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Second Biorock™ Workshop
Workshop Theme The Biorock™ Process or mineral accretion is a revolutionary technology used to grow structures and marine ecosystems in seawater. It provides a cost-effective and sustainable method to accelerate coral growth and increase coral survival particularly in areas where environmental stress has affected existing reefs. Biorock methods can help restore damaged coral reefs and provide building materials from sustainable energy resources for mariculture of corals, oysters, clams, lobsters, and fish. When mixed with aggregates, accreted minerals can be used as building components on the sea bottom or on land. Workshop participants will experience hands-on training in the simple techniques needed to design, construct, maintain, and monitor Biorock coral nurseries for reef restoration and will be introduced to basic Biorock technologies useful in the emerging discipline of seascape architecture. The workshop will be conducted by Dr. Tom Goreau, President, Global Coral Reef Alliance; Professor. Wolf Hilbertz, President of Sun & Sea e.V.; and Narayana Deva, Partner, Taman Sari Hotel, Bali. The workshop will take place at the site of the world's largest Biorock ™ installation in Pemuteran Bay, Bali, Indonesia. What is a Biorock Reef? Biorock technology applies a safe low-voltage electrical current through seawater, causing dissolved minerals to precipitate onto cathodic surfaces growing into white limestone/brucite structures similar to those that make up coral reefs and nourish tropical white sand beaches. Biorock methods speed up coral growth even where excessive temperatures, pollution, sedimentation and other stress-inducing factors have damaged reefs and other marine habitats. New Biorock structures are soon populated by a full range of coral reef organisms, including fish, crabs, clams, octopus, lobster, sea urchins, and barnacles. Look at the PHOTOS section of this website for photos of various Biorock™ structures in Bali. For more information on the Biorock, process and bios of the workshop organizers please see the Global Coral Reef Alliance and Biorock websites:
http://www.globalcoral.org
Who Should Attend? Dive shop operators, hotel and resort managers, conservation groups, coastal zone managers, fishing communities, marine scientists, mariculturists, tourism agencies, seascape and landscape architects, engineers, artists, government fisheries, environmental, and tourism policy makers, and others who seek the training necessary to design, construct and operate their own Biorock ™ structures for reef restoration, erosion control, tourism, mariculture, remediation, or marine science. Since hands-on, in-the-water instruction is part of the workshop program, we recommend that participants interested in that portion be experienced, certified divers. We anticipate attendance from Indonesia, many Asian countries, and from around the world, making this workshop a unique experience for participants to learn from one another about coral reef problems and solutions. What You Will Learn The workshop will be comprised of lectures, slides and videos on the theory and practice of current and past mineral accretion projects and Biorock ™ coral nurseries in Indonesia, Thailand, Papua New Guinea, Maldives, Mexico, Panama, US Virgin Islands, Jamaica, Palau, Seychelles, Saya de Malha, India, Cuba, the United States, and many other locations. Participants will receive practical training in design, construction and maintenance of coral nurseries. They will work with local welders, dive shops, fishermen and Pemuteran villagers to construct, deploy and install new coral and fish nurseries in the Pemuteran Village Coral Reef Protected Area. After the workshop there will be an opportunity for participants to apply their knowledge and skills in starting new projects in other parts of Bali, other islands of Indonesia including Lombok and Flores (near the Komodo Marine Park), or to start projects in their own home sites. Workshop Highlights January 12, 2004. Speakers and guests: Agung Prana, President of ASITA, the Association of Indonesian Travel Agents Yos Amerta, President of the Bali Chapter of GAHAWISRI, the Indonesian Dive and Watersports Federation I Gede Ardika, Indonesian Minister of Tourism (invited) Rochimin Dahuri, Indonesian Minister of Fisheries and Marine Affairs (invited) Nabiel Makarim, Indonesian Minister of Environment (invited) Ramadian Bachtiar, Bogor Agricultural University, Java Putra Nyoman Dwija, Udayana University, Bali Workshop organizers Buffet dinner, Balinese Dancers Screening of video "Reef Reborn", an internationally acclaimed documentary on the Pemuteran project directed by Michael Balson produced by New Zealand Natural History Films January 13. Slide and film presentations on the theory of mineral accretion, reef construction, mariculture, seascaping, shore protection, architectural applications. Hands-on methods for reef construction, coral transplantation, and marine pest control. Construction of reef frameworks begins. January 14 – 23. Reef construction, deployment, connection of electrodes to power supplies, coral transplantation. Construction documentation on land and underwater. Discussions, screening of videos and still photography. Excursions to points of interest. January 24. Question and answer session, final discussion, future directions. Buffet dinner, farewell address, Balinese dancers. Workshop Fees (USD) Individuals—$500 Students—$300 Corporate and institutional rate—$2,000 Fees cover boat use, dive tanks, workshop materials, and airport transfers. Regional students and faculty should inquire about reduced rates/waivers and stipends. Wetsuits, BCs, regulators, fins and masks are in short supply. Please bring your own equipment where possible. Accommodations Twin share in USD per night, tax and service, buffet breakfast and dinner included. (Lunch and drinks are not included) Budget room, AC and hot water—$30 per person Deluxe room—$40 per person Suite—$55 per person. Single occupancy: Budget—$45 Deluxe—$65 Suite—$95 Additional Hotels: Reef Seen, budget shared rooms Aneka Bagus Hotel Matahari Hotel (5 star) Ganesha Villas, luxury, 2-bedroom ocean front, private villa Taman Sari, Taman Selini and Pondok Sari, a group of resorts bunched closely together. Registration and Accommodations Contact: Mr. I.G. Brata, E-mail: reefreborn@yahoo.com Telephone: 62 361 288096 Payment: All major credit cards accepted. Bank: Bank Central Asia JL. Hasanuddin, Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia. Account No. 611 0138 995 Attention: T. Gusti Agung Bagus Mantra Swift Code: CENAIDJA A deposit of 20 % of the workshop fee is required by November 15, 2003 to ensure participation. The Global Coral Reef Alliance (GCRA) The Global Coral Reef Alliance is a non-profit organization dedicated to growing, protecting and managing the most threatened of all marine ecosystems—coral reefs. GCRA has pioneered methodologies to help reefs survive and recover from diseases and anthropogenic damage caused by excessive nutrients, climate change and physical destruction.
Biorock™ is a trademark of Biorock, Inc. The Biorock™ Process is owned by Biorock™, Inc. |
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