Action In Behalf of Coral Project Provides Educational Sticker
Thousands of divers explore the world’s coral reef ecosystems every year. Unfortunately, many make careless contact with living coral--because they don’t understand the significance of their contact. Now everyone can get an up-close and personal view of exactly why living coral is fragile in a sticker being provided to dive operators by the Action in Behalf of Coral Project. “Divers are taught that coral is fragile,” says ABC Project founder Dee Scarr, “and then they see boulder-like formations. The sticker shows how damage is done by a simple light brushing along even boulder-like coral.”
The ABC Project sticker has debuted on dive boats and in dive equipment areas in the Bonaire National Marine Park; it is now being made available elsewhere in the Caribbean and around the world. Dive operators can contact the ABC Project about getting stickers by e-mailing Scarr at dee@touchthesea.com.
The mission of the Action in Behalf of Coral Project is to protect corals by providing education. In addition to the sticker, the ABC Project has created a series of short pieces about coral, each illustrated by a photo, called Coral Glimpses. The Bonaire Reporter has published Coral Glimpses weekly since January, 2006.
Artwork for the Action in Behalf of Coral Project sticker was done by professional Biological/Medical Illustrator Gary Carlson, whose work can be seen at www.gcarlson.com.
More information about Action in Behalf of Coral, and a list of supporters of the Project, can be found at www.touchthesea.com/abcproject. (Source: Action on Behalf of Corals Release)
