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Artificial Coral Reef Farm











                                   Location                     Targeted group                       Partners               Activities and objectives



                                 Walayat of Sur           fishermen working in the          Ministry of Agricultural and     Designing    and    manufacturing
                                                          areas of Al-Sharqiya South       Fisheries Wealth, and Water      units of reinforced cement and

                                                          Governor                         Resources                        landing them in the sea to create
                                                                                                                            an artificial coral reef farm that
                                                                                                                            provides an suitable ground for the

                                                                                                                            reproduction and growth of marine
                                                                                                                            organisms



                         Results and outputs


                         • Establishing a coral reef farm in Walayat of Sur, consisting of 25 units of industrial reef that have been lowered to a depth of 23 meters,
                            covering a total area of 1,075 square meters

                         • Another coral reef farm is being constructed in the Walayat (phase two of the project), after the success of phase one

                         • Benefiting fishermen and founding new sites for practicing marine tourism activities such as fishing, snorkeling and diving













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