Papua New Guinea gets first reef

It is a clear trend, due to public demand, that NGOs shift their focus from one of raising concern to actually doing the hard work of fixing ocean problems- the time has come to stop living in the problem and start living in the solution. With a growing population, the planet must come to terms with the best ways to maximize ocean potential. The very best way, in terms of of creating, preserving and enhancing biodiversity along with food security is to provide the ocean with complex, designed materials that allow just a tiny fraction of the plentiful plankton to settle, grow and become greater life forms such as coral, fish, lobster, scallops kelp etc.

If we ban together and focus on creating new reefs in areas that currently have low production, such muddy seafloor, over time we can create as much marine life as humans kill in a year. It may not be the same marine life, but the ocean is a single connected system so by creating vitality in one region, we are contributing to overall ocean health.

Science shows us that remoteness of marine life may add more to ocean abundance than other forms of conservation located near human populations. So by making new reefs in remote areas we can really bring things to life while ensuring minimal humans impacts on the new life.

Fish Reef Project is proud to have recently deployed the world's first ocean enhancement reef off Papua New Guinea. Known as PNG-1, after just four months, it already holds thousands of new coral starts, fish, lobster, starfish, sea cucumbers and much more.

Papua New Guinea is unique in that it has high biodiversity yet does not not suffer from the coral bleaching so common in nearby Australia. Theories abound for why this is. The only clear variable is that PNG does not have massive modern agriculture and use of petro-chemical fertilizers. So in any case, our new reefs are safe for the time being from coral bleaching and we welcome everyone to join our great effort to achieve world-wide ocean health and food security. www.fishreef.org

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