Friday, August 29, 2008

REEF RELIEF- Achievements

Their Major Achievements During the Past 20 Years includes the...

  • Coral Reef Conservation Program: A program that educates Florida residents and visitors and others around the world on the benefits and methods of protecting the reef ecosystem.

  • Guanaja, Bay Islands, Honduras Project: A program launched by Reef Relief in cooperation with the Guanaja Tourism association, installed 36 reef mooring buoys to protect the fragile coral reefs surrounding the island of Guanaja, a popular dive destination off the coast of Honduras.

  • Key West Reef Mooring Buoy Program:This campaign was launched to protect Key West's coral reefs from the enormous local fleet of charter boats by installing and maintaining 116 mooring buoys at six Key West-area coral reefs for a period of 10 years. This was also the largest privately-maintained system in the world.

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