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Foraging behaviour and movements of an ambush predator reveal benthopelagic coupling on artificial reefs

Marine Ecology Progress Series, 2021
The behaviour of coastal fishes to new habitats and trophic opportunities provided by artificial reefs may reveal the key processes which sustain fish production at these reefs.
AC Puckeridge, A. Becker, Taylor, M. Lowry, J. McLeod, H. Schilling, I. Suthers   +6 more
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The Economic Benefits Associated with Florida's Artificial Reefs

EDIS, 2021
Florida has the most permitted artificial reefs in the nation. This publication presents the results of several studies to determine the economic benefits of artificial reefs. It is intended as a helpful reference for resource managers, coastal community
Andrew Ropicki, Chuck Adams, Bill Lindberg, J. Stevely   +3 more
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An update on Florida’s Artificial Reefs: recent deployments and trends

EDIS, 2022
Popular marine habitat enhancements, artificial reefs can benefit sea life and humans. Floridians visit them every year to fish, dive, snorkel, or boat around.
Edward V. Camp, Lisa Chong, Angela B. Collins, Holly Abeels, Keith Mille, Michael Sipos, Brittany Hall-Scharf, Scott Jackson, Shelly Krueger, Victor Blanco   +9 more
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Fine-scale movement of northern Gulf of Mexico red snapper and gray triggerfish estimated with three-dimensional acoustic telemetry

Scientific Reports, 2022
Red snapper and gray triggerfish are ecologically, economically, and culturally important reef fishes in the northern Gulf of Mexico (nGOM). Scientists and managers have sought to understand the effects of artificial reefs on reef fish ecology by ...
Erin C. Bohaboy, Shannon L. Cass-Calay, William F. Patterson   +2 more
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Fine-scale spatial and diel dynamics of zooplanktivorous fish on temperate rocky and artificial reefs

Marine Ecology Progress Series, 2021
1 Plankton is an important component of the food web in coastal reef ecosystems. Ocean 2 currents subsidise local production by supplying plankton to resident and reef-associated 3 planktivorous fishes.
M. Holland, A. Becker, James A. Smith, J. Everett, I. Suthers   +4 more
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Changes or disappearance of the Atlantic goliath grouper Epinephelus itajara (Perciformes: Epinephelidae) spawning aggregation sites in southern Brazil [PDF]

Neotropical Ichthyology
Atlantic goliath grouper (Epinephelus itajara) form spawning aggregations, each with around 100 individuals. However no studies have been carried out comparing these aggregations in natural and artificial environments.
Leonardo Schlogel Bueno, Matheus Oliveira Freitas, Áthila Andrade Bertoncini, Christopher Carl Koenig, Johnatas Adelir-Alves, Jonas Rodrigues Leite, Felipe Alexandre de Lisboa Miranda Daros, Maurício Hostim-Silva   +7 more
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Offshore Wind Farm Artificial Reefs Affect Ecosystem Structure and Functioning: A Synthesis

Oceanography, 2020
Offshore wind farms (OWFs) are proliferating globally. The submerged parts of their structures act as artificial reefs, providing new habitats and likely affecting fisheries resources.
S. Degraer, D. Carey, J. Coolen, Zoë L. Hutchison, F. Kerckhof, B. Rumes, J. Vanaverbeke   +6 more
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The relationship between diver experience levels and perceptions of attractiveness of artificial reefs - examination of a potential management tool. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2013
Artificial reefs are increasingly used worldwide as a method for managing recreational diving since they have the potential to satisfy both conservation goals and economic interests.
Anne E Kirkbride-Smith, Philip M Wheeler, Magnus L Johnson   +2 more
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Artificial reef design affects benthic secondary productivity and provision of functional habitat

Ecology and Evolution, 2020
Novel hard substratum, introduced through offshore developments, can provide habitat for marine species and thereby function as an artificial reef. To predict the ecological consequences of deploying offshore infrastructure, and sustainably manage the ...
Sally Rouse, Joanne S. Porter, Thomas A. Wilding   +2 more
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An assessment of the sportfishery on artificial "Liberty Ship" reefs off Port Aransas, Texas [PDF]

, 1977
The concept of using surplus World War II Liberty Ships for the construction of artificial reefs to increase the availability of sportfish off the Texas coast was originally suggested in 1974.
Roels, Oswald A., Vetter, Russell
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