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Climate-proofing Coastlines with Biorock Technology

by herrzoox | May 8, 2020

Climate Proofing Beaches and Coastlines with Biorock Technology Biorock Technology grows back severely eroded beaches at record rates by regenerating marine ecosystems and is the most cost-effective solution for protecting coastlines from global sea-level rise....

Close range underwater photogrammetry for high- resolution survey of a coral reef: A comparison between reconstructed 3-D point cloud models from still image and video data

by mtessis | Nov 1, 2019

A paper by Verena Vogler, original link here. Abstract Coral threat levels from climate change have increased around the globe. Coral reefs are nature’s best coastal protection device [MS48]. They dissipate portions of the wave energy through a system of...

High-Resolution Underwater 3-D Monitoring Methods to Reconstruct Artificial Coral Reefs in the Bali Sea: A Case Study of an Artificial Reef Prototype in Gili Trawangan

by mtessis | Nov 1, 2019

A paper by Verena Vogler, original link here. Intro This paper introduces new methods and techniques for artificial coral reef design and fabrication based on the Biorock(c) Technology to enable regrowth of damaged coral reefs and discusses state-...

Biorock Corals grow faster, longer and wider, depending on species and depth

by mtessis | Apr 29, 2019

A recent paper from Banda Aceh, Indonesia confirms yet again that Biorock accelerates the growth of corals around 4 times faster than controls: The escalation of coral growth by biorock technology applied in Sabang marine ecotourism AACL Bioflux, 2018,...

Marine Habitat Regeneration

by herrzoox | Apr 9, 2019

by Tom Goreau, co-Inventor of Biorock & President of Global Coral Reef Alliance A contribution to: THE FIRST UNITED NATIONS HIGH-LEVEL ROUNDTABLE ON SUSTAINABLE FLOATING CITIES: Exploring The Next Frontier For Human Settlements Wednesday, 3 April 2019 UN...

Biorock Oyster, Salt Marsh, and Sea Grass Restoration for Coastal Protection, Fisheries Habitat Regeneration, Submerged Breakwaters, and Artificial Islands

by mtessis | Sep 1, 2018

Thomas J. F. Goreau, PhD President, Global Coral Reef Alliance INTRODUCTION Biorock technology, first invented in 1976 in Grand Isle, Louisiana by the late Wolf Hilbertz, architecture professor at the University of Texas at Austin (Hilbertz, 1979; Goreau &...

Climate-proofing Coastlines with Biorock Technology

Close range underwater photogrammetry for high- resolution survey of a coral reef: A comparison between reconstructed 3-D point cloud models from still image and video data

High-Resolution Underwater 3-D Monitoring Methods to Reconstruct Artificial Coral Reefs in the Bali Sea: A Case Study of an Artificial Reef Prototype in Gili Trawangan

Biorock Corals grow faster, longer and wider, depending on species and depth

Marine Habitat Regeneration

Biorock Oyster, Salt Marsh, and Sea Grass Restoration for Coastal Protection, Fisheries Habitat Regeneration, Submerged Breakwaters, and Artificial Islands

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