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Volunteers make reef balls at Bay environmental
center
By: RICHARD
McNEY , Staff Writer
09/02/2004
GRASONVILLE - Volunteers from the
Chesapeake Bay Environmental Center and Maryland Environmental
Service staff members spent two and a half days last week
pouring special marine-friendly concrete into molds, removing
the molds like an eggshell and revealing reef balls.
What is a
reef ball? A reef ball is an artificial reef designed to
create habitats for fish and other marine and freshwater
species. The balls vary in size, have a dome shape and are
hollow with several holes for aquatic creatures to use as a
habitat.
The reef ball project at the center has been
funded by a $25,000 grant from the FishAmerica Foundation, the
American Sportsfishing Association and the Chesapeake Bay
Trust. The intent is to promote and support natural species
diversification, as well as oyster and fish rehabilitation in
the Cabin Creek area of the Chesapeake Bay.
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