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Observations on experimental artificial reef constructed at Tuticorin

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Title Observations on experimental artificial reef constructed at Tuticorin
 
Creator Rajamani, M
 
Subject Artificial reef
 
Description An experimental artificial reef was constructed in the break-water of Tuticopn Harbour during July-August, 1989 at a
depth of 6 m using discarded lorry tyres. A total number of 23 modules, consisting of 69 tyres and fabricated in lhree
different designs, were used for the reef construction. The reef occupied a bottom area of approximately SO sq.m. with
a height of 0.8 to 1 m. Within a period of one month from the time of construction, autotrophic community dominated
by red algae and heterotrophic community dominated by cirri pedes, in addition to colonization by various groups of
invertebrate organisms, were observed on the reef structure. The inhabitation by fish was observed during the third
month. The behaviour of fish and shellfish" in the artificial reef was observed by SCUBA diving.
 
Date 1993
 
Type Conference or Workshop Item
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/6984/1/101-2ND_INDIAN_FISHERIES_FORUM_PROCEEDINGS_1993.pdf
Rajamani, M (1993) Observations on experimental artificial reef constructed at Tuticorin. In: Second Indian Fisheries Forum, 27-31 May 1990, Mangalore; India.