What is an artificial reef project?
Definition of artificial reefs
Artificial reefs are man-made structures placed in the sea to attract, protect, and cultivate marine organisms. It is one of the main methods of creating marine resources, utilizing the environment and characteristics of marine life
Process of installing an artificial reef
Request for a site suitability assessment
The city•province requests FIRA for a site suitability assessment, in order to install the artificial reef in an optimal area
Site suitability assessment
FIRA conducts a site suitability assessment
※Contents of the site suitability assessment
1)Longitude and latitude of the site: Calculation of the longitude and latitude of the requested site
2)Examination of the water distribution and seafloor topography
3)Water quality investigation
4)Research on the substratum distribution
5)Investigation on the presence of natural bedrocks, environmental characteristics, and inhabitation of organisms
6)Final judgment
Construction of artificial reefs
The city•province takes action in constructing the artificial reef at the confirmed area after site the suitability assessment. The city•province also manages information about the construction company, fishing village fraternities, types and number of artificial reefs in the area, facility area, etc
Follow-up management
Investigations on the effectiveness of the artificial reefs are done 2 to 3 years after installation. Furthermore, information on the sea area, location, condition of each artificial reef complex, arrangement form, condition of the living organisms, location information through Side-scan sonar, the form of the artificial reefs using multi beams, other information from underwater investigation, information on waste materials are all included in the follow-up management
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