Reef balls are turning an ocean desert into a thriving ecosystem in N.L.'s Placentia Bay
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The Marine Institute launched 285 cement reef balls into Fox Harbour in Placentia Bay, a barren seafloor zone adjacent to a dredging site, and within a year underwater cameras show the structures carpeted in algae and hosting returning marine life including lobsters and fish.
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