Thailand Dumps Garbage Trucks to Make Reef
Date: 26-Jun-06
Country: THAILAND
Under a project initiated by Thailand's queen in 2002, everything from concrete pillars to old rail cars have been dumped at 47 sites in the waters off southern Thailand.
Fishery Department official Rangsan Chayakul said some 43 species of fish were now living around these artificial reefs, up from 15 species before.
"The reef will protect shallow-water fishermen from high waves and give them a good source of income," he told Reuters.
(Reporting by Surapan Boonthanom, writing by Nopporn Wong-Anan, editing by Darren Schuettler)