Fish flock to artificial 'Reefpyramids' off Darwin

Bigger boats, better equipment, accurate weather forecasts, social media and climate change are threatening fish populations. Four artificial reefs have been sitting off the NT coast for a year, and early results are promising for the $8.3 million project. But environmentalists wish the NT Government would invest "as much energy, money and enthusiasm into existing reefs", which have shown evidence of coral bleaching. A total of 116 Reefpyramids, weighing 24 tonnes each, have been dropped across four sites. NT Fisheries aquatic biosecurity liaison Evan Needham said the reefs were positioned on barren seabed around Darwin to provide fish-breeding areas and destinations for fishers.