Bgaat Project Package 20feb2012

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The

Brigadier General Artemio A. Tadiar, Jr.Marine Resources and Reef Foundation

2012


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BrigadierGeneralArtemioA.Tadiar,Jr.

Born on December 08, 1936 in San Fernando, La Union, Artemio A. Tadiar, Jr. wasthe first son of Artemio Tadiar, Sr., a lawyer and Leonor Simplicia Abenes, a schoolteacher.

His early years were spent studying at the La Union Christian College and finishedhis high school at Silliman University. Artemio, Sr. wanted him to be a lawyer but,much to his father's frustration, took up a course in Civil Engineering at the NationalUniversity. After a year, he entered the Philippine Military Academy.

He graduated in April 1959, third in his class of thirty-three. He earned 7 awardsincluding the Judge Advocate General Medal together with the Secretary of Foreign

Affairs Medal, the Chief of Finance Medal, the Socio-Humanistic Medal and theSecretary of Labor Medal.

In February 1986, B/Gen. Tadiar facedt he g re at es t c ha ll en ge o f h isprofessional military career. Tasked toroot out the breakaway group ofMinister Enrile and Gen. Ramos who

had holed up in Camp Aguinaldo, butfaced with a literal sea of fellow Filipinocitizens who would be killed or injured

After the EDSA revolution, he was placed under house arrest for eightmonths. In October, he was assigned as the Deputy Commander of theSubic Naval Base Command (SUBCOM) in Zambales. He later went on tobecome the Commander of SUBCOM and served at this post with distinctiontill the end of his military career. In December 1992, he retired from the

service.

General Tadiar continued to serve his country as the President of the Bataan Technological Park, Inc. from 1996 to 1998. He also tried his hand in thepolitical arena in the 1995 and 1998 elections.

At the age of 62, he lapsed into a coma after suffering from an inter-cranialaneurysm and joined his Creator on January 17, 1999.

Brigadier General Artemio A. Tadiar, Jr.

After serving aboard ship as a navy ensign, he volunteered to join the Marines in 1961. By the 26th of December1962, he was appointed the Commanding Officer of the 1st Marine Company. He went on to serve as the Flag

Lieutenant for the FOIC from July 1964 to March 1968.

By 1976, he was a Captain in the Navy and designated as the Armed Forces Attache in London, a position he held tilhe was designated as the Assistant Commandant of the Marines on 16th February 1982. He was promoted to therank of Brigadier General on December 21, 1982 and on October 16, 1984, he was designated as the Commandantof the Philippine Marines.

should his orders be followed out, the General examined his conscience and ordered his Marines to turn around andhead back to Fort Bonifacio.


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After much planning and forethought, we plan to form and register the Brigadier General Artemio A. Tadiar, Jr. Marine Resources and Reef Foundation. It is envisioned as a non-profit, non-stockfoundation with the mission to act as the planner, coordinator and fund raiser for artificial reefprojects around the Philippines that will utilize the revolutionary and proven Reef Ball system.

The foundation will build reefs in the name of the General to keep his memory alive and create livingand growing tributes that will last for centuries.

Other than memorial reefs, the foundation will work towards developing reefs that will supplementfish and food production for marginalized fishing villages together with the necessary educationaland informational components that will make it an effective long term program, expand and protectthe critical mangroves and special reefs for erosion control.

Our overall goal is to conserve, protect and restore our country's reef marine resources by using theReef Ball artificial reef system to form marine habitat.

THE FOUNDATION

Our natural reef systems, due to natural andman made disasters have been severelycompromised. Silting caused by forestdenudation, mining run-off, overuse ofpesticides and fertilizers, pollution, over fishing,and destructive fishing methods like dynamiteand cyanide fishing have all caused damagethat must be reversed now before it is too late.However, natural reefs cannot rebui ld

themselves fast enough to meet humandemands. Long lasting artificial reefs are

Why Build Reefs?

useful tools for restoring our reef systems to a natural and productive balance. We now have thepower to stop the destruction and even reverse it. The Philippines has been identified as one of thebio-diversity hot spots in the world. With the destruction of many of our reefs, many coral and fishspecies are in danger of extinction. If we start now, future generations will benefit from the fruitsour efforts will bear.

Dynamite fishing damage on a coral reef

What is a Reefball?

A Reef Ball is an engineered concrete structuredesigned to maximize stability and longevityand provide an ideal surface for coral polyps toattach themselves and grow. It imitates theappearance and function of natural coral reefs.

The large cavity in the center provides spacesfor fish to seek shelter or hide from predators.

The Reef Balls have openings and canals thatmake up an ideal living environment for a greatvariety of marine species. A special concretemix, with a pH similar to sea water, assurescompatibility with the ocean.


