Spencer Arnold
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I work as a reef conservation instructor, artificial reef sculptor and marine biologist for the non-for-profit Conservation Diver. I create, plant and maintain underwater artificial reefs and (try to) raise awareness for these threatened ecosystems.
Spencer Arnold · upvoted 26 items
almost 7 years ago
More of these, please! ... somehow ... some people complain about making the world better (instead of worse) was a hard thing ... while stopping the destruction is a lot easier and more effective ... which is another debate, so ... and some actually do something! Great!
Spencer Arnold · commented on 9 posts
almost 7 years ago
That bottom picture is an example of some of the larger structures I've welded together covered with life.
A fair criticism. However I have created aritificial reefs of scale that span across large stretches of sand in conjunction with projects like these. This project took me a year to complete because my job is teaching reef conservation through the non-profit Conservation Diver that I work for so it was all done in my spare time. I've also been working on a sprawling structure at the same time that I can get my students involved with which is certainly better when it comes to the coral restoration by volume, but those don't tend to draw any attention to the work that we're doing, and unfortunately without peoples' interest, the work we do can't sustain us. While the primary intention of the work or at least certainly the most important one is to provide an enhanced habitat for coral growth, the impact that it has drawing people into the work and gaining support for our efforts can sometimes empower us to do really really great things.
Spencer Arnold · published a post
almost 7 years ago
Spencer Arnold · upvoted 4 items
about 8 years ago
I'm just too distracted by his abs, not lustfully, I just can't look away
I'll check it out. Continue doing the super amazing work! God bless!