迈阿密海滩发射7英里长的水下珊瑚礁,用艺术和珊瑚恢复生态系统。 Miami Beach launches 7-mile underwater reef with art and coral to restore ecosystems.

迈阿密海滩已经启动了珊瑚礁项目,这是一个七英里水下人工珊瑚礁项目,将艺术与保护结合起来。 Miami Beach has launched Reefline, a seven-mile underwater artificial reef project combining art and conservation. 第一阶段是艺术家Leandro Ehrlich制作的22个混凝土汽车雕塑,旨在成为珊瑚栖息地。 The first phase features 22 concrete car sculptures by artist Leandro Ehrlich, designed to become coral habitats. 由海洋生物学家科林·福德及其团队培育的2 000多个软珊瑚标本将被移植到结构中。 Over 2,000 soft coral specimens, grown by marine biologist Colin Foord and his team, will be transplanted onto the structures. 这个珊瑚礁位于近700英尺的浅水中, 旨在恢复迈阿密海滩失去的近海珊瑚生态系统, Located 700 feet offshore in shallow water, the reef aims to restore Miami Beach’s lost offshore coral ecosystem, buried by beach replenishment. 珊瑚礁网部分由500万美元的城市债券供资,并寻求增加600万美元,其中将包括一个岸上海洋学习中心和海星雕塑等未来设施。 Funded in part by a $5 million city bond and seeking $6 million more, Reefline will include an onshore marine learning center and future installations like starfish sculptures. 该项目预计至少需要十年时间,可供游泳者使用,并作为活的艺术和生态标志。 The project, expected to take at least a decade, will be accessible to swimmers and serve as a living art and ecological landmark.