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Artificial reef
taking fascinating —
shape under _
Bevan Avenue

- fishing pier

By Lee Torgalson
Peninsula News Review

- The victim becomes lost in
the circle of its predator's
arms. Struggling for its very

Wednesday, April 8, 1998

life, itis granted a sudden re. i

prieve when , or no apparent:

reason, the predator falls over
~ backwards..

‘With no sight to guide it:

the victim blindly stumbles
* back toward its killer, realizes
its error. and, as quickly as
Possible, makes its getaway:
It’s drama in real life, and

‘its happening on the floors of. :

our ocean. ..
‘Both predator ‘and Victim ;
-are sunflower. star fish, and 2

- the life and death’ struggle

“was” caught. on- video .by a

~ diver Monitoring | the: under-

water goings-on of the artifi-
cial reefu under the Bevan Av.

1 reeeutatioa:

which: included. ‘the ‘skillful’:
“underwater camera work of |
« Jim Cusgrove,. curator of the -
- Royal BC Museum.’
Brian Smiley, SPARS man-

ager, outlined the success of.
“the artificial reef, which has’,

-seen rapid colonization of var-."
_jous species of fish, crabs,’

- sponges and algae i in just over.
a vear: "

“Within ‘only. eight days,
various life forms were mak:

"ing use of the reef balls,’ ‘he
told the gathering.

Red algae and brown kelp —
had begun to take hold, and a |
. few crabs. were’ sighted by.

‘volunteer divers.) & 2
After 114 days, all dhree =

plant life, were calling. the .
new. reef home, a

“SPARS isa volunteer
‘based ' science project initi-

“ated to study and assess the ©

“new artificial reef in partner:

ship. with the Royal BC Mu-.,

seum, Professional Associa:
“tion: of Diving Instructors,

"World: Aquatic Sports ‘Jd,
Frank, White's Scuba Shop.
~ id, The Reef Ball Develop.

_ ment Group Ltd. of Adanta,.
Georgia, the Town of Sidney, ©
“the Eco-Rd Environmental wa
. Youth Team and the Depart.
ment, of. Fisheries and |.

+ Oceans,

The reef. balls were placed:":

~ gong. the north and south’

Sides af the Siuney Pier on

: said. oe
“Interest has grown and. a:

The reef ja expected: to’

“Bevan in’ Novebiir 1996, ce

adding afurther attraction for
both fishers and divers. ane!
» first survey dive took Place i in:
March, 1997."

- The reef project igs relied”
“on community volunteers to.

collect and.’ organize data’ | -

“train | volunteers and produce
“awebsite.

Results found by. the pro:
“ject team have been deliver ve

to the community by way. of =

“multi-media ‘programs pre-
~ gented to local schools and in-.°

»- terest groups, said SPARS CO-...
ms species. of: perch, several
species of rock fish, crab and ©
~ shrimp, as well as varieties of

ordinator Kevin Conley,
“There are a large amber
-of fascinating results that-we

~ have been able to share with’.

the community in an array of |
educational materials,” | he:

tracted several irominient ©
partner 's in:the governinent.
and private sectors; though

: SPARS fs relying more and’.

“more'on funding and in-kind.»
“support: from: community

“businesses and residents, |:
“Our. sponsors and ‘voliine

- fecrs are avila) component of:
“our success,” Conley said.

continue fo attract interest, °

“although it ia unkiown what:

“Impact Phase lof the Pier on:

. Bevan will have on the: reel
id Smiley,

ay will oertalaly" Rave’

n “-gome’ impact, but it is not.
Iknown what that impact will

~ be, or even ifit will be long or.

: _ Short ter rm, "he said.

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