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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, the local Bayside Council, and many other interested groups. It was formed at its inaugural meeting on 21st  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. We  have recently established a small Marine Education Centre.

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

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A   touch tank experience with a group of disabled children. Saturday the 15th Feb. (Photo Joe Mumford)
 
Our thanks to those who attended  the AGM and helped make it a most enjoyable evening.
 
On Wednesday the 17th Feb a few of us were privileged to snorkel amid literally thousands of large salmon in the sanctuary. See a short clip on them at Youtube.  This is to prove we were not exaggerating!

We had some 25 plus of us attend, (by charter bus and cars),  a solidarity day with the newly formed Marine Care Point Cooke. It was so succesful that we plan to do more similar trips during 2010
 
As at Monday the 1st, blue bottles arrived at the sanctuary, so be careful. Photo Kim Croker

This You tube vid is on sea urchins and barrens. We have a similar problem looming and we have begun our own science based monitoring project. We will also soon commence, an as complete as can be, cataloguing and  photographing of all of our Sanctuary's Algae, and their consolidation into a reference book. This is an RMIT University joint project. 

Click here for our childrens introduction to the Sanctuary

A video on how to find and park at the Marine Education Centre

 


 

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