Celebrate World Ocean Day June 8th
Discover the many fascinations of the Coral Reef Eco-system, just off shore with EarthRehab.
Saturday June 7th and Sunday June 8th we will discover the many fascinations of an on-shore reef located just off the Jupiter Island Beaches.
The On-shore reef system is a very delicate, fragile environment with many species of Algae, Live Rock, Invertebrates, Fishes, Cephalopods, and Crustaceans.
Occasional visits from Large Schools of Fish, Manatee’s, Sea Turtles, Barracuda, Sharks, and Cuttlefish is not rare.
Underwater Digital Photo’s will be taken to share with the online community of Ocean Activists.
Join us from 11am till 2pm @ Coral Cove Park, we have some snorkel gear available to borrow complimentary.
Don’t miss this event. Contact William at w1@earthrehab.com for more details.
2 comments:
Answer to a query:
What to bring and children?
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Thanks for the inquiry, I hope to see you there.
If I were to attend I would bring:
Sunblock or white rashguard
Lunch from Subshop. Because it's from 11am-2pm.
Water
Umbrella
Snorkel, Mask, Fins, Camera (underwater suggested, some disposables take great photo's). The beach is beautiful, lots of great photo ops on land.
I will have my Underwater Camera also and e-mail photo's to attendies and post on Flickr' World Ocean Day website, and 4 Extra Snorkels, 4Masks, and 2Fins.
Children love this snorkel spot,(4 years and up) and we will not leave the lifeguard protected area for safety matters.
Experienced divers/snorkelers can head outside the Protected Area with dive flags, Great Ledges and Caves south of Park.
Weather Conditions will play a key role with this event, you should call me 561-308-8848 in the morning to confirm it's a Go. (just like diving from a dive shop boat)
And you could check http://EVSJupiter.com a get a pretty good idea of the conditions.
Contact me anytime for any questions or concerns.
Cordially,
William Djubin
Founder
EarthRehab
EarthRehab & World Ocean Day 2008 recap and photos
Ocean enthusiasts celebrated World Ocean Day on June 7th and 8th for 2008.
EarthRehab joined the Friends of Jupiter Beach at 8am for a beach cleanup, and made sure that any volunteer that participated received a Green License Plate complimentary.
The Green License Plate campaign is a fundraiser for Nature Research. The Worlds most productive and respected Environmental Foundations and Sanctuaries receive the proceeds from the sale of the $10 plate. Visit EarthRehab today and see who is involved.
One June 7th and 8th at 11am we arrived at Coral Cove Park in Jupiter for a Group Snorkel.
EarthRehab explained the different habitats the group would encounter, Live Rock, Brown Algae, Worm Rock, Sponge, Red Algae, Sea Grass, and Limestone. We expected to see many Tropical Fish on the Reef because the visibility was greater than 20’.
So what did the Ocean Adventurers see underneath the water on this Coral Reef Eco-system?
A Green Sea Turtle, Manatee, Barracuda, Snook, Jacks, Blue Fish, Cuttlefish, French Grunt, Hog Fish, Angel Fish, Damsel Fish, Gobies, Blennies, Sergeant Major, Basslet, Parrotfish, Blue head Wrasse, and a Nurse Shark.
EarthRehab explained that the fish stock levels were down due to the Algae and Sediment buildup. Then to illustrate the point we took a deck brush out to the reef and cleaned small sections to allow the snorkelers an opportunity to see the Mature Purple Live Rock beneath. As we scrubbed the reef massive amounts of Tropical Fish showed their appreciation and searched the Live Rock for Invertebrate Worms.
The mature Live Rock that is present on this Reef could host several species of Invertebrate Soft Corals and Sponges if given the chance.
Learn more about the EarthRehab Coral Reef Initiative Here.
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