- Artificial reefs will be deployed in the Arabian Sea, near Worli Koliwada.
- About Artificial reefs
- These are engineering technology interventions are used to rehabilitate and/ or improve natural habitats.
- These are placed on the seabed with a fixed scientific design and functions as a self-sustaining production system.
- They mimic characteristics of a natural reef.
- Natural reef is a ridge of material at or near the surface of the ocean, made of rocks or the skeletons of small animals called corals.
- Materials used: Rocks, cinder blocks, wood, old tires, limestone, steel, and concrete.
- These are engineering technology interventions are used to rehabilitate and/ or improve natural habitats.
- Benefits of Artificial reefs
- Marine Habitat Restoration and Biodiversity Enhancement: Providing firm substrates for Corals, algae and plankton etc.
- It also acts as a carbon sink and also helps in nutrient recycling, maintenance of water quality and waste management.
- Development of Fisheries: Aggregates fish and provide nursery grounds for fish resulting in increase in catch rates saving fuel and energy costs.
- Also, enhance recreational fisheries such as snorkelling.
- Other: Reduces wave damage on coasts and restricts bottom trawling, promotes eco-tourism etc.
- Marine Habitat Restoration and Biodiversity Enhancement: Providing firm substrates for Corals, algae and plankton etc.
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