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Las Tortugas – Team 1 – Team Meeting 10/29/04

Discussion of article that Bob sent us, "Loan Sought in Galapagos Rift" published in the Miami Herald on Oct. 28

Ecuador's minister of the environment, Fabian Valdivieso, asked the Inter-American Development Bank this week for a $2 million loan to relocate and/or retrain 1,000 Galapagos fishermen

In September, park rangers went on strike after Edwin Naula, the park director who favored fishing limits, was fired
Fausto Cepeda, pro fishermen, became director
On September 22, four rangers were hurt in confrontations with fishermen
The Ecuadorian government fired Cepeda on 9/27
Currently, there is no park director.
The government has retained consultants to better define the park director's role and qualifications.
The government is planning on banning the extraction of the sea cucumber for two years.
Only three percent of the land area is available for development.

Still waiting for a reply to an email sent out on Tuesday to the Honorary Ecuadorian Consulate in Needham. If no reply, we will try to contact her by phone sometime early next week.
For this weekend - team web site due on Monday!

Monitoring group - Marty, Helene, and Garrett
Village - John and Daphne
Biopreserve - Matt, Bryan, and Jessica
met in three groups briefly to discuss weekend meeting times Back to Top

Las Tortugas – Team 1 – Team Meeting 10/22/04

Announcements

Marty's research on environmental impact of Antarctic development and how it may relate to our islands

Update our individual research on the web site and personal logs

Plan for next week: continue on sensor research and have someone look at the village

Matt has done research on the Ecuadorian economy

Village: Feasibility and some notes

No freshwater on our islands
Economy dependent on tourism, fishing and farming are also economic components
Northern islands are isolated
Limit tourism?
Lack of infrastructure
Marchena (7th largest island and largest in the north)
Tower - tourist destination - minor development potential
Small, pristine islands - we should keep them that way

Data Collection/Monitoring

Helicopter pads
Facilities for researchers
On islands
Boats
Radar
Satellite dishes for data recovery
Solar powered planes to monitor, collect data from sensors
Sonar and robotic fish
High-precision GPS to see relative movement of islands
Cameras to count creatures
Turtle eggs
Flocks of birds
Count fish, other species by hand
Ground movement monitoring along beaches for turtle detection? Back to Top

Las Tortugas – Team 1 – Team Meeting 10/15/04

Research status reports
- Garrett gave brief background of Biosphere concept, how it may relate to Galapagos
- Fishing issue more with local than foreign fishermen – better
- licensing/enforcement for fishing and boating
- Ruchi mentioned photocopies available in Terrascope room
Remaining questions for first task
- Ecuadorian government and political feasibility
- Answers from other groups through email/coordination meeting – Matt
Week 2
- Processes
  - Population monitoring – models for birds and fish – Marty
  - Volcanic activity – Garrett
  - Oceans – temp, nutrients, sea level, photosynthesis, salinity – Jessica
  - Temp, pressure, humidity, rainfall
- Topics (try to be specific to our islands)
  - Integration with what already exists – Helene
  - People to manage, ownership/organization of research – Bryan
  - Bird summary – Garrett
  - Sensor programs at National Parks – Daphne
  - John will email team with his topic
Team Photo

We did it.
It should go on the web site. Back to Top

Las Tortugas – Team 1 – Team Meeting 10/8/04

Define final product for November 1
- Bob suggested timeline
Answers to the three objectives
1. World Preserve allowing any nation to sign treaty but giving more sway based on donations of money/ecological resources, follow Greenland/Antarctica examples, license fishing
2. Climate measurements, population studies, biological processes, integration of the three for better understanding of community as a whole
3. Most likely not our islands, too far away, no fresh water, inaccessible economic barriers
Spend next three weeks on the three objectives
- This week: Biopreserve strategy
  - Previous examples
  - Organizations
  - Ecuador government (make it valuable to them)
  - Illegal fishing regulation
  - Long-run (Bryan)
- Email the list with your selection for this week's research
Next team meeting

Team picture Back to Top

Las Tortugas - Team 1 - Team Meeting 10/01/04

Technical-directed meeting
Team web site
Individual research posted by Bryan on 10/1
Bryan’s talk on how to update our team site individually

Only copy files to your desktop
Make copy of all site’s contents regularly, so that we do not lose it
Individual research updates - addendum on bottom (last revised…)
Directory for tor1: athena.mit.edu/course/12.000/www/m2008/teams/tor1/

Garrett’s picture slide presentation of the northern Galapagos
To be placed on team site next week.

