"Having done some research on sustainable fishing methods, visiting the Opotiki Community Reef site was incredibly interesting. It is an excellent example of what can be done to ensure that fish populations thrive in the future."
Alison M., Hampshire, UK
The Marine Life Workshop will appeal to anyone with an interest in fishing, marine life and/or the environment in general.
Our Reef Builders Workshop is designed to take you to a stage where you could easily build a reef in you backyard, deploy it from a recreational fishing boat, and become one person helping to grow more fish in the sea.
The one day workshop starts with the foundation Tiaki Moana tour. A more in depth power point presentation follows to firm the foundations of what has been undertaken World wide with artificial reef building and how our 'seabed enhancement model' a.k.a. reef building, differentiates itself. The second part of the day involves hands on practical reef module building and work with reef deployment options.
A lot can be achieved in one day, but 2 days is better as it allows you the opportunity to undo the modules cast the previous day and set them aside for curing.
The standard one day 9am to 3pm workshop costs $245 per person, and includes all materials used. The reef module made will be pesonalised by you, a Certificate of Deployment issued with GPS location and later deployed with other modules.
In summary you will
Learn how to grow more fish in the sea
Make a marine enhancement module
Contribute to the Opotiki Community Reef
This You Tube video clip gives a quick one minute overview of some of the types of activities you might come across in your Reef Building Workshop.
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The reasons and types of groups that find benefit from what Marine Life Workshops offers are as varied and unique as marine life itself.
School environment study groups get a hands on project to be involved in.
Marine Studies scholars get a glimpse into cultural and alternative perspectives on environment management.
Corporate education. The increasingly important role of ethics and social responsibility in the business world can be examined in the context of reef building.
Interactive tour groups. The locals win, the environment wins and tourists win when working with this marine project.
Employee training. Marine Life Workshops provides a recreationally topical activity to develop team work skills in.
Directionless kids. Giving back to the marine world involves an inspiring skill development that is transferable to other areas of life.
We can mix and stitch in any of our other Marine Life Tour activities depending on weather, tides and season.
The new Motu Trails cycleway will be opened from March 2012.
There are excellent short bush and beach walks nearby.
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