ECOTOURISM – The immersion of an artificial reef village at a depth of 21m is the final touch of a project started in 2018 to promote biodiversity and attract tourism
Two nautical miles from Cap d’Agde, a barge deposits, one by one, the pieces of the artificial reef village. Small modules, but also the natural rocks that will make up the scree pyramid and the highlight of the show, the main artificial reef: 105 tons, 6.5 meters high, 8 long, 6 wide. “Its manufacturing process is a world first,” explains Geoffrey Capet, design engineer at Seaboost, the company that produced these artificial reefs in 3D printing.
“Low-carbon concrete printing makes it possible to obtain the most biometric designs possible,” continues the specialist. The small cavities are colonized by juveniles, small crustaceans. In the largest cavities, we will find larger fish or crustaceans such as lobsters. As for the surface of the rocks, it is very porous and rough, which makes it possible to obtain a grip for the gorgonians and for the algae”.
A global project at 1.4 million euros
This artificial reef village is the final touch of a more global project called Recif lab, started in 2018. Its total cost: around 1.4 million euros, including 600,000 euros for this reef village. 80% were financed by Ademe, the Occ (…) Read more at 20 minutes
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