AIM Screennames added to team site

Plan for next week: Continue research on our areas and start addressing the three objectives in the near future.
Alumni mentor Bob Gurnitz will visit on 10/6 and 10/8.
Jessica Lin will visit at 6:30 on 10/11 in 16-168 during the mentor-student evening. Back to Top

Las Tortugas - Team 1 - Team Meeting 09/24/04

Discussion of our islands

Pinta, Marchena, Genovesa, Wolf, Darwin
Maps
All islands made up of igneous rock. All are volcanic.
How to monitor the birds - track them during mating season/migration
Validate why building a village is not plausible, and how to build scientific posts on the islands

Problems with the islands

Illegal fishing
Tagging sharks, when the Japanese are hunting them
No fresh water on the islands
Fishermen bringing non
native animals

Marine Preserve

Set up since 1986
Sea cucumbers are in danger of extinction
El Niño, La Niña have affected the marine life in the Galapagos since the equator passes through the Islands

Animals on our islands

1 specific tortoise, Lonesome George (moved to another island)
Marchena - Iguanas, no terrestrial lizards
Birds
Sea lions - dying due to an oil spill
Goats - indirectly killing native species

Goals

John - Ecuadorian law, National Park regulations, current proposals for new laws, amount of money put into the park
Marty - Marine sensors
Jessica - Marine reserves
Matt - Climate
Garrett - Geology/Geography, human impact
Daphne - Flora
Bryan - International marine law, illegal fishing, dealing with cultural hunting of animals
Helene - Land sensors
Other goals
- Pollution - Oil spills, human impact
- Fauna
- Tide and current flows Back to Top

Las Tortugas - Team 1 - Team Meeting 09/17/2004

Introduction of team members/UTFs

Meeting Routine

Beginning of meeting - each person tells what they've accomplished/researched
End of meeting - each person tells what their goals are for the week

Web sites

Individual web site suggestions
- Post class schedule on web site
- Dark text, light background
- Pictures, maps
Links
- Team web site suggestions
- Links to each member's web site
- Definition of an A
- Bryan - in charge of setting up team web site

Definition of an A
Goals for next week

Do general research on the Galapagos Islands/our assigned islands
Start setting up personal web sites

