REAF-Opotiki seabed enhancement day!

[dem...@clear.net.nz]

Dear people on the TT Opotiki Coast List

Do you know about Lloyd and Sarah Hosken's amazing far-sighted concept of  enhancing Opotiki offshore fishing grounds by building a series of artificial reefs? The project is underway and now is the time for community support and input.

Seabed enhancement is being done in Australia - but is new in New Zealand.

This  project is SO on-board with Transition Town thinking ie moving to localise food production; building community resilience to hardships ahead; strengthening self-supporting projects  through a sharing of skills, know-how and involvement etc

TO get involved (and build a TT section of the reef) - come along to this workshop day - bring friends, especially keen fishers...!

Address:  104 Ford St which is on the corner of St John and Ford St

behind some big trees.

Date:  Saturday 11 October (watch the Motu Challenge runners come right past the gate toward the finish line).

Time:  Starts at 9 00am for an introduction to 'seabed enhancement' and from 1 00 pm some concrete work building reef units. Lunch and morning tea provided.

 

The day is being part funded by EBOP

Environment Enhancement Fund.

Contact Lloyd and Sarah on 315 5831 or at re...@xnet.co.nz for more information.

See you there

Lynne

 

Lynne Dempsey