"Sound has always been at the core of my work but never at this level, he explains. If a reef is alive with sound it's most likely to stay alive right? And repopulate."
"The project utilizes underwater boomboxes that play recorded sounds of a healthy reef for 14 hours a day, powered by solar panels floating on the surface."
"Researchers at the Great Barrier Reef found that playing healthy reef sounds lured fish to degraded areas, doubling the total fish population in just six weeks."
"Not only did more fish arrive, but the diversity of species increased by 50%, a critical factor for long-term reef resilience."
The northern coast of Jamaica is the site of a mission to restore dying coral reefs using sound. Artist Marco Barotti leads a team installing waterproof speakers to play sounds of healthy reefs. Healthy reefs produce a symphony of underwater noise, while dying reefs are silent. The project aims to attract marine life back to degraded areas by recreating these sounds. A study at the Great Barrier Reef showed that playing healthy reef sounds doubled fish populations and increased species diversity significantly.
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