End of Phase

Presentation
161/1

How lucky I am to
Have something that makes
Saying goodbye so hard.

Aims and Objectives

Continuation of the MBRS

Monitoring Program (SMP).

Synoptic

Daily bird monitoring.

Incidental sightings program.
Continuation of weekly beach cleans
English language and environmental
education classes to the people of Punta
Allen.
PADI Open Water Diver training

MBRS fish and coral monitoring of last quarter

We
We finished
finished 5
5 sites
sites for
for fish
fish and
and Coral
Coral (PSJ05,
(PSJ05, PSJ10,
PSJ10, PSJ20,
PSJ20, PP05,
PP05,
PC10)!
PC10)!
For
For fish
fish the
the data
data that
that we
we gathered
gathered doing
doing this
this transects
transects was
was the
the abundance
abundance
and
and the
the size
size
This
This data
data help
help us
us calculate
calculate the
the biomass
biomass that
that will
will help
help us
us understand
understand the
the
changes
changes in
in the
the community
community dynamics
dynamics and
and will
will lead
lead us
us to
to identify
identify the
the human
human
impacts
impacts in
in the
the area.
area.

The coral and sessile (anemones, algae etc) data can be used to
understand the growth/recovery rates as well as giving us an ongoing
view on the overall health with the reef.

Adul
t

PP05

PSJ10

PSJ20

PC10

Juv
i

PP05

PSJ10

PSJ20

PC10

Coral
time !

Punta San Juan (PSJ) Coral

communities
Individual corals per meter at PSJ05: 2004-2015
0.34

0.37

0.37
0.29

0.11

Coral diversity at PSJ05: 2004 - 2015

# coral species

Punta San Juan (PSJ) Coral

communities
Individual corals per meter at PSJ10: 2004-2015

0.49

0.44
0.38
0.31

Coral diversity at PSJ10: 2004 - 2015

# coral species

# coral genera

Punta San Juan (PSJ) Coral

communities
Individual corals per meter at PSJ20: 2004-2015
0.41

0.29
0.26
0.18

Coral diversity at PSJ20: 2004 - 2015

# coral species

# coral genera

Punta San Juan (PSJ) Point

intercept
PSJ05

Punta San Juan (PSJ) Point

intercept
PSJ10

Punta San Juan (PSJ) Point

intercept
PSJ20

Diseas
es
Diseases over last decade at Pez Maya monitorsites

All diseases

Dark Spot Disease

White plague

Yellow Blotch

Something
extra

Fishy
Correlations

Last
quarter
they
collected
417.5
kg
of trash
by
picking
more
than
36,318
objects

Beach
clean

This month you

helped collect
208.68 kg of
trash!

In a total area of 1860 !

Top 10
Plastic pieces (micro)
Other plastic/foam
packaging
Forks, knives, spoons
Bottle caps (plastic)
Straws/stirrers
Cosmetics
Lids (plastic)
Beverage bottles
(plastic)
Shoes

4056
2988
1631
1436
725
129
128
77
75

You collected a total of: 11710

objects

Incidental
sightings
Eels
Green Moray
Spotted Moray
Rays
Caribbean
Stingray
Southern
Stingray
Spotted Eagle
Ray
Sharks
Bull Shark
Turtle
Green Turtle
Hawksbill Turtle
Grand Total

2
1
1
11
2
8
1
1
1
3
2
1
17

The number one

spotter of the month:
Tommy with 5 sights

Incidental
sightings
325

Total

338

344

287
204

17
2015 2016

Bird
s

Swift/Swallow Seasonality 2015

Belted Kingfisher

Brown Pelican

Mangrove Swallow

Purple Martin

Least Tern

Magnificent Frigatebird

Swallow (Cave & Cliff) sp.

Swallow (Rough-winged) sp.

Melodious Blackbird

Roseate Spoonbill

Swift sp.

Swallow (Mangrove & Tree) sp.

Vulture Seasonality 2015

Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture

Least Tern Population Trends

Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Coralwatc
Last quarter
we analyzed:
h
24 Coral surveys
24 Coral surveys
318 Corals recorded!

This month you helped with:

5 Coral surveys
118 Corals recorded!

Go to
http://www.coralwatch.or
g
to see reports with your

Lionfis
h

Last quarter they

saw
141 lionfish (40
kills)
Smallest: 5 cm
Largest: 45 cm
This month you
saw
34 lionfish
Smallest: 8 cm
Largest: 40 cm
Its Important to
record your
sightings!

Last year we saw: 512

(96 Killed)
The number one
spotter of the month:
Tommy
with 10 sights

Where has the data

gone?
MBRS data provider - Largest data
provider. Use for regional management
decisions.
ASK Quarter and Annual reports
CONANP - Annual reports. Use to
modify local and regional management
strategies
OBIS SEAMAP- Marine mammal, sea
bird and sea turtle data
Coral Watch - Coral bleaching
Status of the Coral Reefs - Bi-annual
international publication
Healthy Reefs - Annual assessment

Summary of training
received

During your time here, and with all your work,

you have gained the following training and skills
PADI Advanced Open Water
EFR Primary & Secondary Care
PADI Rescue Diver
Coral Reef Ecology
Coral Watch methodology for coral health evaluation
Community programs
PADI Coral Reef Research Distinctive Specialty

Help promote your

GVI program
Perhaps see your
photo on the
website and
newsletter
Email
alumni@gviworld.com
Post them on the GVI
Fans facebook
wall
Tweet about us using
@GVIWORLD or
@hub twitter
account
Post them on
instagram and add
#GVI travel and
follow @GVItravel

Share your photos

Share your
feedback
You will be sent a welcome home email all about our alumni program but also with a link to our

online feedback form:

GVI operations are feedback led
We aim to provide the best programs and need to know how we are doing and how we
can improve
You can share your opinions if delighted or unhappy and offer solutions to any issues you
may have encountered
This is also an opportunity to say thank you to staff in the field and offices
Highlight exciting stories for our website
Please send any extra feedback to feedback@gviworld.com

Welcome to GVI
Alumni!

