depths of a character like Willie Loman in Death of a Salesman, or Ed Carbone in A View from the Bridge, without losing his footing. Maybe his convictions are firmer than mine. Maybe, also, he was a better writer.


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