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54 55 Gonzalez. Nonetheless, because coral reefs around the planet are under great stress, today, due to rising ocean temperatures, Bonaire is also home to sev- eral coral reef preservation programs, and Harbour Village is an involved partner. “One is the Coral Restoration Foundation, and the other is the Harbour Village Reef Foundation”, says Gonzalez. The Coral Restoration Foundation (CFR) Bonaire is a nonprofit conservation organization dedicated to restoring the shallow-wa- ter populations of Elkhorn and Staghorn corals along the coasts of Bonaire and Klein Bonaire by setting coral nurseries and transplanting mature coral onto degraded areas. To date, more than 9,000 coral fragments are growing in the nurseries at any given time in Bonaire, including an underwater nursery off Har- bour Village’s shore managed by the Great Adventures dive shop staff. More than 8,000 corals have already been transplanted to Bonaire’s reefs, including protected areas off Harbour Village’s beach. Guests can learn how to hang the coral on the trees, how THE HARBOUR VILLAGE BEACH CLUB The #1 Consolidator to the ABC Islands! www.amcarlamprecht.com Amcar Lamprecht is proud to be the only freight consolidator in Miami that offers GUARANTEED weekly ocean freight services to the ABC Islands. Our partner and agent in Bonaire for over 18 years has been Rocargo Logistic Services B.V. Rocargo has their own warehouse facility in Bonaire where they receive and offload our consolidation containers. Celebrating their 35th anniversary in business, Rocargo offers complete services in custom clearance and delivery. Amcar Lamprecht is recognized as the number one freight consolidator to the ABC Islands (Aruba, Bonaire & Curacao) and now offers air and ocean freight services to both Central and South America. With an 80,000 sft warehouse in Miami, Amcar Lamprecht can receive, process and ship just about anything that fits into a container. From Miami to the ABC Islands, Central and South America, Amcar Lamprecht has one simple mission in mind: Deliver the best possible service at the most competitive price for all your warehousing and shipping needs . CALL: 305-599-8866 TOLL FREE: 888-893-1888 CALL: 599-717-8922 EMAIL: info@rocargo.com E s t . 1 9 6 8 to clean andmaintain corals,and howto transplant corals from the nursery to the rock piles along Harbour Village’s shore- line. Guests transplanting corals can return every year to see how much their transplanted corals have grown. The Harbour Village Reef Foundation (HVRF) is a non– profit organization dedicated to the preservation of Bonaire’s reefs through carefully select- ed projects and partnerships. HVRF helps raise funds from organizations and individuals interested in protecting marine ecosystems, raising global ocean awareness, and supporting the preservation of Bonaire’s waters through research and education. As part of Harbour Village’s coral preservation projects, an Electrified Reef was installed off its beach in February of 2017 in partnership with two leading marine scientists featured in the recently released documentary Chasing Coral. Electrified reef involves transplanting a variety of coral species to metal struc- tures that have a low voltage DC current, which stimulates