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.