IF YOU MISSED TONIGHT’S ZOOM WEBINAR WITH CHRIS GOLDBLATT…
THE GOLETA KELP REEF RESTORATION PROJECT from Santa Barbara Maritime Museum on Vimeo.
State Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson
Presentation by Chris Goldblatt, Founder & Executive Director, Fish Reef Project
Sponsored by Marie L. Morrisroe
Little understood by the public, kelp is a soft buffer that helps to retain wider beaches, protects coastal real estate, and reduces greenhouse gases. The 1982-83 El Nino storms caused the loss of kelp forests that were once 1000 feet wide and went from El Capitan to Carpinteria and resulted in the loss of Goleta Bay’s kelp beds and beaches. Another reason for the decline of the kelp beds is that the boulders, which come off the hills and hold kelp, wear down over time and the system has not been recharging. The Fish Reef Project, named Goleta Kelp Reef Restoration Project, aims to create 220 acres of offshore reef systems with manufactured fish reef units and quarry rock. This process will give kelp a place to attach, grow, and kick off the recovery of kelp forests and critical habitats for many forms of marine life, including sea otters.
Our Team member, Adam Coons, was interviewed by Discovery Channel about his recent encounter with a Great White Shark. In this interview, he speaks about his involvement with Fish Reef Project which will air in August, during Discovery Channel’s Shark Week. Stay Tuned!
Maisy Lus
Papua New Guinea Managing Director
Maisy Lus completed a Bachelor of Science (Chemistry) from the University of Papua New Guinea. She is passionate about evidence based environmental monitoring and mitigation of impacts that could be detrimental to the environment, livelihoods and social wellbeing of PNG coastal and Island communities. One of Maisy’s research interest is in cement strength enhancement using different additives for sulphate, chlorite and sea water resistance. Maisy supports the Fish Reef project because of the belief that this project will help minimize long-term negative environmental impacts from development projects and human activity, and sustain the livelihoods of people in our coastal and Island communities.
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