What is the importance of the Coral reefs?
The coral reefs protect the shoreline/beaches from erosion by breaking the wave action. But most importantly the coral reef is the habitat of nearly 70% of the fish in the ocean. It also acts like a nursery for the sea creatures. So the survival, good health and continuance of the reefs are vital for all living beings. The coral reefs act as a classroom for marine biologists; students and tourists to learn all about sea life because it can be observed at close quarters. What are the results of your work? I am happy to announce that we have regenerated nearly 1.5 kilometers of coral reef. I could not have done this without the help of the Gili Eco Trust, SATGAS (Indonesian Security Force that assists in protecting the areas from being damaged/illegal fishing etc.), the Professors and students of Mataram University, Lombok; And more importantly the expats and Indonesian businesses on the isles. In 2006 we conducted the Fourth Indonesian Biorock Training Workshop for scientists/students/d
