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REAF aims to create a true win-win story. Most of us enjoy being out on the sea for a days fishing, or maybe taking a luxury cruise, but in doing so we can leave a negative environmental 'footprint'
Consider these:
Boats use ten times more petrol or diesel per kilometer traveled than cars.
The noise from our outboards travels much further underwater than in air, and can disrupt marine mammal navigation.
Our anchors and chains tear and disturb the seabed habitat.
In New Zealand we have taken lead out of petrol but still not out of our sinkers.
Sonar technology allows us to find and target marine life as never before.
Leaching antifoul paints are designed to be toxic to marine life.
There is now a sea of plastic waste resident in the Pacific Ocean.
Dumping sewage closer than 500m to any marine farm is illegal.
Land waste, fertilisers and toxic sprays eventually end up in the sea.
After considering the above you may decide that you have created a negative marine 'footprint'.
REAF now offers a way for you to offset some of this footprint in a directly related and practical way. Marine reef modules are designed to help grow and enhance marine life. Most of these modules can be personalised for you.
With every Marine Life Credit purchase or donation you receive a personalised Marine Life Credit certificate showing your total Marine Life Credits and the GPS location of the module(s) that you have purchased. You can enter the coordinates into Google Earth and share it with friends.
With your purchase you will also be supporting our educational arm that explores mankind living in closer harmony with his environment.
All prices quoted are in New Zealand dollars and include
NZ taxes, all materials,
module construction, concrete curing, module deployment and compliance costs.
Currently REAF does not try and quantify your marine activity and the offsetting Marine Life Credits you might require. This is left entirely to you, your personal situation and inner prompting's.
If you are an International traveler you can check out 'Trees for Travellers' flight Carbon Dioxide emissions calculator which might give you food for thought.
You are welcome to display the REAF Marine Life Credit Certificate we issue and we trust it will help serve as a feel good item and discussion piece for you.
If you are a commercial operation we hope the REAF Marine Life Credit certificate will convey a positive message to your clients.
REAF
keeps all email addresses and correspondence confidential.
Payment
can be made online through our PayPal account
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