USEI Nature Project- Name and follow an artificial coral reef. USEI promotes cleaner, and healthier, oceans. We need to help as many sea creatures as possible. Were losing many of our great ocean coral reefs at an alarming rate. The USEI wants to introduce 10,000 eco friendly artificial coral reef into our oceans by 2020.

This reward allows pledges to name and monitor a newly introduce artificial reef system. We want our pledges to be able to monitor ocean acidity levels and the health of their companion reef. The goal of this reward is to highlight the unmatched beauty of our ocean coral reef systems, and equally highlight why their protection is critical to our species advancement.

"Artificial reefs are meant to attract divers while, in theory, diverting people away from the delicate and natural counterparts; across the globe, disease, more acidic water and unusually warmer oceans threaten many coral species with extinctions. Heavy tourist traffic, too, can further stress the tiny animals".(Washington post)

"From an ecological standpoint, some of the most successful artificial reefs are made of reef balls — hollow structures that look a bit like giant concrete wiffle balls. Spayed in sugar and mixed with a special compound to keep them less acidic, the balls invite plankton and coral polyps to sprout from their sloped surfaces. Once the balls are planted, the holes prevent currents from pushing them around. “Fish and invertebrates will start using it pretty quick.”

( Brian Lance, a federal fisheries biologist,told the Associated Press in 2006)"

Once funding goal are meet we will partner with reef rescue organization like; Coral Restoration Foundation, Reef Check, Global Coral Reef Alliance and many other outstanding coral reef organization. To find the best way possible of implementing our goals.

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