Sentences with phrase «as 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.

Some studies suggest that turbines may actually increase fish populations by acting as artificial reefs.

The wreck now serves as an artificial reef, that is if you can see it.

It was sunk as an artificial reef in 2011.

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

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

The breakwater serves as an artificial reef which provides a habitat to a wide variety of marine species.

This 330 foot long Soviet - built Frigate was the property of the Cuba Navy until they gave it to the Cayman's to use as an artificial reef.

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.

Through this process, the groups representing broad interests from local town officials and chambers of commerce to the Department of Defense and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, sought to identify the areas that balanced high suitability for wind development and potentially conflicting uses, such as artificial reefs, areas of high boat traffic, military activity, and areas of high bird activity like Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge and around Winyah Bay.

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

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.

Whether sunk on purpose as an artificial reef or the result of mishap, wrecks open fascinating windows to the past.

Whether purpose - sunk as an artificial reef for scuba divers, or lost as the result of an accident, wrecks are fascinating windows to the past.

Cayman Brac offers north - side walls similar to Grand Cayman, and shallow to mid-range reefs to the south, which is also the site of the Captain Tibbetts, a former Russian frigate put down as an artificial reef in 1996.

The sunken hulls will serve as artificial reefs that will, by offering protection, allow fish to breed and increase their numbers.

Mixing art and science, his works are designed to act as artificial reefs — attracting corals, increasing marine biomass and aggregating fish species — while crucially diverting tourists away from fragile natural reefs and thus providing space for natural rejuvenation.

The navy, later on, sank these ships to serve as artificial reefs.

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.

It doesn't get more unique than an underwater post office, and this is exactly what occurred in 2006 when the resort sank a cargo ship to serve as an artificial reef.

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.

Additionally, the Boracay Association of Scuba Schools (BASS) placed an aeroplane in February 2012 as an artificial reef!