{"id":4126,"date":"2024-12-16T11:59:34","date_gmt":"2024-12-16T11:59:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wiomsa.org\/wiompan\/?p=4126"},"modified":"2024-12-16T11:59:34","modified_gmt":"2024-12-16T11:59:34","slug":"setting-up-a-protocol-for-monitoring-sea-grass-beds-in-moheli-national-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wiomsa.org\/wiompan\/2024\/12\/16\/setting-up-a-protocol-for-monitoring-sea-grass-beds-in-moheli-national-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Setting Up a Protocol for Monitoring Sea Grass Beds in Moheli National Park"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Through its RECOS project, the Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) is strengthening its capacity to monitor marine ecosystems in the Comoros. The focus is on the seagrass beds of Moh\u00e9li, which are crucial habitats for marine species such as turtles.<\/p>\n

The Moh\u00e9li Marine Park, one of six pilot sites in the region supported by the RECOS project through the No\u00e9 Association, is recognised as a key centre for the preservation of marine and coastal ecosystems in the Comoros. Thanks to the support of the IOC’s RECOS project, the Moh\u00e9li Marine Park and the No\u00e9 Association benefit from technical assistance from the Centre d’\u00c9tude et de D\u00e9couverte des Tortues Marines (CEDTM) in La R\u00e9union.<\/p>\n

From 12 to 19 November 2024, the IOC sent Katia Ballorain from the CEDTM to support the Park’s team in the ecological monitoring and mapping of seagrass beds and sea turtle populations. Seven agents benefited from capacity-building based on monitoring methods harmonised at regional level.<\/p>\n

Although the seagrass beds in Moheli are sparse, the observations made confirm their importance as feeding and development habitats for juvenile green turtles. Other sightings report the presence of dugongs, reinforcing the heritage value of these ecosystems.<\/p>\n

In addition to their ecological importance, seagrass beds are habitats of Community interest. They enable the inhabitants of Moheli to sustain their sources of income, a large part of which comes from fishing. Preserving marine ecosystems such as seagrass beds has both an ecological and a socio-economic impact.<\/p>\n

The RECOS project \u201cCoastal populations and ecosystems resilience in the Western Indian Ocean\u201d is being implemented by the IOC with funding from the Agence fran\u00e7aise pour le d\u00e9veloppement<\/em>\u00a0(AFD) and the Fonds fran\u00e7ais pour l\u2019environnement mondial<\/em>\u00a0(FFEM).<\/p>\n

Photos by Katia Ballorain<\/p>\n

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Through its RECOS project, the Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) is strengthening its capacity to monitor marine ecosystems in the Comoros. The focus is on the seagrass beds of Moh\u00e9li, which are crucial habitats for marine species such as turtles. The Moh\u00e9li Marine Park, one of six pilot sites in the region supported by the RECOS<\/p>\n

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