Data

Status of Coral Reefs (Belize Barrier Reef System)
	Coral Cover
	Year	Average	Status	Year	Average	Status
Bacalar Chico	2005	18.67%	alert
Hol Chan	2005	11.97%	poor
Caye Caulker	2005	44.58%	optimal
Gladden Spit	2005	11.12%	poor
Glover's Reef	2005	20.72%	good	2008	11.80%	poor
South Water Caye	2005	44.25%	optimal	2008	11.80%	poor
Sapodilla Caye	2005	28.95%	good	2008	9.90%	critical
Half Moon Caye				2008	20%	good
Laughing Bird				2008	16.60%	alert
Port Honduras				2008	8.80%	critical
	Algae Cover
	Year	Average	Status	Year	Average	Status
Bacalar Chico	2005	39.28%	alert
Hol Chan	2005	67.32%	critical
Caye Caulker	2005	19.42%	optimal
Gladden Spit	2005	39.85%	alert
Glover's Reef	2005	30.06%	alert	2008	26.30%	good
South Water Caye	2005	26.07%	good	2008	25.30%	good
Sapodilla Caye	2005	19.62%	optimal	2008	34.10%	alert
Half Moon Caye				2008	31.40%	alert
Laughing Bird				2008	31.40%	alert
Port Honduras				2008	24.80%	good

“Project for the Conservation and Sustainable use of the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System.” Oceanus.org.mx. MBRS Technical Document No.18, Volume 1. December 2006. Web. <http://www.oceanus.org.mx/web/index2.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_view&gid=12&Itemid=1>

“Status of Coral Reefs in the Mesoamerican Region.” Status of Coral Reefs of the World: 2008. Oceanus.org.mx. Chapter 18: 253-264. <http://www.oceanus.org.mx/web/index2.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_view&gid=7&Itemid=3>

Criteria Assessment of Status of Reef Fish Populations of Barrier Islands
Criteria	Barrier Islands
	Cay Chapel	Gallow's Point	Sergaent Cay	Goff's  Cay	Rendevous Cay
Area Surveyed	3840 m2	3840 m2	3840 m2	3840 m2	1920 m2
Fish Biodiversiy	2.88	2.84	2.65	2.6	2.45
Herbivore:CarnivoreRatio	1.075	2.21	2.54	3.64	4.14
Adult Fish Density (40/100m2)	<40	<40	<40	>40	<40
Fish Recruit Density (60/10m2)	<60	<60	<60	<60	<60
*Shaded areas indicate conditions that are "not good."

Gomez, Gianna."A Rapid Ecological Assessment of Coral Reefs and Reef Fishes of Barrier Islands within Central Belize Barrier Reed Complex utilizing the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef Systems Protocol." Oregon State University, June 2004. Web. <http://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/xmlui/bitstream/handle/1957/4217/Gomez_ocr.pdf?sequence=1>