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Early stages of new artificial coral reef project proving successful: ‘The fish are coming back’

Just six months after Ocean Rescue Alliance International deployed 50 artificial reef structures off the shores of Hollywood ...
Science Daily

Artificial reefs help preserve coral reefs by shifting divers away from the natural ones, according to new long-term study of one in Eilat

Divers are essentially tourists who love coral reefs and invest a lot of time and effort to watch them. Unfortunately, divers also cause damage to corals, often unintentionally, through disturbing and ...

Congress weighs divisive plan to turn old Gulf oil rigs into coral reefs

The legislation aims to speed up a decades old federal program for oil companies to leave their pipelines and platforms on the Gulf's sea floor, drawing concern from environmental groups.

Study: Florida reefs offer multimillion-dollar flood protection — if they survive

It’s no secret that Florida’s iconic coral reefs are in trouble. Repeated body blows from hurricanes, pollution, disease, ...
WAPT

Divers right 180 coral reef colonies toppled by US spy plane that overshot runway in Hawaii

Coral reef colonies knocked over when a U.S. Navy plane overshot a runway and ended up in a bay near Honolulu have been righted by divers, according to state officials in Hawaii.The incident, which ...