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Underwater Museum
Biodiversity conservation must be one of humanity's priorities today. In this sense, artificial reefs have become one of the strategies to safeguard marine heritage. What are artificial reefs?
Artificial reefs are structures created by humans from various materials to provide a suitable habitat for diverse species of marine flora and fauna. They provide a hard substrate for species that require it to thrive (called sessile organisms), such as algae, sponges, gorgonians, and corals, among other creatures. In turn, both these organisms and the artificial structure itself provide shelter and food for diverse species such as fish, crustaceans, and others.
These structures not only contribute to creating spaces for new underwater life to colonize them, but are also useful because they reduce human pressure on natural reefs by providing alternative sites for diving and spearfishing, activities that can lead to overexploitation of reef areas.
Another major benefit of these structures is their contribution to reducing illegal fishing through the use of trawl nets. This aggressive fishing method often devastates the seabed, completely destroying highly sensitive ecosystems that are difficult to recover.
The idea of the Sinuano Underwater Museum was born from prehistory and the need to provide recovery opportunities.
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