Marine Atlas: Maximizing Benefits for Solomon Islands

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FOREWORD	4
SEA OF ISLANDS: THE SOUTH PACIFIC	6
A LARGE OCEAN STATE: ADMINISTRATION	8
VALUING SUPPORTING	10
SUPPORTING VALUES	10
STILL WATERS RUN DEEP: OCEAN DEPTH	12
VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA: GEOMORPHOLOGY	14
UNDER WATER MOUNTAINS: SEAMOUNT MORPHOLOGY	16
SMOKE UNDER WATER, FIRE IN THE SEA: TECTONIC ACTIVITY	18
GO WITH THE FLOW: SALINITY AND SURFACE CURRENTS	20
STIR IT UP: MIXED LAYER DEPTH	22
PUMP IT: PARTICULATE ORGANIC CARBON FLUX	23
SOAK UP THE SUN: PHOTOSYNTHE- TICALLY AVAILABLE RADIATION	24
HABITAT VALUES	26
HOME, SWEET HOME: COASTAL HABITATS	26
SHAPING PACIFIC ISLANDS: CORAL REEFS	28
TRAVELLERS OR HOMEBODIES: MARINE SPECIES RICHNESS	30
HOW MUCH DO WE REALLY KNOW? COLD WATER CORAL HABITATS	32
NATURE’S HOTSPOTS: KEY BIODIVERSITY AREAS	34
SPECIAL AND UNIQUE MARINE AREAS	36
BEYOND THE HOTSPOTS: BIOREGIONS	38
PLANNING	40
USES	42
FISHING IN THE DARK: OFFSHORE FISHERIES	42
FISH FROM THE FARM: AQUACULTURE	44
BEYOND THE BEACH: MARINE TOURISM	46
UNDER WATER WILD WEST: DEEP SEA MINING AND UNDER WATER CABLING	48
FULL SPEED AHEAD: VESSEL TRAFFIC	50
THREATS PLASTIC	52
PLASTIC OCEAN: MICROPLASTICS CONCENTRATION	52
THE DOSE MAKES THE POISON: PHOSPHATE AND NITRATE CONCENTRATION	54
CLIMATE CHANGE THREATS	56
HOTTER AND HIGHER: MEAN SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE AND PROJECTED SEA LEVEL RISE	56
TURNING SOUR: OCEAN ACIDITY	58
REEFS AT RISK: REEF RISK LEVEL	60
STORMY TIMES: CYCLONES	62
MANAGING	64
SPACE TO RECOVER: MARINE MANAGEMENT	66
ONE WORLD, ONE OCEAN: INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION (IMO) MARPOL CONVENTION	68
SOLOMON ISLANDS’ COMMITMENT TO MARINE CONSERVATION	70
A MARINE LAYER CAKE	72
CONFLICTING VERSUS COMPATIBLE USES	73
CONCLUSION	74
REFERENCES	76
APPENDIX 1. DATA PROVIDERS	79
APPENDIX 2. PHOTO PROVIDERS	79

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