Huge artificial coral reef to be built off Koh Talu to boost marine biodiversity

[webfact]

The beach at Koh Talu, Prachuap Khiri Khan

 

By Online Reporter

 

What is understood to be one of Thailand’s largest marine conservation projects is set to get underway in Prachuap Khiri Khan.

 

The Department of Marine and Coastal Resources has announced plans to build a massive artificial coral reef in Bang Saphan Noi to help restore natural coral and create a habitat for aquatic animals.

 

A total of 763 concrete domes will be used to create the reef in the waters off Koh Talu.

 

Each of the hexagonal shaped domes are 1.8 metres wide and 1.5 metres high and include 19 opening holes.

 

Full story: https://www.huahintoday.com/hua-hin-news/huge-artificial-coral-reef-to-be-built-off-koh-talu-to-boost-marine-biodiversity/

 

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[phetphet]

Look like they have been planting them off Samui as well. Look like big concrete eggs.

[RJRS1301]

So they are creating an artificial reef , not a coral one, but a concrete one.

Poor wording of the article.

 

Edited March 1, 2022 by RJRS1301

[Card]

Just hope they checked if the concrete they use is toxic to coral or not.

[hotchilli]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

Each of the hexagonal shaped domes are 1.8 metres wide and 1.5 metres high and include 19 opening holes.

Sounds like a room in a Bangkok condo?

[pacovl46]

3 hours ago, RJRS1301 said:

So they are creating an artificial reef , not a coral one, but a concrete one.

Poor wording of the article.

 

As soon as it's an artificial reef it can't be made from coral! Duh! The plan is, and that goes for ALL the artificial coral reefs, for corals to use it as a base to reestablish as quickly as possible. Ergo, there's no poor wording in this article, only poor understanding. Sorry, mate! 

[RJRS1301]

4 minutes ago, pacovl46 said:

As soon as it's an artificial reef it can't be made from coral! Duh! The plan is, and that goes for ALL the artificial coral reefs, for corals to use it as a base to reestablish as quickly as possible. Ergo, there's no poor wording in this article, only poor understanding. Sorry, mate! 

I fully understand that, however concrete remains concert, even if made from crushed coral in the process.

It is to attract marine life, and hopefully eventually coral, however the domes remain concrete, not coral.

It is called an artificial reef.

 

 

[pacovl46]

13 hours ago, RJRS1301 said:

I fully understand that, however concrete remains concert, even if made from crushed coral in the process.

It is to attract marine life, and hopefully eventually coral, however the domes remain concrete, not coral.

It is called an artificial reef.

 

 

Of course the concrete will stay concrete. No one has said anything else. That's were the "artificial" comes into play. If all goes well the domes will be covered with marine life soon enough, although corals might not be among them since they're extremely sensitive to increasing temperature.

[ncc1701d]

I would like to think there would be a better material to use than concrete. Just seems at odds with the whole ecology of what they’re trying to do. But if it works, great ????