REEF BALL GARDENS Enhancing our environment To Preserve

REEF BALL GARDENS: Enhancing our environment… To Preserve and Protect …and providing green jobs for our people. OUR Marine

About the BMT • “To preserve and protect our marine environment” • Non-government organisation/charity registered 2002 -2003

History of. Barbados Projects and Activities The Marine Trust • Members • Donors, Sponsors and Funders • Volunteers • Board of Directors

History of Projects and Activities Coral Head Transplant Sandy Beach / Graeme Hall Swamp Study

History of Projects and Activities Reef Ball® Pilot Project in Hastings Sandy Lane Manta Moorings

History of Projects and Activities Carlisle Bay Pilot Management Project Camp Aquarius Wi. Se (Wildlife Safe) Accreditation Scheme

History of Projects and Activities Carlisle Bay Pilot Management Project Environmental Education Stewardship (EES) Programme Marine Environmental Education Signs

History of Projects and Activities Monthly Limes Beach Walks (Walks-and. Talks)

History of Projects and Activities PUBLIC EXHIBITION & EVENTS: • Holders Season • Sci-Tech Xpo • Oistins Fish Festival • De Heart Uh Barbados

History of Projects and Activities Reef Check® Fish Farming

The BMT Oistins Initiative • Reef Balls: A Solution To Coral Depletion and Community Livelihoods in Oistins, Barbados • Two Main Goals: – Environmental Enhancement – Community Development • OISTINS ECO-MARINE TOUR GUIDES TRAINING PROGRAMME • LAND TOURS • FISHING BOAT TOURS

The BMT Oistins Initiative • Marine Conservation • Blue-Green Jobs • Environmental Monitoring • Public Education

Reef Balls… • Pioneered by Todd Barber during the Gulf War • Igloo-like structures • Made of concrete • Can be used to attract fish, to simulate coral reefs, and act as breakwaters • Different types and sizes

Why Reef Balls? • Reef Balls help to overcome declining marine health • Used worldwide and successfully tested in Barbados by BMT (Hastings Pilot Project)

The Oistins Training Programme • TRAINING – March 16 -31 st 2010 – In-Class and Field/Practical components • FOCUS – Marine Environment – Customer Service and Communication Skills – History & Culture – Tour Management – Basic First Aid

The Oistins Tours • Example Tours – Morning Heritage Walking Tours (Lunch) – Evening Beach Tours – Oistins Bay Boat Tours – Fishing Tours • FOCUS – Marine Environment – History and Culture

Oistins Training Programme Ms. Carol Smith delivers a presentation on Customer Service and Communication Skills

A look at the process… CORAL ON REEF BALLS FOUR YEARS

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