Sentences with phrase «as an artificial reef in»

The subsurface trail takes you past a Spanish treasure ship lost in a 1733 hurricane, a decommissioned Coast Guard cutter intentionally sunk as an artificial reef in 1985, and a transport ship that served in the Spanish - American War.

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Taylor creates sculptures out of environmental friendly materials and then sinks them in shallow, empty areas off tropical coastlines where they can act as artificial reefs.

As part of the wildlife habitat improvements at Ship Canal Commons, large tree trunks were weighted and placed on the bottom of the Union Ship Canal and partially buried in the underwater stabilization berm with the roots exposed to create artificial reefs.

Regardless of construction method, artificial reefs are generally designed to provide hard surfaces to which algae and invertebrates such as barnacles, corals, and oysters attach; the accumulation of attached marine life in turn provides intricate structure and food for assemblages of fish.

Researchers began daily dives to gather coral in and around the dredge site on May 26 after Illinois - based dredging contractor Great Lakes Dredge & Dock finished relocating about 900 more mature corals to an artificial reef as required by the Army Corps of Engineers.

The paper, published in the Journal of Environmental Management, examines artificial coral reefs as «recreational ecosystem services,» offering a new methodology to evaluate the aesthetic, behavioral and attitudinal aspects of which artificial reefs around the world can be evaluated.

Among the signature dives accessed from Dunbar Rock is the wreck of the 240 - foot Jado Trader, which is regarded as the premier artificial reef in the Bay Islands.

A wreck site made from the navy frigate that, in its later life, found its purpose as an artificial reef perfect for divers.

The 165 foot freighter was sunk in October 1986 as part of a project by the Department of Fisheries to provide artificial reefs.

The reefs in the area have sustained damage due to climate change, so these statues serve as artificial reefs designed to attract marine life.

The Kittiwake was sunk in Grand Cayman, off West Bay, on 5 January 2013, as an artificial reef.

The HTMS Chang was sunk by the Thai Navy in November 2012 to act as an artificial reef.

Sunk in 1999 as an artificial reef, the Sea Tiger is home to the early stages of marine life growth.

This ship was also sunk to act as an artificial reef, and it's one of the more easily accessible diving spots in the area.

Acquired by Atlantis in 2005, Carthaginian now serves as an ARTIFICIAL REEF for Maui's ocean life.

Soon this will be filled with coral and teeming with fishlife as it becomes an artificial reef in itself.

The Kittiwake was purposefully sunk on January 5, 2011 by the Cayman Islands Government as an artificial reef and recreational site.The Chanticleer Class submarine rescue vessel (ASR - 13) is 251 feet long and rests upright in approximately 60 feet of water on the sandy bottom off of Seven Mile Beach.

The Governor has launched a comprehensive artificial reef program that will deploy and place materials, including tug boats, barges, and scows, as well as concrete and clean, recycled materials from the demolition of the former Tappan Zee Bridge, in the Long Island Sound and the Atlantic Ocean.

«Hard surfaces are often hard currency in the ocean, and these foundations can function as artificial reefs.