Gibraltar_Artificial_Reef
Gibraltar Artificial Reef
Artificial reef project off Gibraltar
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The Gibraltar Artificial Reef, or simply the Gibraltar Reef, is the ongoing artificial reef project for the Mediterranean waters surrounding the British overseas territory of Gibraltar. The initiative was started in 1973 by Dr. Eric Shaw of the Helping Hand Trust.
There are more than 40 dive sites to visit in Gibraltar. Biodiversity is claimed to be high on both natural and artificial reefs.[citation needed]
It consists of a collection of sunken wrecks designed to give marine wildlife an environment to breed and colonise.
The reef project has been the centre of political disagreements between Spain and the UK government.