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      • Coral Nurseries
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        • BVI Art Reef Project
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  • Home
  • ABOUT ARK
  • KEY PROGRAMMES
    • BVI Sea Turtle Programme >
      • STEEL Project
      • Turtle Encounters Project
      • Turtles & Fibropapilloma
    • Coral Restoration >
      • Coral Nurseries
      • SCTLD >
        • BVI Art Reef Project
    • Sustainable Cruising & Yachting
    • Ridge to Reef >
      • SeaSweep & SwampSweep
      • Ivan Dawson Primary School Rain Garden
      • Stormwater mitigation - BVI Humane Society
    • ARK Expeditions >
      • VI Museums
  • RESOURCES
    • E-library
    • USEFUL WEBSITES
    • SELECTED BVI LAWS & REGULATIONS
  • HELP ARK
  • CONTACT
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FIVE PROGRAMMES,
ONE PURPOSE:
Ensuring the preservation & sustainability of our marine resources in the
​British Virgin Islands. 
ARK is a BVI registered non-profit
VI Organisation #200057

OUR CURRENT TOP PRIORITIES 
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On-line Presentation
BVI Government
MCSUK
Oceanographic
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The BVI Insider
Noah's Story: The Journey to Save a BVI Sea Turtle
VI Daily News
BVI Beacon
Island Sun Article (PDF)
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BVI Beacon Sept. 2019
BVI Beacon March 2020
BVI Beacon May 2020
BVI Beacon Editorial May 2020
BVI Beacon June 2020
The British Virgin Islands are a chain of small islands that mark the boundary between the Atlantic Ocean to the north and the Caribbean Sea to the south. These waters that surround our islands are filled with a nebulous amount of diverse marine resources that we have relied on for centuries. 

However, here and around the world marine resources are being threatened by human behaviours that have occurred over many generations. While we can't change what is happening around the world, we can start in our own back yard.

Our efforts simply started by aiming to:
* Use science-based evidence to encourage responsible decision-making 
* Promote local community participation
* Educate the public
Our strategy is to develop specific programmes that each have a positive impact on our marine resources.
 
​Ultimately, we aim to ensure these programmes are financially sustainable to ensure ARK continues to benefit the local community for many years to come. 

​ "In the end we will conserve only what we love;
  we will love only what we understand;
​ and we will understand only what we a
re taught."
                                                                         -Baba Dioum

OUR KEY PROGRAMMES:

BVI SEA TURTLE PROGRAMME

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The STEEL Project
Turtle Encounters 
History & Info about BVI Sea Turtles
Turtles & Fibropapilloma

CORAL RESTORATION & RESCUE

Fighting the spread of coral disease and restoring degraded reefs through coral nurseries
Coral Restoration
BVI Art Reef Project

SUSTAINABLE CRUISING & YACHTING

Aimed to educate the cruising and yachting community about best practices while on the water
Marine Awareness Campaign

RIDGE TO REEF

A programme to facilitate community participation in public projects that help reduce flooding, island erosion and sedimentation in nearshore coastal waters.
The SeaSweep & SwampSweep projects were added to the Ridge to Reef Programme as an effort to clean up coastal habitats, particularly following the events of 2017. ​
The SeaSweep & SwampSweep Project
Ivan Dawson Primary School Rain Garden
Stormwater Mitigation for the BVI Humane Society

ARK EXPEDITIONS


Reconnecting people with the natural environment using virtual reality
The Association of Reef Keepers (ARK)
P. O. Box 3252
​PMB #2106
Road Town, Tortola
British Virgin Islands
​VG1110

​(284) 546-0164
info@bviark.org

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​© ASSOCIATION OF REEF KEEPERS (ARK) 2018- BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS / ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
​ASSOCIATION OF REEF KEEPERS (ARK)
PO BOX 3252 PMB 2106
​ROAD TOWN, TORTOLA
BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS VG 1110
​info@bviark.org