Canadian Marine Environment Protection Society
Mooring Buoys
The main focus of the Mooring Buoy Project has been to install mooring buoys in an attempt to shield reefs from anchor damage. The Underwater Council of British Columbia and CMEPS were instrumental in spearheading this project.
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"The purpose of the buoy is to provide temporary mooring for a dive boat on the reef without having to drop an anchor and thus damage the extensive bottom life around the reef. The buoys will help protect the underwater environment for present and future divers at the various sites, and preserve a unique and fragile environment"
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WHY
to define emerging threats to
Canada's oceans and marine
species
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to advance the creation of marine
protected areas (MPAs)
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and to improve the protection and
conservation of threatened marine
animals.
PURPOSE
review major areas of marine
ecosystem vulnerability and
sensitivity,
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examine strategies for protecting
and conserving marine ecosystems
and animals,
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and produce consensus on
achieving milestones towards this
goal.
WHAT YOU
CAN DO
Moore to a buoy rather than anchoring anytime you can
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study the area before you boat and fish around it; be responsible, clean after yourself and don't kill, injure or disturb the wildlife
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pressure your politicians to develop sustainable policies for marine exploitation.
A little bit of CMEPS history
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Our President has helped relocate sponges in the Faroe islands