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Two million tyres dumped to build a reef became an ecological disaster
Original: On a site the size of 27 football fields, 2 million of these were dropped in the ocean to create an artificial reef – instead, it became a disaster
A failed artificial reef project saw around two million tyres dumped across an underwater area the size of 27 football fields, in the hope of attracting marine life. Instead, the tyres shifted in currents, crushed coral and scattered across the seabed, damaging the surrounding ecosystem. The story is being highlighted as a cautionary tale about large-scale ocean interventions gone wrong.
Why now: Renewed attention on the failed tyre reef as a striking example of well-intentioned marine engineering turning into an environmental problem.
Osborne ReefFort LauderdaleFlorida
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Evidence
- On a site the size of 27 football fields, 2 million of these were dropped in the ocean to create an artificial reef – instead, it became a disaster · BBC Wildlife Magazine
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