METHOD OF FORMING AN ARTIFICIAL REEF UNIT

摘要

A method of forming an artificial reef unit (14) under water on a base includes the steps of locating a tube of a flexible material divided by dividing walls (18) of a flexible material into an array of compartments (20 ) running the length of the tube (16), the compartments being arranged in rows and columns so that the tube (16) divided by the dividing walls (18) has a honeycomb structure, with a first end (22) of the tube (16) on the base and a second end (24) of the tube above the first end of the tube and under water; securing the tube (16) in position on the base using one or more flexible and/or rigid elements (26) attached to a fixed object, for example the base; and at least partially filling some or all of the compartments with a filler material so that at least some of the compartments are adjacent two or more other compartments filled with a filler material to support and be supported by the adjacent compartments. The artificial reef unit (14) may be designed to promote an increase in marine life, or to protect a shore line or a fixed object such as a harbour wall from damage.