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Cargo ship flooded with fish after being sunk as artificial reef in Gulf of Mexico
The 'Kraken', which was sunk as an artificial reef in January 2017, was now flooded with fishes 42 metres deep, 65 miles off the coast of Galveston, Texas, in the Gulf of Mexico. The vessel is now encrusted with marine organisms and surrounded by clouds of fishes including mackerel and red snapper. Many of these animals have made their home here purely because of the presence of the ship’s structure. Before the ship was scuttled, the team surveyed the area to check what was already living in these waters. They found a couple of sharks and not much of anything else. The new ecosystem supports marine life also attracts tourism through diving and fishing. The whole area benefitted from the added habitat and species diversity.
Bulkcarrier sunk as artificial reef
On Jan 20, 2017, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department's Artificial Reef Program sank the "Kraken", formerly "SCM Fedra", sunk 67 miles off the coast of Galveston to create a new artificial reef. The "Kraken" began her last journey in May 2016 when she was towed from Trinidad to Brownsville, Texas, to be repurposed for its new life as an artificial reef. Contractors with Cahaba Disaster Recovery LLC worked with the TPWD's Artificial Reef Program to remove all fuel, oil and hazardous materials from the vessel to comply with the Environmental Protection Agency's best management practices. The ship will become an artificial reef that attracts fish, coral and other invertebrates as well as divers and anglers. The Kraken's proximity to the Flower Gardens Marine Sanctuary also makes it a premiere dive location in the Gulf of Mexico. Reports, photos and videos: http://www.marinetechnologynews.com/news/video-retired-artificial-544771 http://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/Sea-monster-ship-sinks-to-bottom-of-Gulf-as-10877376.php https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuB0FsI7ppI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ES2yA6ECk-g http://nauteo.de/media/k2/items/cache/ab9083c4344a26f28a8b1378ce88e8e8_XL.jpg
Cargo ship to become artificial reef in the follow up of Deepwater Horizon oil spill
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation (TPWF) and the Coastal Conservation Association is securing another large ship to be submerged in the Gulf of Mexico to be transformed into an artificial reef. The "Kraken", formerly known as the "SCM Fedra". The ship was towed from Trinidad to Texas where it is being cleaned before it is deployed in the fall. She will join more than a dozen boats that have been purposely sunk off the coast of Texas to be used as artificial reefs over the years. The sinking of ships for use as reefs is financed in part by the settlement reached after the "Deepwater Horizon" oil spill on Apr 20, 2010. BP agreed to provide up to $1 billion to fund early restoration projects in the Gulf of Mexico to address the damage caused to natural resources by the spill. Report with photo: http://passporttotexas.org/preparing-to-release-the-kraken/
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