Conserving Biodiversity and reducing habitat degradation in Protected Areas and their Areas of Influence
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Marine fishThere are approximately 463 species of marine fish tabulated for St. Kitts and Nevis24. Of these, 306 are reef-associated fishes. Seventeen are IUCN Red-listed (1 Critically Endangered, 2 Endangered, 8 Vulnerable, 6 Near Threatened) (Table 3) and 10 Shark, Ray and Mako species (Table 4). Table 3. IUCN Red-listed fish species (CR, E and V) species (IUCN 2013).
Table 4. IUCN Red-listed Shark, Ray and Mako species (CR, E and V) species (IUCN 2013).
Reef fish populations were found to be dominated by juveniles and small adults with few larger fish. Predatory food fishes were uncommon, and consisted predominantly of graysby, red hind, coneys, yellowtail snapper and mahogany snapper. Some reefs had fairly high numbers of parrotfish, these were generally juveniles and initial phase fish, with few large terminal phase males. The other important herbivorous fishes, the surgeonfishes, also generally occurred as individuals or in very small schools. Large motile invertebrates including lobster and conch were also rare. Invasive lionfish were noted in several locations, but numbers were fairly low (<2/reef) (Fishbase 2014)25. Directory: content -> dam -> undp -> documents -> projects projects -> Human Rights and Justice Joint Programme projects -> Project Closure Report projects -> U n country Team in Jordan post-2015 concept note dialogues on Partnerships with Civil Society undp -> Executive Board of the United Nations Development Programme, the United Nations Population Fund and the United Nations Office for Project Services projects -> Country: Ghana projects -> Back to office report undp tanzania projects -> Tourism lab programme report projects -> Request for ceo endorsement projects -> Republic of namibia Download 2.31 Mb. Share with your friends:
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