10.15468/2bair3 cf8c1737-4702-4a16-93c9-e3da9ccece7a https://ipt.sprep.org/resource?r=spc_procfish_invertebrates_solomon_islands_2006 Emmanuel Tardy The Pacific Community Reef Fisheries Officer

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(+687) 26.20.00 franckm@spc.int http://www.spc.int franck-magron-43b0983a Edward Honiwala Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources (MFMR) Director

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(+677) 39143 ehoniwala@fisheries.gov.sb OWNER 2018-08-23 ENGLISH Marine invertebrate species of commercial interest observed in Solomon Islands during the PROCFish/C surveys (2006) in 4 sites Nggela, Chubikopi, Marau and Rarumana with a mix of survey methods (manta tow, reef benthos transects, and day and night searches) Occurrence GBIF Dataset Type Vocabulary: http://rs.gbif.org/vocabulary/gbif/dataset_type.xml Observation GBIF Dataset Subtype Vocabulary: http://rs.gbif.org/vocabulary/gbif/dataset_subtype.xml Marine invertebrates CoFish SPC PROCFish/C n/a This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC-BY-NC) 4.0 License. Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial 4.0 International https://spdx.org/licenses/CC-BY-NC-4.0.html CC-BY-NC-4.0 https://ipt.sprep.org/archive.do?r=spc_procfish_invertebrates_solomon_islands_2006 Nggela, Chubikopi, Marau and Rarumana in Solomon Islands 156.95 160.909 -8.143 -9.877 2006-06-03 2006-08-25 Acanthaster planci Actinopyga echinites Actinopyga lecanora Actinopyga mauritiana Actinopyga miliaris Anadara antiquata Anadara sp. Arca sp. Arca ventricosa Astralium sp. Atergatis floridus Atrina vexillum Beguina semiorbiculata Bohadschia argus Bohadschia marmorata Bohadschia sp. Bohadschia vitiensis Bursa cruentata Calappa sp. Cassiopea andromeda Cassiopea sp. Cassis cornuta Cerithium nodulosum Cerithium sp. Chama sp. Charonia tritonis Chicoreus brunneus Chicoreus sp. Choriaster granulatus Codakia sp. Conomurex luhuanus Conus bandanus Conus capitaneus Conus chaldaeus Conus coronatus Conus distans Conus ebraeus Conus eburneus Conus episcopatus Conus flavidus Conus generalis Conus imperialis Conus leopardus Conus litteratus Conus lividus Conus marmoreus Conus miles Conus pulicarius Conus sp. Conus textile Conus vexillum Conus virgo Coralliophila sp. Culcita novaeguineae Culcita sp. Cypraea sp. Cypraea tigris Diadema sp. Drupa rubusidaeus Drupa sp. Drupella sp. Echinometra mathaei Echinothrix calamaris Echinothrix diadema Echinothrix sp. Entacmaea quadricolor Eriphia sebana Erosaria erosa Etisus splendidus Filifusus filamentosus Fromia sp. Gibberulus gibberulus gibbosus Haliotis sp. Harpago chiragra Heteractis aurora Heteractis sp. Heterocentrotus mamillatus Heterocentrotus trigonarius Hippopus hippopus Holothuria atra Holothuria coluber Holothuria edulis Holothuria fuscogilva Holothuria fuscopunctata Holothuria nobilis Holothuria scabra Hyotissa sp. Lambis crocata Lambis lambis Lambis millepeda Lambis scorpius Lambis sp. Lambis truncata Latirolagena smaragdulus Lentigo lentiginosus Linckia guildingi Linckia laevigata linckia sp. Lotoria lotoria Lyncina carneola Lysiosquillina maculata Malleus sp. Mancinella armigera Mauritia arabica Mespilia globulus Mitra mitra Monetaria annulus Monetaria caputserpentis Monetaria moneta Nardoa sp. Nassarius sp. Octopus cyanea Odontodactylus scyllarus Oliva sp. Ovula ovum Panulirus versicolor Pearsonothuria graeffei Periglypta puerpera Periglypta sp. Pinctada margaritifera Pinctada sp. Pinna sp. Pleuroploca sp. Pleuroploca trapezium Portunus pelagicus Portunus sp. Protoreaster nodosus Pseudovertagus aluco Pteria sp. Saccostrea sp. Saron sp. Spondylus sp. Spondylus squamosus Stenopus hispidus Stichodactyla gigantea Stichodactyla sp. Stichopus chloronotus Stichopus hermanni Stichopus horrens Stichopus vastus Strombus sp. Synapta sp. Tectus conus Tectus fenestratus Tectus niloticus Tectus pyramis Thais sp. Thalassina sp. Thelenota ananas Thelenota anax Thor amboinensis Toxopneustes pileolus Tridacna crocea Tridacna derasa Tridacna gigas Tridacna maxima Tridacna sp. Tridacna squamosa Tripneustes gratilla Trochus maculatus Trochus sp. Turbo argyrostomus Turbo chrysostomus Turbo crassus Turbo petholatus Turbo setosus Turbo sp. Tutufa rubeta Tylothais aculeata Vasum ceramicum Vasum sp. asNeeded Franck Magron The Pacific Community Coastal Fisheries Information and Database Manager

