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Thomas
@aviationdoctor.eth
Own a massive rusty bucket that you can’t afford to keep afloat anymore or even dismantle for scrap metal? No problem, just sink it and call it an “artificial reef”! It’s good for the fishies! https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/ss-united-states-artificial-reef-b2628694.html
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geoist
@geoist
Good one. I dove my first wreck last week - never seen that many fishes!
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Thomas
@aviationdoctor.eth
My comment was half sarcastic — the environmental argument of creating an artificial reef is too often used as an excuse to scuttle ships and avoid paying for proper decommissioning. I’ve also dived wrecks teeming with marine life, but there are better ways to build reefs designed specifically for the local type of fauna, and without the environmental hazards that old ships sometimes pose, like toxic insulation materials
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