News Alert: Thanks to generous supporters,
the Fish Reef Project has met its short term funding needs and will begin construction of its first Santa Barbara fish
reef pilot project early May 2012!
Turning this...
Into This:
Image by Amadeo Bacher
The Fish Reef Project is the next great ocean environmental and restoration movement. The Fish Reef Project will turn empty seafloor into thriving marine ecosystems that will be home, breeding and feeding grounds to millions of marine mammals, sea birds, turtles, fish, lobster, abalone, scallops, marine algae and much more.
The Fish Reefs will reduce pressure on natural reefs, thus reducing overfishing while helping to restore damaged natural reef systems. The Fish Reefs are designed to enhance marine life, provide study, eco-tour and fishing opportunities for everyone. The Fish Reefs are a triple net positive in that they quickly increase marine life abundance, they unite the ocean community to a single common cause from which we can all benefit and they require no heavy enforcement or use of public funds or resources to
maintain.
It is the goal of the Fish Reef Project to create a five-acre fish reef within 10 miles of several harbors in Southern California within the next three to five years. To make this a reality, we need community support and donations. So if you would like to help make the ocean better and leave a lasting positive legacy on this planet, please reach out and make a donation online or mail in a check. Together, we can make the ocean better...
Note: Our non-profit status is currently pending. We will notify you when it finalizes so donors can take the tax deduction at that time.
Locations: The initial location will be near Santa Barbara and Malibu with
the reef center in 35 feet of water.
Benefits of fish reefs:
Reduces fishing compaction and avoids overfishing
Removes carbon from air and acid from the sea
Provides study opportunity and a chance to learn more about the creation of new life in the sea
Provides fishing opportunity
Provides ecotourism opportunity
Spreads out vessels, thus reducing chance of diver death by boat strike
Creates habitat for abalone restoration
Helps restore natural reefs
Creates brand new life
Creates breeding and feeding grounds for marine mammals, sea birds, fish and invertebrates
Unites ocean community into a single unified purpose
Removes pollution
Restores kelp forests
Makes the ocean better
Capt. Chris Goldblatt
Fish Reef Project Founder and CEO
"When you make a reef you make life"
-- The Fish Reef Project guiding principle
