Marine Atlas: Maximizing Benefits for Kiribati

FOREWORD4
SEA OF ISLANDS: THE CENTRAL PACIFIC6
A LARGE OCEAN STATE: ADMINISTRATION7
VALUING8
SUPPORTING VALUES10
STILL WATERS RUN DEEP: OCEAN DEPTH10
VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA: GEOMORPHOLOGY12
UNDER WATER MOUNTAINS: SEAMOUNT MORPHOLOGY14
GO WITH THE FLOW: SALINITY AND SURFACE CURRENTS16
STIR IT UP: MIXED LAYER DEPTH18
PUMP IT: PARTICULATE ORGANIC CARBON FLUX19
SOAK UP THE SUN: PHOTOSYNTHE- TICALLY AVAILABLE RADIATION20
OCEAN VALUES22
HOME, SWEET HOME: COASTAL HABITATS22
SHAPING PACIFIC ISLANDS: CORAL REEFS24
TRAVELLERS OR HOMEBODIES: MARINE SPECIES RICHNESS26
HOW MUCH DO WE REALLY KNOW? COLD WATER CORAL HABITATS28
NATURE’S HOTSPOTS: KEY BIODIVERSITY AREAS30
BEYOND THE HOTSPOTS: BIOREGIONS32
PLANNING34
USES36
FISHING IN THE DARK: TUNA CATCH36
SMALL FISH, BIG IMPORTANCE: INSHORE FISHERIES38
FISH FROM THE FARM: AQUACULTURE40
BEYOND THE BEACH: MARINE TOURISM42
UNDER WATER WILD WEST: DEEP-SEA MINING AND UNDER WATER CABLING44
FULL SPEED AHEAD: VESSEL TRAFFIC46
THREATS48
PLASTIC OCEAN: MICROPLASTICS CONCENTRATION48
THE DOSE MAKES THE POISON: PHOSPHATE AND NITRATE CONCENTRATION50
CLIMATE CHANGE THREATS52
HOTTER AND HIGHER: MEAN SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE AND PROJECTED SEA LEVEL RISE52
TURNING SOUR: OCEAN ACIDITY54
REEFS AT RISK: REEF RISK LEVEL56
STORMY TIMES: CYCLONES58
MANAGING60
SPACE TO RECOVER: MARINE MANAGEMENT62
ONE WORLD, ONE OCEAN: INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION (IMO) MARPOL CONVENTION64
KIRIBATI’S COMMITMENT TO MARINE CONSERVATION66
A MARINE LAYER CAKE67
CONFLICTING VERSUS COMPATIBLE USES68
CONCLUSION70
REFERENCES71
APPENDIX 1. DATA PROVIDERS74
APPENDIX 2. PHOTO PROVIDERS74

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