Substrate Addition - Artificial reef — Singapore

OPP-YJJ268permanent identifier · cite as oceanportfolio.org/p/OPP-YJJ268

Published as: The use of artificial reefs in enhancing fish communities in Singapore | Technique: Substrate Addition - Artificial reef | Disturbance addressed: General degradation | Genera: n/a | Method: An artificial reef consisting of a tyre reef and a concrete reef was established in the vicinity of the southern islands of Singapore, and fish communities were surveyed. | Post-restoration monitoring: 18 months | Authors' conclusion: The artificial reef resulted in an increase in numbers of juvenile and adult fishes. The dominant fish families were Pomacentridae, Labridae, Chaetodontidae, Apogonidae, Gobiidae and Nemipteridae. The artificial reefs also serve as a nursery ground for some species (e.g. Neopomacentrus sp.). Greater numbers of 'target' (food-important) fishes were observed at the concrete reef while the tyre reef harboured more juveniles and smaller sized adults. | Lessons reported: The concrete modules were more effective than the tyre reef in terms of fish abundance per unit volume. Such structures can enhance the biological resources of relatively unproductive areas. | This record was compiled from a published source and has not been confirmed by the organisation that carried out the work. No contribution to the condition index is recorded: the source reports survival of transplanted material, which is not a measure of ecosystem condition.

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