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A swarm of small drones may help artificial reefs attract sea life

By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS - Feb 24, 2025, 08:34 PM ET
Last Updated - Feb 24, 2025, 11:11 PM EST
Cyprus Reefs Underwater Drones
An underwater drone passes inside the seawater during a demonstration at a Marina in the southern resort of Ayia Napa, Cyprus, Monday, Feb. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)

A swarm of small submersibles will be used to monitor and provide data on offshore artificial reefs that are intended to attract marine life in otherwise barren sections of sea

AYIA NAPA, Cyprus (AP) — A swarm of submersibles will be used to monitor and provide data on offshore artificial reefs that are intended to attract marine life in otherwise barren sections of sea, officials said Monday.

The autonomous underwater vehicles, or AUVs, will be equipped with sensors and high-definition cameras to give scientists at the Cyprus Marine and Maritime Institute a clear picture on the effectiveness of their artificial reefs designed and built using 3D printing.

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Made of an environmentally friendly cement mixture, the artificial reefs will be embedded with a docking station at which the AUVs can recharge and transmit collected data including video, said CMMI CEO Zakarias Siokouros.

The advantage of the AUVs lies in their ability to stay underwater for as long as a month at a time and provide continuous data while “protecting” the reefs by alerting scientists to any disturbance in protected waters from illegal fishing and encroaching boats. Scientists would, in turn, notify local authorities.

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