{"id":85680,"date":"2014-10-24T09:47:13","date_gmt":"2014-10-24T13:47:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/?p=85680"},"modified":"2014-10-24T09:47:13","modified_gmt":"2014-10-24T13:47:13","slug":"breef-gains-international-attention-for-underwater-sculptures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/2014\/10\/breef-gains-international-attention-for-underwater-sculptures","title":{"rendered":"BREEF Gains International Attention for Underwater Sculptures"},"content":{"rendered":"

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BREEF\u2019s Sir Nicholas Nuttall Coral Reef Sculpture Garden installed off the western coastline of New Providence Island in The Bahamas earlier this month is receiving\u00a0international attention from\u00a0scores of on-line\u00a0journals and news outlets around the world.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are excited\u00a0by the recognition our project,\u00a0and by extension The Bahamas,\u00a0is attracting around the world,\u201d said Casuarina McKinney-Lambert, BREEF\u2019s executive director.<\/p>\n

The \u201cDaily Mail\u201d which boasts average daily circulation of over 1.7 million copies, carried the headline \u201cWeight of the ocean on her shoulders! 18ft Atlas sculpture dropped off coast of the Bahamas to form incredible underwater art garden\u201d in its October 15, 2014 print and\u00a0on-line\u00a0issue. The article was referring to the centerpiece sculpture \u2013 Bahamian Ocean Atlas\u00a0\u2013 a 60 ton and over 17 feet tall sculpture\u00a0modelled\u00a0on a young Bahamian girl by international sculptor, dive instructor and conservationist Jason deCaires Taylor.<\/p>\n

The lifestyle section of Forbes magazine has also highlighted BREEF’s marine conservation project. In the article, centerpiece sculptor Jason Taylor noted that \u201cthe aim was to show the vital role the local community and especially the younger generation have in conserving the islands\u2019 natural resources\u201d.<\/p>\n

Facebook has also felt the underwater garden\u2019s fever with posts reaching nearly 30,000 Facebook viewers. Additionally, Waterway Guide which is used by thousands of boaters who frequent the Bahamas ran the headline \u201cNew Providence: World\u2019s Largest Undersea Sculpture\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cSome US visitors I met are already planning their return trip to The Bahamas to see how the sculptures – pieces of living art- change over time as corals and other marine life make the new reefs their home,\u201d noted McKinney-Lambert.<\/p>\n

The BREEF Sir Nicholas Nuttall Coral Reef Sculpture\u00a0Garden highlights the global need for marine conservation, while encouraging each of us to do our part locally. \u201cThe Ocean Atlas piece is our call-to-action. We want our country to be known around the world for its beautiful and healthy marine environment and there is still a lot of work be done.\u201d<\/p>\n

BREEF\u2019s Sir Nicholas Nuttall Coral Reef Sculpture Garden also includes pieces by Bahamian award winning artist Willicey Tynes and Andret John and reef balls by the Reef Ball Foundation.<\/p>\n

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