These concrete blocks were the first type of artificial structures deployed to attempt to provide a substrate for re-establishing Oculina varicosa and simulating fish habitat on Oculina Bank. Image courtesy of Islands in the Stream 2001, NOAA/OER.
These concrete blocks were the first type of artificial structures deployed to attempt to provide a substrate for re-establishing Oculina varicosa and simulating fish habitat on Oculina Bank. Image courtesy of Islands in the Stream 2001, NOAA/OER.