Study of existing biological communities in Hormuzgan province waters (Persian Gulf) for installation of artificial reefs

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To determine the suitable locations for installation of artificial reefs we studied Persian Gulf
waters (Hormuzgan province) from December 2006 to March 2007 seasonally. The area was
stratified to 10 transects and each transect was divided to three layers and used random
sampling method. Habitats of fauna and flora including: Communities of corals, seaweeds, sea
cucumbers and sea grasses, and sedimentation depth using SCUBA diving method were
studied in each transect and layer. Sea grass communities existed in some places with below
10m depth of Bandar Mesan, Bandar Kang, Kish Island and Bandar Chirooyeh transects. Also,
seaweed habitats were seen in Bandar Mesan and some areas in Bandar Lengeh and Kish
Island in 10-20m depth transect. The study of coral and sea cucumber communities indicated
presence of Acropora sp. habitats in Bahman jetty, Bandar Mesan and Bandar Bostaneh
transects , and Porites sp. habitats in Hengam island transect, Holothuria sp. habitats in
Bandar masen and Bandar Lengeh transects and Stichopus sp. habitat in Hengam Island
transect. All these species were found in shallow waters bellow 10 meters depth and showed a
patchy distribution. Sedimentation depth results showed a statistically significant difference
between layer

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Iranian Scientific Fisheries Journal
Volume 20, Issue 3
May and June 2011
Pages 23-32

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