Activities
Workshops
Activities 2014
“Know your Marine Reserve 2014”
These activities were carried out thanks to a contribution from NOAA and organized by Astrid Green, Gloria Ortiz and Hiram Cruz, DRNA, allowed us through workshops to present this new Urban Marine Reserve, its purpose and importance.
First “Paddle Board” competition in the Marine Reserve organized by the Puerto Rico Surfing Federation.
We thank the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Autonomous Municipality of Carolina, the House of Representatives, the Puerto Rico Surfing Federation, and the Environmental Quality Board for the sponsorship and help provided for these activities.
With the Autonomous Municipality of Carolina through the Tourism Development Office directed by Mirgrelis Ramos, talks and workshops were organized so that Carolinians from an early age learn about and feel proud of having a Marine Reserve on their beaches. Our thanks to Edgardo Rodríguez and Maria Elisa Candal from the Service Center of the Municipality of Carolina.
2013
Third Meeting of Turtle Groups of Puerto Rico
We participated in the Third Meeting of Turtle Groups of Puerto Rico held in Vieques and in which we presented the situation regarding light pollution in Isla Verde and the negative effect on turtle nesting. We also displayed the environmental cartoon – “Tina Tinglar and Light Pollution” for the groups to review, make suggestions and endorse for everyone to use in the Sea Turtle education effort.
The Isla Verde Reef Marine Reserve was invited to participate in the Third Report on the Environmental Condition of the San Juan Bay Estuary.
The relationship with the hotels in the area.
The relationship with hotels is a matter that the Management Board has always valued and in fact one of the members of the Board, Alberto Pérez is the owner of the Hotel la Playita.
This year thanks to the management of Carolina Morales from the Tourism Company we were invited to make a presentation to the Ritz Carlton Hotel by its General Manager Jacqueline Volkart.
We will be working on Reef information and education to employees and hotel staff to overcome beach lighting, beach eroding runoff and underwater litter.
The Ritz Carlton San Juan Hotel acquired 100 “Isla Verde Reef Residents” coloring books to give to the girls and boys guests as part of its “Ritz Kids” program and we will be developing activities at the Reef for the summer of 2015.
We celebrate the 2nd. Anniversary of the Marine Reserve.
