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Work successful advancement to instal artificial reefs astatine 1 of the 29 selected spots from a vessel disconnected the Nagapattinam territory seashore connected Thursday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
Workers unloading an artificial reef operation from a vessel disconnected the Nagapattinam territory seashore connected Thursday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
The Fisheries Department connected Thursday started installing artificial reefs astatine 39 locations on the coastline successful 2 sportfishing villages successful Nagapattinam territory to beforehand marine beingness and boost food production.
The task has been taken up nether the Union Government’s Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) and is being implemented with the enactment of the ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI).
The reefs are being installed astatine 29 locations successful Nagore and 13 astatine Samanthanpettai villages on the territory seashore astatine a outgo of ₹12.09 crore. An artificial reef is simply a sheltered human-built structure, placed connected the seabed arsenic a substitute for earthy habitats. With a technological design, it functions arsenic a self-sustaining accumulation strategy connected the seabed.
Coral reefs, some earthy and artificial, play a pivotal relation successful preserving marine ecosystems by supporting breeding of fish. Over time, oversea moss accumulates connected the artificial reef structures, mimicking earthy habitats wherever food tin laic eggs, thereby boosting marine biodiversity.
In areas with a mostly featureless bottom, artificial reefs are utilized to beforehand marine life. Many marine aquatic taxon volition thrive with the installation of the artificial reefs, the Fisheries section said. The task would assistance fishers get amended drawback and amended their livelihood.
The reefs designed successful assorted shapes — triangular, good ringing and grouper modules — volition beryllium deployed astir 5 nautical miles from the shore. The process of deploying the reef from boats would spell connected for the adjacent 10-15 days, an authoritative said.
On Thursday, the installation process commenced. N. Gowthaman, Chairman of Tamil Nadu Fisheries Development Corporation, Joe K. Kizhakudan, Principal Scientist and Head of Regional Centre of ICAR- CMFRI, Visakhapatnam, R. Sharmila, Joint Director, and G. Jayaraj, Assistant Director, Fisheries, Nagapattinam, were present.
