MCRP is a volunteer group concerned with the well-being of the Ricketts Point Marine Sanctuary. It works in co-operation with the sanctuary manager, Parks Victoria, and many other interested groups. It was formed at its inaugural AGM on 21 January, 2003.
Active members are interested in such things as mapping the sanctuary, monitoring marine life, photography, education, surveillance and compliance, inter-organisational activity, surveys and the natural and human history of the area.
Apart from the active members, there is a most welcome group of more passive members, supporters and friends, who are paid up members, but who are less involved in the day-to-day activities of the group.
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NEWS AND EVENTS
On Saturday the 2nd May our reef survey volunteer participants were delighted to find over 40 species, (a record?), and to also find a beautiful and new to the Bay anemone, that looked like a Waratah anemone, but was a beautiful pink with green centre. This picture shows the group admiring the new anemone. Volunteers welcome at the next set of surveys which Bob will advise on.
The storm in late April knocked out the disabled ramp at the Tea House Reef, and also large sections of the bluestone boardwalk just north of McGregors Rock. We are including a shot of the spectacular waves in the next newsletter which you should have received around the 23rd June.
The next members meeting at BLSC will be at 7.30 PM on Tuesday the 18th August . We plan to show a short film of welcome to Rickets Point Sanctuary, to be used in our new Marine Education Centre, [ which is being made by us, and should be commissioned by then], and an as yet confirmed guest speaker.
( Fourteen hardy members braved the cold to attend our June meeting)
If you wish to continue snorkeling or perhaps canoeing informally over the colder winter months, let
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know and we will add you to the 'icebergers' mailing list. [The shallows temperature is now at its minimum of around 9 degrees some days, so 5 ml wetsuits are needed]!
We also make special welcome to Jacqui Polkington who is now the new People and Parks Sea Search Officer
It was great to see that Bob Whiteway was up and about at Ricketts Point recently where he met up with Ray Lewis and Mike Letch .
And here for a while longer, a truly moving video speech from Sylvia Earle, [from the famous TED series], on climate change.