Meet Ty (Our Alumni

Manager)

Ty and the Alumni team will be in

touch with you so make sure you
reply!
They can help you with.
Jobs at GVI
Become an Ambassador and
return for free or send a
friend!
Access exclusive discounts
Keep you updated and
connected with GVI
Become a Fundraiser

Amazing!!!!
20 % off if you book to same hub within 3 months of your end date
15 % off if you book anywhere within 3 months of your end date
10 % off for any bookings after 3 months

More info email outreach@gviworld.com

*ALL capped at 500 GBP max, and can not be used in combination
with ANY other discount

Become a GVI
Ambassador!
Case Study: GVI Ambassador Michael
Being an Ambassador Michael Did the following to earn points for a free trip with GVI:
Come
alongexpo
to aincareers
event
andlocal
chat
to potential
Attended
a travel
New York City,
visited
schools
sharing isr experience,
posted blogs online to assist future travelers and share his experience

volunteers

Give a presentation about your GVI adventure at a

local school

Help us with our poster campaign and spread the word

of GVI

Connect with potential volunteers and inspire others

Sign up process gives a simple 50 points to get you

started!

Get someone else to book with GVI and earn 50

points

Get a group of 8 or more to book and get a 150

1 point = 1/$1.50 GVI Program credit.
points

You can even share your points with friends and family!

Campus (REP) Internship

Pick up key skill from a

Internship that fits around your
studies

Get paid for running GVI Info

tables and events on campus

Become the GVI name around

campus

Collect leads and earn a free GVI

trip for 2 or 4 weeks

Have regular 1:1 sessions and

support from GVI

Give yourself the employability

edge while promoting GVI!

To apply look out for the alumni

email or contact alumni
@gviworld.com

GVI Charitable
Trust
Support
Support Your
Your Project!
Project!
Have
Have aa good
good idea
idea to
to raise
raise funds?
funds? Let
Let
the
the CT
CT know
know so
so we
we can
can support
support you.
you.
Join
Join our
our fundraiser
fundraiser army
army and
and get
get
involved
involved with
with other
other GVI
GVI fundraisers!
fundraisers!
Run
Run a
a marathon,
marathon, climb
climb aa mountain,
mountain,
join
join aa charity
charity challenge
challenge lots
lots of
of
options
options
GVI
GVI CT
CT has
has now
now almost
almost raised
raised
1,000,000
1,000,000 GBP
GBP for
for our
our partners
partners
See
See www.gvi.org
www.gvi.org or
or contact
contact
info@gvi.org
info@gvi.org

Planet Green has provided recycling programs for

organizations, individuals and businesses to raise funds for
causes they care about by collecting and sending E-waste

E-waste includes waste from electronics,

including discarded mobile phones,
refrigerators, electronic office equipment,
computers, television sets and electronic
entertainment devices.

GVI Charitable Trust is raising funds

by recycling e-waste and buying
recycled products with Planet Green
Recycle.

Gather up your empty cartidges, old cell phones and old gadgets
Send them to planet green recycle (free shipping)
Gvi CT gets a check for every box you send

https://planetgreenrecycle.com/fundraising/?purl
=gviworld

Work in the field with

GVI!

o Get a group of 10 or
more to participate in a
GVI program and you
get to join the trip free!
o GVI Scholarships
this program offers high
performing
and
enthusiastic volunteers
who would like to work
in
the
field
the
opportunity to stay on
for longer durations as
unpaid GVI staff.
o
Check out our job
posts or talk to our
country
director
or
email
alumni@gviworld.com
and get on our job alerts
mailing list!
www.careersabroad.c

Become a role
model...
Become GVI Under
18s Staff

What is GVI Under 18s?

GVI Under 18s allows younger volunteers,

ages 15-17, the chance to see and
participate in our projects. By getting a
glimpse into the work that we do, we hope
that their horizons will be expanded and
their awareness of global issues raised.

What is involved?

We are looking for inspiring leaders over

the age of 21 years, with a passion for
working with youth, who can lead our
students through life changing volunteer
trips in various countries around the world.
Working with the Under 18s Field Team,
you will learn about the inner workings of
our community and conservation projects.
Duration 2 to 4 weeks
Start:
July-August 2015
Where South Africa, Costa Rica, Mexico
Thailand, USA, Greece, Nepal Fiji
Contact
www.careersabroad.co.uk
or apply with your in country
manager

Work in Cape Town, South Africa or

laya del Carmen, Mexico Offices
Become a GVI Country Expert:
Help recruit volunteers for
GVI Projects
Share your volunteering
experience with applicants
Be responsible for the future
success of your hubs
Previous volunteering
experience on GVI Projects
Required
Previous experience in
administration preferable
Minimum commitment of 1
year
Apply on
careersabroad.co.uk or
contact alumni@gviworld.com

Is a place where you

canrecordwhat you
see in
nature,meetother
nature lovers, and
learnabout the
natural world.

We have just started creating a

great list of all the things we
see here, but you can create
your own account and start
helping us map the natural
world wherever you are!
The online community of nature
lovers can even help you
identify something cool if you
dont know what it is

Stay
conected!

Facebook fan page (gvimexicoyucatan)

Twitter (@GVIWORLD)
Twitter (@gvi_mexico
Follow us on Instagram (@GVItravel)
Check out the GVI Impact site at
www.gviworld.com