Think Pacific Online Internship working with Waidroka Bay Resort on Creating and Artificial Reef. Apologies for the poor resolution on the text for the presentation. Thank you for the opportunity.
Jorja Brook.
Jorjabrook1@gmail.com
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Sullivan, aka my name is George Brooke and I'm currently
story of wildlife conservation at Nottingham Trent University.
I chose your organization or an actual project with my
internship with think pacific as creating an artificial reef, highly
appealed to me.
After completing my degree, I would love to get in
Korea in the marine conservation sector and this was therefore
useful for me as it allowed me to research independently
in my own area of study.
Hope this presentation also provides you with the knowledge which
you can use to benefit you um the wildlife and
you are surrounding community.
Yeah, coral reefs are vital for many reasons, including providing
tourism, protecting the course from strong currents and waves and
it also provides a habitat and food sauce.
Too many species including the white tip reef sharks and
tiger shark and green and hospital turtles and wine fish.
It's so far important awareness is raised about the importance
of these coral reefs because they considered niche habitats.
There are many ways in which we can help minimize
caused the damage caused to the coral reefs.
Um in my opinion, the best way to do this
is to educate local communities about this habitat.
This can be done through the use of posters, signs
and speaking to those who have lived nearby the area.
Simple actions which helped tech coral reefs also include limiting
fertilizer use, purchasing coral reef friendless on cream and avoiding
the direct touch of these corals.
This education can avoid hand coral reefs in the future
and can also potentially inspire those who live locally to
volunteer as well as education, creating artificial reefs can also
help reverse any damage caused and increase overall biodiversity by
providing prayer species with a hotel up and it would
also provide a predator species with a prayer creating artificial
reefs also increases the chances of providing a habitat species
which could potentially be endangered.
Protected are considered keystone species.
20 miles south of your result, a Taiwanese fishing vessel
was deliberately sunk to entice um species and just increased
species diversity in 1994.
This was seen as successful as a species diversity in
Berkeley lagoon was seemed to increase as well as being
successful for wildlife.
It also provided a unique diving experience for visitors, increasing
the overall tourism in the area.
Um another example is the founder of this result, robert
Davis used a different tending to perfect coral reefs.
She cluttered coral fragments which were found after the disastrous
Scicolone event in 2010 and attach them to bodies.
She found not doing this method, 90% of these grew
back as both of these techniques have been seemed to
be successful.
I have therefore decided to implement both of these ideas
into my idea.
I wanted to replicate the idea of having a structure
in the ocean which provided a substrate for the corals
to grow on, like seen in the Taiwanese shipping vessel.
This man made structure would also mimic certain characteristics of
a natural coral roof.
The purpose of this structure is to provide a niche
habitat for species.
Um And it was also provide a diving experience which
isn't seen yet in your local area and it will
also just increase general aesthetics.
However, before this is created, manufacturers should be considered first
in order to increase the chances of success and therefore
current depth of the water temperature.
P hitch current species, previous disastrous events.
Finance time and legislation has all been considered.
Mhm. As well as restoration sites being created using these
man made structures.
Coral nurseries will also be created for the coral fragments,
which needs to be able to closely before being put
back into the wild.
This will also allow us to selectively breed specific species
of corals, increasing their abundance of the overall corals found
Before this is done.
Preliminary observations and surveys should be conducted 11 hours to
identify which corals are most resistant to mass bleaching RL
cummings found that after the Latina disastrous mass bleaching event
in 2000 on the 13% of these Carlos survived.
These are named super corals.
And it is important we recognize which corals these are.
If we breathe these specific corals, this will increase the
abundance of this specific species, which will therefore increase the
chances of the coral we survive in the future, magically
regiments. Once these have been identified, we can cut off
the small fragment of this coral and transported to the
nursery after some time.
This mother coral can then be trimmed and then transpired
into the restoration side.
The creation of the restoration sight can be created using
volunteers. The local community coral gardeners and general staff.
This photo shows a few of the structures um of
the substrate, which will be created Around 50- 100
of these will be created.
The hollow interior creates a shelter for species which migrates
through the artificial reef.
And it also allows divers and observers to see what
species are on that subtract.
Um The number, size and placement of the holes will
vary for each structure, allowing a wide variety of different
species to access the hollow inside.
And the structures will also vary in size and vary
between 1- five ft tall.
This size allows the structure to be close to the
shore while still being full of submerged under the water.
The material used will dependent will depend on availability and
cost. However, reinforced concrete will be the best option.
These structures will be constructed Afshar and transported into the
ocean. Once made, the couple's which have been transported to
these restoration side will be placed onto these substrates.
Sometimes using a small amount of liquid cement to hold
them into players.
Um They will then be regularly observed and maintained everyone
not down any vital information that scene.
This maintenance is extremely important in increasing the chances of
success. There are many ways in which the coral reef
can be protected both directly and indirectly.
It is important to create no fishing zones around the
area. Um this can be done with no finance.
Um no help and just simply using posters and signs
to create awareness.
Yeah, it is also vital when observing the coral reefs
growth to manage some of the species which could be
found around that area, which could be having a negative
effect on the corals.
Um for example parrotfish after some time, it may be
necessary to prevent overcrowding as well.
And as this will lead to intense competition.
These ideas will provide the community with a species which
area which benefits the ecology while also benefiting your hotel
by enticing divers with a new diving experience.
It also allows divers and local community to join in
on a project which brings in the local community and
brings them together.
This improves the community spirit towards marine life.