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The Reef Balls vary in composition, thickness, size and height so that each module is different forvarious goals and applications, just like natural reefs. Varying surface patterns and texturesenhance marine life settlement. Reef Balls are extremely stable because eighty percent of the ball'sweight is within one foot of the bottom outside edge. This results in a greater ability to withstandmovement and destruction during storms.

Reef Balls are made by pouring concrete into afiberglass mold (shown) containing a centralPolyform buoy surrounded by various sizedinflatable balls to make holes. There are over adozen different standard mold sizes and customsizes are possible.

Molds obtained from the Reef Ball Foundation aregenerally supplied with spare parts, tool kits,starting concrete additive supplies, and training.Sometimes, additional items such as coral

propagation kits are added. Usually, clients onlyneed to supply some plywood to build the base, asource of compressed air, and a fresh watersupply. Any type of concrete can generally beused, including end-of-day waste, but additivessuch as microsilica and a high range waterreducer are needed to give the Reef Balls highstrength and to make the concrete suitable formarine life growth.

One of the important factors that a Reef Ballbrings to marine life habitat is Biomass CarryingCapacity. This is an estimate based on a variety ofstudies of the approximate carrying capacity interms of fish bio-mass. This amount can varygreatly from site to site depending upon a varietyof local conditions and these numbers are onlyuseful to approximately gauge project size whenbalancing against fishing pressure. Fish typicallymake up about 30% of total biomass production.

The only way to obtain this more precisely is to doa local monitoring study.

Used in over 59 countries and over half a millionballs of varying sizes installed, Reef Balls is one ofthe most widespread and successful methods ofreef rehabilitation, enhancement and protectionever.


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In the Philippines, Reef Balls have experienced very limited use. The Foundation seeks to changethat by bringing in the full range of Reef Ball molds to allow the greatest flexibility and create largescale projects countrywide.

The flexibility of the system allows it to be usedfor other identified endangered areas here in our

country like the mangroves. Here is a picture ofReefballs used to help stabilize and propogatemangrove seedlings in Florida.

With 9 sizes ranging from 1.5ft high and 45lbs inweight to over 6ft high and 6,000lbs, theReefball system has the flexibility to be used inalmost any reef building application.

To protect the areas where the Reef Balls are established, we also plan to place protective netcatcher balls like the illustrations here. Steel or concrete piles are inserted with water jets duringinstallation. These will discourage the use of fishing nets and other such devices in the areas wherethey are installed by snagging and tearing them. These are also ideal for placement in and aroundexisting Marine Protected Reserves around the country.


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THE EVOLUTION OF ARTIFICIAL REEFS

When building artificial reefs, the first materials often used were materials of opportunity suchas used tires, vehicles and even ships. Though readily available, their suitability was limited assome leached toxic substances into the water and others lacked sufficient density to stay inplace. A prime example of good intentions gone wrong was when the State of Florida sankthousands of used tires, tied up in bundles, off the coast. When Hurricane George struck in theearly 1990s, many of these bundles broke apart and the beaches of Florida were littered withthousands of tires. It was later found that tires tended to leach toxins into the water retardingmarine life growth.

Cars and ships, though providing good complexity in terms of places for fish to hide, suffer fromcorrosion. Should a coral reef start on the wreck, it may not have gained sufficient strength tosupport itself before the metals rusts through and collapses leading to the death of the buddingreef. They also require extensive cleaning to prevent water contamination by oils and otherchemicals that may be present on the ship.

Other artificial reef builders began using pre-fabricated materials such as concrete pipes. Thesewere better than materials of opportunity in that they were dense enough to stay in place, werenon-toxic but tended to lack the complexity required by fish to hide and spawn. Some took it alittle further by engineering materials such as concrete pyramids and other more complexstructures. These were far superior to any previous material used but their downside was thatthey tended to be expensive and required barges and heavy lifting equipment to put in place.

With Reef Balls, these areconsidered designed materialsbecause they can be built tomeet specific goals. Primeexamples of this are the

special lobster balls used tohelp protect lobster fry frompredation till they get to alarger size where they are ableto protect themselves. Otherswould be use of reef balls toprovide protection to docksfrom strong wave action andyet serve as a habitat for fishand coral. Many of the reefballs can be deployed by small

teams without the need forheavy machinery thus making them suitable forreef rehabilitation projects in third worldcountries. It is these countries, and thePhilippines is on this list, that need to protecttheir marine resources themost.

Reef Balls are the culmination of years of artificial reef research and they continue to berefined by scientific research anddevelopment.

Reef Ball designed pilingprotector

Layer cake /

Lobster ball


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THE FIRST PROJECT

The first major project planned will be the B/Gen. Artemio A. Tadiar, Jr. Memorial Reef.This will be placed in a gentle sloped sandy bottom area in San Luis, Batangas besideLigpo Island in waters ranging from 15 feet deep to just under 50 feet deep.

