Yes because the marine animals that live in the reef can adapt to it and they wont have to swim for 100's of kilometrers to find another reef. By: Matthew Baudewig
They increase the population of marine life in and near the artificial reef.
Artificial reefs are important for different aspects such as:For diving trainingEnvironmental education and recreationReef rehabilitationTo protect the marine life
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Coral reefs are a diverse habitat for marine life.
Artificial reefs will be covered by corals and other sea life and will become 'natural' eventually. Even a shipwreck will become covered in sea life and become an important sea life habitat.
mostly in the reefs.
in the pacific and any other oceans that have marine life.
The artificial reef is "substrate" (surface material of reef). Once the reef is placed on the bottom, marine life in form of algae, barnacles, some types of coral and other small marine animals begin to attach themselves to the reef. Small fish, crabs and other crustaceans arrive after that to eat the growth on the reef. Larger fish show up to eat the smaller fish and crabs, etc. Each animal uses the reef for food and protection (habitat). Depending on the PH of reef material this process takes place over a few months or years. The best type of reef is as large and tall as possible and made of a natural material PH balanced to allow all the available marine life to live and grow on the reef. Artificial reefs produce fish at twice the rate as a natural reef does (Dr. Bob Ship, University of South Alabama). Artificial reefs can enhance the fishery in areas of sand with no natural substrate. Artificial reefs can take the pressure off natural reefs due to fishing and tourism. Artificial reefs come the form of ships, concrete rubble and manufactured units. See the link in the Related Links for more information.
try a reef.
Changes to the environment are having some detrimental effects on the coral reefs. The reefs are becoming eroded, which means that various kinds of marine life are losing their habitat.
Donate to the coral life
Trilobites. They are an extinct form of marine life. They lived on the sandy ocean floors and in coral reefs.