Sydney Opera House to host 'apartment blocks' for marine life by using artificial reefs
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Sydney's underwater forest makes recovery in Eureka moment for scientists Map: Sydney 2000 A new project to install an artificial reef alongside the Sydney Opera House will hopefully revitalise marine life in the harbour and restore natural habitats . The three- year research project — a collaboration between the Opera House, the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) and the University of Sydney — intends to hang nine hexagonal-shaped modules around Bennelong Point. It is hoped the artificial reef structures will boost biodiversity and provide a refuge for fish and other marine creatures. Photo: The reefs will hang under water at Bennelong Point. (Supplied: Opera House Reef Project / UTS) "Sydney Harbour has a huge proportion of built environment, or sea walls, going all around the harbour," lead researcher and UTS professor of marine ecology David Boot...