Net ecosystem calci fication ( NEC) rates of Palau's largest lagoon and barrier reef system between 1992 and 2015 are estimated from sparse total alkalinity ( TA) and salinity measurements and a tidal exchange model in which surface lagoon water transporte...

"Fish and invertebrate monitoring were conducted for a period of 18 months. Preliminary analysis for fish data (see figures) shows that MPA does have an effect on fish abundance, however not significantly difference. Further analysis on fish size need to ...

"The goal of this project was to work closely with local governments and communities to ensure that Palau's Protected Areas Network (PAN) will benefit local people and protect the island's wealth of biodiversity. To do so WildAid was asked to provide both...

"Mass coral bleaching is currently viewed as a major threat to the long-term health of coral reef communities. Here we quantify coral bleaching in Palau coincident with the 1997/1998 El Nino Southern Oscillation event and with local sea surface temperatur...

This monitoring plan is intended for use in the monitoring of Ngelukes Conservation Area, Bkulangriil Conservation Area, Airai Reef Conservation Area, and Ngelukes Conservation Area. The monitoring method can be applied to other conservation areas, howeve...

"This is the final report on the expenditure of the grant funds that the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) provided to the Division of Fish and Wildlife Protection (DFWP), Palau."

"This Resilience Management Workshop was designed to focus on the challenges and solutions associated with building resilience into management, specifically focusing on MPA networks. The objectives were as follows: 1. To foster strong ongoing communicatio...

"This report describes final workshop of the Pacific Islands Training of Trainers Course (TOT) held in Koror, Palau, on June 3-7, 2011. This two-part course consisted of an intensive, four-month online course that was mentored by global and regional exper...

"This is a workshop report of the 2nd Terrestrial Methods Workshop, held in Koror, Palau, on June 18-21, 2012. The purpose of this workshop was to build on the outcomes of the previous Micronesia Challenge (MC) Terrestrial Measures Workshop and arrive at ...

"This is a workshop report of the 4th Micronesia Challenge (MC) Measures Group Workshop, held in Koror, Palau, on February 6-9, 2012. Representatives from all five MC jurisdictions reconvened at this workshop to finalize the work they had begun two years ...

"Coral reefs exist in a delicate balance between calcium carbonate (CaCO3) production and CaCO3 loss. Ocean acidification (OA), the CO2-driven decline in seawater pH and CaCO3 saturation state (Omega), threatens to tip this balance by decreasing calcifica...

"A one-page information sheet on the Airai Reef Conservation Area, from NOAA CRCP Grant Award NA07NMF4630092."

A one-page information sheet on the Bkulangriil Reef Conservation Area, from NOAA CRCP Grant Award NA07NMF4630092.

A one-page information sheet on the Ngelukes Reef Conservation Area, from NOAA CRCP Grant Award NA07NMF4630092.

Airai Bay, Palau, is a small (3km super(2)), semi-enclosed, mangrove-fringed, meso-tidal, coral lagoon on the southeast coast of Palau. It drains a small catchment area (26km super(2)) of highly erodible soils in an area with high annual rainfall (3.7m). ...

"Coral community structure is often governed by a suite of processes that are becoming increasingly influenced by land-use changes and related terrestrial discharges. We studied sites along a watershed gradient to examine both the physical environment and...

"In Palau, Ngerumekaol and Ebiil Channels are spawning aggregation sites that have been protected from fishing since 1976 and 2000, respectively. Groupers and other targeted fisheries species were monitored monthly over a 1.5 year period at these two spaw...

"In 2009 a socio-economic assessment was completed for the Helen Reef Management Project (HRMP) to provide baseline information to ensure that they are meeting their goals and objectives as well as to see the perspectives people have on the work that is b...

"Typhoons generally develop in the warm tropics, but rarely damage coral reefs between the latitudes 10 N and 10 S because they intensify at higher latitudes. However, climate change is forcing anomalous weather patterns, and is causing typhoons to take l...

"Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) have been used worldwide to protect biodiversity and increase marine resources yields. In 2003, the Republic of Palau established the Protected Areas Network (PAN) to help improve the management and effectiveness of Palaus M...

"Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) have been used worldwide to protect biodiversity and increase marine resources yields. In 2003, the Republic of Palau established the Protected Areas Network (PAN) to help improve the management and effectiveness of Palaus M...

"Techniques for deriving estimated bathymetry from satellite data are well established; however, use of this product in complex terrains is limited. Accurate bathymetry is essential in the construction of hydrodynamic models and satellite-derived bathymet...

"The surface circulation in the western equatorial Pacific Ocean is investigated with the aim of describing intra-annual variations near Palau (134 30' E, 7 30' N). In situ data and model output from the Ocean Surface Currents Analysis-Real-time, TRIangle...

The purpose of the project Building capacity for locally managed marine protected areas in Kayangel and Sonsorol states, Republic of Palau is to assist the remote island states of Kayangel and Sonsorol to better protect their marine resources through impr...