Factoid/2019/01/08
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Artificial reefs: friend or foe?
- "[a]rtificial reefs remain controversial. Advocates say they provide new habitat opportunities for fish and eventually mimic natural reef settings. Critics dismiss them as dumped garbage, saying there are more effective ways to enhance critical fish habitat." The result of a recent study in BC: "Artificial reefs had very high numbers of rockfish or not many at all. Natural reefs consistently had a medium number of rockfish and greater diversity—more species...human-made habitat may be useful in the conservation of some threatened species. But to get diverse ecosystems, preserving older, more heterogenous natural reefs may be the best option.”- Excerpt from University of Victoria.
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