The Fish Reef Project
Wednesday: January 15, 1:00 – 3:30 p.m.
Bethany Congregational Church 556 N. Hope Avenue, Santa Barbara
VISTAS member price: $20; non-member price: $30
Presented by Chris Goldblatt
The Fish Reef Project is converting empty seafloor into thriving new biogenic marine ecosystems that will provide living, breeding, and feeding grounds for large numbers of marine mammals, sea birds, turtles, fish, lobster, abalone, scallops, marine algae, coral, and more. The Fish Reefs will reduce fishing pressure on natural reefs while helping to restore and enhance damaged reef systems. Locally, the Fish Reef Project is working to restore 220 lost acres to the historic Goleta kelp beds, which were wiped out in the 1980s by El Nino events. In this class, Chris will tell of various projects he has worked on in Mexico, Papua New Guinea, and Africa as well as in California. Join us for an inspiring account of environmental conservation and restoration.