Artificial reefs

Thirty-two students from the Paquera High School, in the Nicoya Peninsula, built 90 artificial reefs that now lie on the bottom of the Pacific Ocean in Camaron Bay, Gulf of Nicoya. Through this effort, the students aim at fighting the deterioration of natural reefs in the area and to generate information for future scientific research there. Also, the project is aimed at teaching the youngsters about the marine ecosystems that develop around reefs. Both students and teachers agree that the project has been an excellent experience, while it represents a major contribution to the preservation of marine life in the Gulf, which has been a mainstay of the economy of the area and, in no little degree, of Costa Rica.

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