An synthetic reef challenge applied by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry specializing in defending biodiversity has paid off, with the variety of fish within the nation’s seas growing because the begin of the challenge in 2009, based on reviews compiled by Anadolu Agency (AA) Sunday.
The ministry’s General Directorate of Fisheries and Aquaculture has put in synthetic reefs, principally consisting of concrete blocks, to guard and develop aquatic biodiversity, restore degraded ecosystems and develop sustainable aquaculture manufacturing.
The tasks, named the “Artificial Reef Applications Project Planning Guide” and the “National Artificial Reef Master Plan,” embody all the seas surrounding the nation and have seen 75 synthetic reef tasks applied, together with experimental research.
Thanks to the factitious environments ready by inserting concrete blocks on high of one another, fish now have an opportunity to cover from sweeping nets and revel in a protected place to breed. According to the ministry, the variety of fish has risen within the areas the place the tasks had been applied. The enhance has additionally significantly benefited native fishermen.
Projects initiated in 2009
The pilot challenge applied by the ministry between 2009 and 2012 in Edremit Bay, dubbed the “Edremit Bay Pilot Project for the Protection and Development of Fisheries Resources with Artificial Reefs,” utilizing 6,120 concrete synthetic reef blocks and 250 anti-trolling blocks in seven areas was adopted by the “Artificial Reefs Monitoring Project” carried out between 2013 and 2017 specializing in shut monitoring of the reefs.
Extensive research concluded that there was a rise in aquatic biodiversity, fish eggs, larvae and fish variety in addition to a rise in dimension in various species.
Elsewhere, after acquiring permission from the related establishments and underneath the auspices of the General Directorate of Fisheries and Aquaculture, the “Istanbul Artificial Reef Project” was accomplished and entered its monitoring part in 2019. Similarly, in cooperation with the Burhaniye Chamber of Commerce in 2021, the “Burhaniye Artificial Reef Project” within the Aegean province of Balıkesir was handed on to the monitoring part in addition to the “Erdemli Artificial Reef Project” within the southern province of Mersin and the “Karataş Artificial Reef Project” within the Mediterranean province of Adana in 2022.
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