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(+687) 26.20.00 franckm@spc.int http://www.spc.int franck-magron-43b0983a Multiple observations for the same species aggregated by replicate. For replicates with a start and end positions (manta tow), the position provided is the middle point. Chubikopi, Marau, Nggela, and Rarumana in Solomon Islands Diversity and abundance of invertebrate species were determined using a range of survey techniques, including broad-scale assessment (using the manta-tow technique) and finer-scale assessment of specific reef and benthic habitats. Broad-scale assessments were used to record large sedentary invertebrates; transects were 300 m long × 2 m wide, across inshore, midshore and more exposed oceanic habitats. Fine-scale assessments were conducted in target areas (areas with naturally higher abundance and/or the most suitable habitat) to specifically describe resource status. Fine-scale assessments were conducted of both reef (hard-bottom) and sandy (soft-bottom) areas to assess the range, size, and condition of invertebrate species present and to determine the nature and condition of the habitat with greater accuracy. These assessments were conducted using 40 m transects (1 m wide swathe, six replicates per station) recording most epi-benthic resources (those living on the bottom) and potential indicator species. For trochus and bêche-de-mer fisheries, searches to assess aggregations were made in the surf zone along exposed reef edges. On occasion, when time and conditions allowed, dives to 25–35 m were made to determine the availability of deeper-water sea cucumber populations. Night searches were conducted on inshore reefs to assess nocturnal sea cucumber species See http://purl.org/spc/digilib/doc/pfj5w Kim Friedman kim-friedman-32a0b859 PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR Franck Magron franck-magron-43b0983a CURATOR The Pacific Regional Coastal Fisheries Development Programme (CoFish) and its associated programme PROCFish/C (the coastal component of the Pacific Regional Oceanic and Coastal Fisheries Development Programme) conducted fieldwork in 63 sites across 17 Pacific Island countries and territories over a seven-year period from 2002 to 2009. Funded by the European Union for the implementation of the Pacific Regional Coastal Fisheries Development Programme (CoFish), which ran from 1 May 2004 to 31 December 2009 under funding from the ninth European Development Fund (EDF 9), and the coastal component of the Pacific Regional Oceanic and Coastal Fisheries Development Programme (PROCFish/C), which ran from 1 March 2002 to 28 February 2009 under funding from the eighth European Development Fund (EDF 8). Data prepared and published under project "Capacity building and data mobilization for conservation and decision making in the South Pacific" - BID-PA2016-0002-REG The aim of the survey work was to provide baseline information on the status of reef fisheries, and to help fill the massive information gap that hinders the effective management of reef fisheries. 2026-04-04T20:03:36Z Tardy E, Lasi F, Friedman K, Pakoa K, Magron F (2018). SPC PROCFish/C Invertebrates Observations Solomon Islands 2006. Version 1.3. The Pacific Community (SPC). Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/2bair3 accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-04-04. Pinca S., Vunisea A., Lasi F., Friedman K.J., Kronen M., Awira R., Boblin P., Tardy E., Chapman L.B., Magron F. 2009. Solomon Islands country report : profiles and results from survey work at Nggela, Marau, Rarumana and Chubikopi (June to September 2006 and December 2006). Pacific Regional Oceanic and Coastal Fisheries Development Programme (PROCFish/C/CoFish). Noumea, New Caledonia: Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC). 409 p. Pakoa K., Friedman K., Moore B., Tardy E., Bertram I. 2014. Assessing Tropical Marine Invertebrates: a manual for Pacific island resource managers. Noumea, New Caledonia: Secretariat of the Pacific Community. 118 p. https://ipt.sprep.org/logo.do?r=spc_procfish_invertebrates_solomon_islands_2006