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Event
Information:
Run For the Redfish is a certified
course featuring a 1/2 marathon, 5k
and kids 1 mile fun run benefits
bringing awareness about our coastal
redfish and it's habitat. This
year's run will be held on December
4th, 2010 and starts and ends in
beautiful Pier Park.
On
December 4, 2010 runners from across
the Southeast will participate in
the 2nd annual Run for the Redfish
in Panama City Beach, Florida, a
combined half marathon, 5k run and
kids fun run will be held at Pier
Park. A portion of the proceeds
benefits bringing awareness about
our coastal redfish and it's
habitat. The run will begin at the
Front Beach Road entrance to Pier
Park and continue down Front Beach
Road, looping back to end at
Margaritaville.
Last year, over 600 racers
participated and plans for 2010 are
to take this signature event to the
next level. We'd like to thank our
sponsors and volunteers who support
this race. We look forward to seeing
everyone out on the course in
December! The oil spill that flowed
into the Gulf of Mexico put
unprecedented strain on an already
stressed marine ecosystem. While the
responsible party, BP, is supposed
to reimburse the affected fishermen
and efforts have already begun to
clean the coastline, little
attention is being paid to the Gulf
fisheries.
Bluefin tuna have been commercially
overfished to the point of
near-collapse and this spill
directly impacts their spawning
grounds. Tarpon, snook and redfish,
whose populations were adversely
affected by an unusually cold
winter, will experience further
stress as the oil spreads along the
coastline. Even reef fish such as
grouper and snapper will suffer as
oil settles on the reefs.
The Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation aims
to fund inspired research that seeks
answers to how the oil is impacting
the Gulf fisheries. You can help by
purchasing Guy's custom design "Save
Our Gulf" t-shirts and poster or by
making a donation to the Guy Harvey
Ocean Foundation "Save Our Gulf"
fund. Proceeds will benefit Gulf
fisheries research.
“It is our collective responsibility
to conserve the marine environment
and maintain the biodiversity of the
Gulf.”
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