Does it have an effect on the growth of corals in the area?

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I live in Kish Island. Recently, they are trying to create a diving site in the depth of 16 meters of the sea. Do you agree to create artificial diving sites with concrete structures? Does it have an effect on the growth of corals in the area?
Is it added to the fish population?
 
They have built several artificial reefs in Florida. They either use concrete shapes, construction waste or sink ships. Some of the concrete shapes are made to maximize surface area, but they don't know which shapes work out best in the long run. All seem to attract fish and provide more bio diversity than what was there before.

Another effort is to slow coral loss in Florida reefs. They are trying to farm hardy corals by taking small pieces of hardy coral and growing them on rebar trees. Once the corals are bigger, they will glue them in areas that have been bleached and are loosing coral.
 
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