(e.g., fringing, shoals,narrow and wide reefs, exposed and sheltered reefs,
some atolls, and barrier reefs) in each of the
biogeographic regions. Site specific data included
the location of the site as determined by using the
global positioning system (GPS) or by compass
triangulation in the absence of GPS particularly in
the earlier sampling period. The position of transects
relative to proximity to MPA’s was determined and
the number of MPA’s per biogeographic region was
also noted (Table 1).