Tag: reefs
In Marseille, underwater life partially returns to artificial reefs
At least 160 underwater species have returned to settle in the Cortiou cove, in Marseille, thanks to artificial reefs. The ecosystem has been seriously degraded since the 19th century by…
Near Madagascar, coral reefs also threatened by the phenomenon of bleaching
The world is currently experiencing, for the second time in ten years, a massive episode of coral bleaching due to record ocean temperatures, the American Oceanic and Atmospheric Observing Agency…
Utrecht scientists help mussels and oysters in the Wadden Sea with 3D-printed reefs
Building with Biobuilders is the name of the project, which includes the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ) and Utrecht University. Organic builders include mussels and oysters, shellfish that…
Artificial reefs should improve biodiversity in Utrecht’s canals: ‘It’s good, but it could be better’
Fish that currently swim in the Utrecht canals are pike, bream and oride. They enter the city via the Vecht and the Krommerijn. “People who have looked at the fish…
Coral reefs will not survive a global warming of +1.5°C
That global warming would endanger coral reefs, scientists have known for a long time. But new work today shows a reality that they had not dared to imagine. Because, with…