NL-Outsidethebox [confederation]

How about we dumped all of those old used tires out on the grand banks so that the young cod and smaller species of fish have somewhere to hide from their predators. Thus allowing the cod to recover.

If they were dumped in certain areas it would create reefs and safe havens for breeding. Kinda like the ships that were sunk of the West coast for divers were argued it would creat a sfe haven for species.

It would discourage the draggers from scraping the bottom, when they pull up tons and tons of used tires. Also if draggers pull up tires they would know that they are in an off limits breeding area.

It would encourage Eco tourism by way of scuba diving depending the location and depth.

Would be a great use for all of the stock piled tires in helping the recovery of the fisheries.

Lord knows we have to do something because doing nothing doesn't seem to be working.


http://www.ecoreefs.com/artreefs.php

http://www.doc.state.nc.us/news/scrapbk/bonnietires/page4.htm
http://globalcoral.org/Tires%20artificial%20reef.htm
http://www.njscuba.com/reef_program/cape_may.html
http://www.ces.clemson.edu/arts/didyou.html
http://www.reefmaker.net/index.cfm
http://www.reefmaker.net/products.cfm
http://www.epa.gov/region02/water/oceans/artfishreefs.htm
https://www.denix.osd.mil/denix/Public/ES-Programs/Conservation/Legacy/Coral-Reef/Plan/implementation2.html
http://www.fishdept.sabah.gov.my/artreef.asp
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/naturalresource/reefs.asp
http://www.oar-reefs.org/about/Default.htm
http://maritime.haifa.ac.il/cms/newslett/cms26/cms26_10.htm
http://www.ces.clemson.edu/arts/didyou.html