The Reef Project

by ARC Marine in Vobster, England, United Kingdom

We did it
On 5th May 2017 we successfully raised £30,618 with 83 supporters in 56 days

Help us to create the world’s first multi purpose, modular artificial reef and marine habitat.

by ARC Marine in Vobster, England, United Kingdom

ARC Marine

25th August 2017

Reef cubes at the ready!

Hello Crowdfund team! 
Apologies for being so quiet recently, we have been busy designing and casting the reef cubes for the eagerly awaiting crayfish.  We reached our target of 200 cubes and can confirm they will be deployed into Vobster Quay on the 25th September, right on schedule.
Our campagin raised the…

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ARC Marine

15th May 2017

Updates for The Reef Project!

Just a quick update now the dust has settled from the campaign ending.

Thank you all for the wonderful support we received through out the campaign. We aim to have your rewards completed earlier then anticipated and will keep you updated along the way.

Updates so far…

Stickers have arrived from the designers…

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ARC Marine

4th May 2017

Final Push! | ARC Marine on Talk Radio

 

We were interviewed live on Johnny Gould’s TalkRadio show last Sunday!  We explained why we’re building the world’s first modular reef.

Don’t worry if you missed it – we'll have a recording up soon!

Also, as we reach our final few days of The Reef Project, we thought we’d take quick recap of…

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ARC Marine

24th April 2017

Devastation of UK Reef by Trawler’s Highlights need for ‘Sleeping Policemen’

 

We were upset to read about the severe damage caused to the rare flame shell reef off the west coast of Scotland by a scallop dredger.

The Loch Carron reef, near Plockton in the Scottish Highlands, could take decades to recover after being irresponsibly dredged on two occasions.

This disappointing news proves that…

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ARC Marine

21st April 2017

We’re Surfing the Radio Waves!

BBC World’s Dan Damon recently came down to Brixham to talk to us about The Reef Project. We gave him a tour of our Lab and told him the inside story of how our artificial reef structures work.

The feature’s now online for your listening pleasure, so please check it out!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p05039h2

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Rewards

This project offers rewards in return for your donation. Please select a reward below.

£10 or more

£10 Reward

Show your support We will update you with our progress over email and send you pictures of the completed reef. You'll also get a surfboard/boat/car sticker to show the world how much you care about marine conservation..

£25 or more

£25 Reward

The Founder Everything above plus... - A certificate of thanks for helping to build the world's first multifunctional, modular reef - Your name on our supporters page of the website - A free dive or visit to the Vobster Quay site to visit the reef*

£50 or more

£50 Reward

Adopt a crayfish All of the above plus... You will sponsor your own endangered crayfish, which we will release on the reef, with a photo to show your contribution!

£75 or more

£75 Reward

Junior Patron You will receive all the above, plus... - One third contribution towards a reef module - Your name appearing on the patron page on our website

£99 or more

8 of 25 claimed

£99 Reward

Patron Early Bird (same as the Patron level, but limited to the first 25 people) You will receive everything at the Junior Patron level, plus... - 1 free entry to Vobster quay to swim or dive the lake and learn about crayfish conservation - Your very own 250mm reef module built into the reef, including a certificate of authenticity

£150 or more

£150 Reward

Patron You will receive everything at the Junior Patron level, plus... - 1 free entry to Vobster quay to swim or dive the lake and learn about crayfish conservation - Your very own 250mm reef module built into the reef, including a certificate of authenticity

£250 or more

£250 Reward

Senior Patron Everything at the Patron level, plus ... - Your name written in glory for all to see on a special plaque that will be installed at Vobster Quay. - A reef survey course hosted by ARC Marine

£600 or more

£600 Reward

Super Patron Everything up to the Senior Patron level, plus... - A larger 500mm named exclusively after you - Your own name (or company name) on a plaque attached to your module

£700 or more

1 of 10 claimed

£700 Reward

Everything at the Super Patron level, plus ... - Aria full face snorkelling mask . - Invitation to VIP Party.

£1,000 or more

1 of 10 claimed

£1,000 Reward

Learn to dive Everything up to Super Patron level, plus... - Invitation to VIP party. - Choice of Open water PADI course, or advanced open water

£1,000 or more

£1,000 Reward

ARC Marine Ambassador Everything up to Super Patron level, plus... - Your very own 500mm reef structure - And 4x 250mm structures to be deployed onto the reef. - Invite to our VIP Party - You name or company logo on our partners / benefactors page and shout-outs across social media

£4,800 or more

£4,800 Reward

The ARC Marine Super Ambassador Everything at Ambassador level, plus ... - Your own 5x 500mm reef structure and 20x 250mm structures built into the reef - An article or Podcast about you or your company that can be used to promote your philanthropic activities or company

£25,000 or more

£25,000 Reward

Name a reef. Everything at Super Ambassador level, plus... - Your own 20x 500mm reef structure and 60x 250mm structures built into the reef - Reef section named after you - Extra large plaque on structure - 2 nights stay at a luxury spa hotel and VIP invite to the reef completion party

£50,000 or more

£50,000 Reward

The Hero Everything in all other pledges, plus... - 140 structures to go into Vobster Quay - ARC Marine will visit you anywhere in the world and conduct a dive survey of your site - Bringing all equipment needed to produce 20 ARC modules at your location - Perfect for remote locations looking for a mooring solution, snorkelling/dive reefs, protecting MPA's from illegal fishing or regenerating damaged marine habitats

£18,000 or more

1 of 1 claimed

£18,000 Reward

The R&D Pledge. Everything at Ambassador level, plus ... - Your own 10x 500mm reef structure and 40x 250mm structures built into the reef - An article or Podcast about you or your company that can be used to promote your philanthropic activities or company -Access to product development updates. -Spend a day at the ARC Marine lab, experiencing all aspects of reef production and deployment.

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