Sea the Weed Ceremony, Science and Snorkelling

Join AIME Aboriginal Indigenous Mentoring Experience’s Ocean ambassadors in an extraordinary underwater reforestation reveal.

Bookings: Contact AIME’s Brendan Newton on 0419 031 837

Be grounded in traditional ways and be guided by experts as you swim down to touch and view the magical Phyllospora comosa ‘Crayweed’, a remarkable ocean species holding carbon and feeding thousands of thriving fauna. This experience supports UNSW’s Operation Crayweed restoration project, re-establishing seaweeds and seagrasses along Sydney’s coastline. Wetsuits, goggles, and flippers provided in a range of sizes.

PROGRAM

5am – 6am Ceremony with Arthur Little
6am – 6.30am Marine science talk with Operation Crayweed
6.30 – 8am Swimming with Crayweed, guided by Brenden Newton and Arthur Little – supported by Abyss Scuba Diving

BRING (if you have them)

• Goggles (& snorkel if you know how to use)
• Full wetsuit (if you are not comfortable with slightly cold water)
• Flippers (preferably a pair you can walk in i.e.- swim-fins)

Sea The Weed video (02:11)

SUBMITTED EVENT
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