MIAMI (AP) — Hundreds of divers and snorkelers listened to an underwater live performance that advocated coral reef security Saturday in the Florida Keys.
The Reduced Keys Underwater New music Competition, which also spotlighted eco-mindful diving, took position at Looe Vital Reef, an region of the Florida Keys Countrywide Maritime Sanctuary situated about 6 miles (10 kilometers) south of Huge Pine Critical.
Proven in 1990, the sanctuary shields 3,800 square miles (9,800 square kilometers) of waters which includes the barrier reef that parallels the 125-mile-long (201-kilometer-lengthy) island chain.
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Members swam among Looe Key’s vibrant marine daily life and coral formations when listening to water-themed music broadcast by a local radio station. The songs was piped undersea by water resistant speakers suspended beneath boats above the reef.
The oceanic playlist integrated the Beatles’ “Yellow Submarine,” Jimmy Buffett’s “Fins” and the concept from “The Small Mermaid.”
Tunes have been interspersed with diver consciousness messages about approaches to minimize environmental impacts on the world’s coral reefs, whose rich biodiversity has led them to be identified as the rainforests of the sea.
Though the festival’s principal objective was to stimulate reef preservation, it also afforded a singular underwater working experience. “Mermaids” and other costumed characters included exclusive visual things to the auditory presenting on portion of the continental United States’ only residing coral barrier reef.
The four-hour musical celebration was staged by area radio station 104.1 FM and the Lower Keys Chamber of Commerce.
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