Igloo
reefs to attract shoals of fish
The
team of Malaysians and international volunteers have been having fun
over the past few weeks making igloo reefs for our SGP/GEF project
near the Tip of Borneo (Simpang Mengayu). These are bottle reefs
attached together by plastic pipe bent into an arch shape and then
assembled into an igloo shape. The plastic pipe has a large number
of holes drilled in it to make a suitable attachment point for coral
fragments which will be fixed by cable ties. These igloo reefs are
intended to act as very open shelters to schools of fish.
The
igloos were assembled and labeled on land and then the various parts
were taken apart to make for easy transport in the boat and
underwater.
— at Pom Pom Island
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| finished igloo with the retaining rings positioned and drilled ready for cbl tie attchment underwater |
