Reef check 2011 - Hienghène - New Caledonia

Since 2003 our center, BABOU OCEAN COAST , participates in an international coral reef health monitoring program: the Reef Check program.

Like every year, a team of scientists and volunteers came to check the state of the Hienghène reefs and this year we again supported this operation by providing a boat and diving equipment.

The mission took place on February 11.

(In order from left to right: Myriam, Nassim, Laurent, Mikéla and Sandrine. I take the photo 😉

Sandrine unrolls the double pentameter which will allow the counting to be carried out rigorously in the same place as in previous years.	Nassim is ready. The rating plate will make it possible to note all the observations
The counts are carried out at three stations: a fringing reef, an intermediate reef and a barrier reef.
An identification sheet will make it possible to remove the doubt when there is a hesitation about the species encountered.	At the end of the day a meal was shared at the table d'hôte “Chez Julien” at the Lindéralique tribe.

Learn more

This year the monitoring was carried out under the authority of:

Sandrine JOB: sandrinejob@yahoo.fr
Environmental Consultant Expertise / Advices on Reef Studies
New Caledonia

What is Reef Check exactly? : http://www.reefcheck.fr/