MISSION 2008	SOLVING COMPLEX PROBLEMS (12.000) Galapagos Now by Garrett P. Marino Las Tortugas Team 1
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October 29, 2004 October 22 October 15 October 8 October 1 September 24 September 17 Las Tortugas – Team 1 – Team Meeting 10/29/04 Discussion of article that Bob sent us, "Loan Sought in Galapagos Rift" published in the Miami Herald on Oct. 28 Ecuador's minister of the environment, Fabian Valdivieso, asked the Inter-American Development Bank this week for a $2 million loan to relocate and/or retrain 1,000 Galapagos fishermen In September, park rangers went on strike after Edwin Naula, the park director who favored fishing limits, was fired Fausto Cepeda, pro fishermen, became director On September 22, four rangers were hurt in confrontations with fishermen The Ecuadorian government fired Cepeda on 9/27 Currently, there is no park director. The government has retained consultants to better define the park director's role and qualifications. The government is planning on banning the extraction of the sea cucumber for two years. Only three percent of the land area is available for development. Still waiting for a reply to an email sent out on Tuesday to the Honorary Ecuadorian Consulate in Needham. If no reply, we will try to contact her by phone sometime early next week. For this weekend - team web site due on Monday! Monitoring group - Marty, Helene, and Garrett Village - John and Daphne Biopreserve - Matt, Bryan, and Jessica met in three groups briefly to discuss weekend meeting times Back to Top Las Tortugas – Team 1 – Team Meeting 10/22/04 Announcements Marty's research on environmental impact of Antarctic development and how it may relate to our islands Update our individual research on the web site and personal logs Plan for next week: continue on sensor research and have someone look at the village Matt has done research on the Ecuadorian economy Village: Feasibility and some notes No freshwater on our islands Economy dependent on tourism, fishing and farming are also economic components Northern islands are isolated Limit tourism? Lack of infrastructure Marchena (7th largest island and largest in the north) Tower - tourist destination - minor development potential Small, pristine islands - we should keep them that way Data Collection/Monitoring Helicopter pads Facilities for researchers On islands Boats Radar Satellite dishes for data recovery Solar powered planes to monitor, collect data from sensors Sonar and robotic fish High-precision GPS to see relative movement of islands Cameras to count creatures Turtle eggs Flocks of birds Count fish, other species by hand Ground movement monitoring along beaches for turtle detection? Back to Top Las Tortugas – Team 1 – Team Meeting 10/15/04 Research status reports Garrett gave brief background of Biosphere concept, how it may relate to Galapagos Fishing issue more with local than foreign fishermen – better licensing/enforcement for fishing and boating Ruchi mentioned photocopies available in Terrascope room Remaining questions for first task Ecuadorian government and political feasibility Answers from other groups through email/coordination meeting – Matt Week 2 Processes Population monitoring – models for birds and fish – Marty Volcanic activity – Garrett Oceans – temp, nutrients, sea level, photosynthesis, salinity – Jessica Temp, pressure, humidity, rainfall Topics (try to be specific to our islands) Integration with what already exists – Helene People to manage, ownership/organization of research – Bryan Bird summary – Garrett Sensor programs at National Parks – Daphne John will email team with his topic Team Photo We did it. It should go on the web site. Back to Top Las Tortugas – Team 1 – Team Meeting 10/8/04 Define final product for November 1 Bob suggested timeline Answers to the three objectives World Preserve allowing any nation to sign treaty but giving more sway based on donations of money/ecological resources, follow Greenland/Antarctica examples, license fishing Climate measurements, population studies, biological processes, integration of the three for better understanding of community as a whole Most likely not our islands, too far away, no fresh water, inaccessible economic barriers Spend next three weeks on the three objectives This week: Biopreserve strategy Previous examples Organizations Ecuador government (make it valuable to them) Illegal fishing regulation Long-run (Bryan) Email the list with your selection for this week's research Next team meeting Team picture Back to Top Las Tortugas - Team 1 - Team Meeting 10/01/04 Technical-directed meeting Team web site Individual research posted by Bryan on 10/1 Bryan’s talk on how to update our team site individually Only copy files to your desktop Make copy of all site’s contents regularly, so that we do not lose it Individual research updates - addendum on bottom (last revised…) Directory for tor1: athena.mit.edu/course/12.000/www/m2008/teams/tor1/ Garrett’s picture slide presentation of the northern Galapagos To be placed on team site next week. AIM Screennames added to team site Plan for next week: Continue research on our areas and start addressing the three objectives in the near future. Alumni mentor Bob Gurnitz will visit on 10/6 and 10/8. Jessica Lin will visit at 6:30 on 10/11 in 16-168 during the mentor-student evening. Back to Top Las Tortugas - Team 1 - Team Meeting 09/24/04 Discussion of our islands Pinta, Marchena, Genovesa, Wolf, Darwin Maps All islands made up of igneous rock. All are volcanic. How to monitor the birds - track them during mating season/migration Validate why building a village is not plausible, and how to build scientific posts on the islands Problems with the islands Illegal fishing Tagging sharks, when the Japanese are hunting them No fresh water on the islands Fishermen bringing non native animals Marine Preserve Set up since 1986 Sea cucumbers are in danger of extinction El Niño, La Niña have affected the marine life in the Galapagos since the equator passes through the Islands Animals on our islands 1 specific tortoise, Lonesome George (moved to another island) Marchena - Iguanas, no terrestrial lizards Birds Sea lions - dying due to an oil spill Goats - indirectly killing native species Goals John - Ecuadorian law, National Park regulations, current proposals for new laws, amount of money put into the park Marty - Marine sensors Jessica - Marine reserves Matt - Climate Garrett - Geology/Geography, human impact Daphne - Flora Bryan - International marine law, illegal fishing, dealing with cultural hunting of animals Helene - Land sensors Other goals Pollution - Oil spills, human impact Fauna Tide and current flows Back to Top Las Tortugas - Team 1 - Team Meeting 09/17/2004 Introduction of team members/UTFs Meeting Routine Beginning of meeting - each person tells what they've accomplished/researched End of meeting - each person tells what their goals are for the week Web sites Individual web site suggestions Post class schedule on web site Dark text, light background Pictures, maps Links Team web site suggestions Links to each member's web site Definition of an A Bryan - in charge of setting up team web site Definition of an A Goals for next week Do general research on the Galapagos Islands/our assigned islands Start setting up personal web sites
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