The reef will be made up of 830 Reef Balls in six different sizes and is projected toprovide a bio mass carrying capacity of around 33,000 lbs or 15,000 kgs. With thevarious sizes and projected distinguishing features, this diving reef can provide lots ofopportunities for underwater photography, navigation exercises and fish and coralspotting. The centerpiece of the reef is a planned 4 ball configuration consisting of one

Reef Ball on top of 3 Pallet Balls. The Reef Ball will feature a marine bronze plaquedetailing what General Tadiar did a quarter of a century ago on EDSA.

Construction of the reef will be done in two phases. Phase 1 will put in place all thesmaller sized balls (Oyster, Lo-Pro and Mini Bay Ball) and Phase 2 will follow with thethree larger sized balls (Bay, Pallet and Reef) and the plaque cluster.

Where the opportunity arises, we will also make use of the coral transplanting kit toallow broken pieces of coral to be re-habilitated and provided with a stable anchor pointto continue to grow.


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Impression of what the four ball plaque cluster will look like underwater.

Bronze plaque to be affixed to the reef

(Size 2 feet wide x 3 feet tall)


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We intend to put in place, over the next few years, at least the following number ofReefballs as part of a series of smaller supplementary reefs intended to enhance andprotect the available marine resources in the Batangas coastal area:

MODEL QTY BIO MASSTOTAL BIOMASS

(lbs)OYSTER 2,000 5 10,155

LO PRO 2,000 14 27,391

MINI BAY 2,000 24 47,992

BAY 800 100 80,000

PALLET 600 250 150,000

REEFBALL 200 425 85,000

This project needs your help and that of others interested in saving our reefs, enhancingour environment and leaving a better and healthier planet for future generations.Sponsorships ona perballbasisare welcomeasaredonations forclustersofballs.

Below is an example of the sponsorship fees for the various ball sizes. This fee includesthe cost of materials, labor and installation by the dive team. Sponsors will beacknowledged by a certificate of sponsorship and the balls themselves will be tagged andphotos will be taken to monitor their growth and featured on a website to highlight theongoingeffortsandprojectsof thefoundation.

Our initial fund raising goal to get the first project going is P4,500,000. This will cover thecosts of the mold acquisition for all six sizes of Reef Ball together with accessories,equipment for mapping and surveying of potential reef sites, construction equipment,materials and labor for thereef balls andfinally, installation costs for thecompleted reef ball

modules.

REEFBALL MODELSPONSORSHIP COST

(PHP)

WEIGHT

(lbs)

WEIGHT

(kgs)

OYSTER 120.00 36 16LO PRO 250.00 98 44

MINI BAY 450.00 171 78

BAY 1,200.00 499 227

PALLET 4,000.00 1,784 811

ULTRA 7,500.00 3,500 1,591


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On future projects, we expect that costs will be significantly lower. In fact, we estimate thata project like the one featured below, a small reef covering the area of a standard NBAbasketball court (94 x 50) but capable of providing a bio mass carrying capacity of over11,500lbsor5,200kilogramscouldbebuilt forunderP400,000.

Monitoring activities on installedReef Balls.

A Reef Ball in Indonesia 3 years afterdeployment.

Such a reef could significantlyenhance the amount of fish thata small fishing village couldharvest from just off theirshoreline improving the livesand income potentials of theresidents.

By involving the residents in theac tua l const ruct i on anddeployment of the reef, youempower them and allow them

to take control and takeresponsibility for the reef and itswellbeing.

If this simple project could bedone multiple times for manylocations, we could make asignificant contribution to themarine eco-system. At thesame time, these new reefscould provide new opportunities

for eco-tourism for the areaswhere theyareestablished.


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HOW YOU CAN GET INVOLVED

This project needsyour help. This year is the26th anniversaryof theEDSARevolution andthis wouldbea perfect time to remind people of just what General Tadiardid.

We are looking for people able and willing to help out by sponsoring Reef Ball construction.Whether youre willing to sponsor a single Oyster Ball or a cluster of Reef Balls, your helpwould be more than welcome. Donors of P50,000 or more will be acknowledged on aseparateplaque locatednearthemainreefcenterpiece.

The foundation also offers training for those who would like to take a hands on approach tohelping build the reefs. Interested individuals will undergo training under the PADI(Professional Association of Diving Instructors) system and be certified as first PADI OpenWaterDiversand, to bequalified to takepart in divingoperationson the reef, theyalso needto becertified asPADIAdvanced Open Water Divers.

Team BGAAT is made up of divers, both commercial and sports divers who are trained and

qualified to build reefs, survey potential reef sites and study, record and document thevariousactivities involved.

If you are interested in donating, sponsoring or training to work on reef building operations,please contact usat thefollowing email address:

Thank you very much.

Weare currentlyworking onour website and channelstobeable to accept donations.

[email protected]

www.bgaat.org

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