The Costa Rica Mermaid visits Quepos

Renate Herberger, Costa Rica's Mermaid visited us today on her inspiring and epic swim along the whole of the Pacific coast of Costa Rica.

Renate mission is to show people that the sea is not to be feared, polluted and exploited, but defended, protected and celebrated. She hopes to open people's minds to the miracle that is marine life and to our dependence upon it. By appealing to governments, environmental organizations, businesses and the general public to reconsider relationships with the ocean and to inspire participation and action to protect it, specially through the creation and maintenance of marine sanctuaries.

Renate is truly an ambassador to the marine environment and it is always a pleasure to meet her and be inspired by her stories of her swims. This is the 2nd year that she has swum the coast of Costa Rica, and the 2nd year she has visited us to dive. Along the way she does talks and integrate herself in the local communities to publize the plight of our oceans. We would like to say thank you to Renate for being such an amazing inspiring person.

Renate says "The need to promote marine sanctuaries is more urgent than ever. Only one hundredth of one percent of oceans worldwide is under protection currently. However, twelve percent of land is under protection worldwide, and this also is by far not enough to allow our planet to slowly heal. We all depend on our oceans. With the threat of extinction for so many species, the world situation regarding the health of our oceans is very precarious. "

Go to Renate's site to learn more about this amazing woman! http://www.costaricamermaid.net

by Kat
www.oceansunlimitedcr.com
www.goprocostarica.com

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