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summer. The reef was officially declared open on 2 November 2009. Like most of the other reefs built to date, the
Boscombe Reef was built from large sand-filled geotextile containers. With a total volume of 13,000 m, the reef was designed purely as a surfing break. Since the reef was built, there have been a few documented instances of surfers riding waves breaking on the reef. As the season changes into the more energetic winter, it is expected that the reef will break more often. This has subsequently been removed due to damage, safety fears and performance issues.
79:. This structure was built from granite boulders placed on top of an existing limestone reef. The total volume of material placed was in the order of 3,500 m. Monitoring of the reef indicates that it is used for surfing when wave conditions are large enough. The site is hampered by the presence of offshore islands and reefs which block a significant fraction of the wave energy before reaching the site. However, when the swell is large enough or strong enough the reef produces good quality surfing waves.
154:. The town of Boscombe opted to build a surfing reef to provide a unique focal point for the town's multimillion-pound waterfront redevelopment effort (Bournemouth Borough Council, 2008). According to the local council, "The reef will give Boscombe beach its own identity, raise the profile of Boscombe and attract a large number of visitors on an annual basis."
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Narrowneck, Pratte's Reef was constructed from sand-filled geotextile containers. However, the containers used on Pratte's Reef were much smaller than those used on the Narrowneck Reef (~8 m per container at Pratte's versus 140–320 m per container at Narrowneck). Additionally, the total volume
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Reef in August 1999. This structure was much larger (70,000 m) in size and scope than the Cable
Station Reef. The reef was designed primarily as a shoreline stabilization structure with a secondary purpose as a surfing structure; as such it was the first true 'multipurpose reef' structure. The reef
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The reef which was originally suggested in the late 1990s suffered considerable delays before construction finally began in June 2008 by the New
Zealand Company ASR Ltd and half was completed during the summer of that year. Construction was suspended for the winter season and resumed the following
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In terms of its stated purpose as a coastal stabilization and sand retention structure, monitoring by the
University of New South Wales Water Research Laboratory suggests that the reef has achieved its goal to produce a salient (wider beach) in the shadow of the structure. Further analysis of the
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participated in an effort to improve the quality of a surfing wave on a natural reef. While not a structure in and of itself, the effort consisted of shifting boulders which caused the wave to break irregularly and at time dangerously over shallow rock. Work was completed using heavy equipment to
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Zealand. The reef design called for a total volume of approximately 5,000 m to be contained in an arrangement of large sand-filled geotextile containers. The containers and material used on Mount Reef were similar to those used at Narrowneck, however with bigger diameters and longer
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Artificial reefs have been developed for several centuries in Japan where fishermen noticed that around sunken fishing vessels their catch increased. As the vessels disintegrated, the fishermen started to deliberately place man-made (artificial) structures on the seabed to attract fish to catch.
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110:. The purpose of this structure was to mitigate for the loss of surfing amenities and resources resulting from the construction of rock groyne and an associated beach fill project which was completed along Dockweiler Beach in 1984. The project was named Pratte's Reef, in honor of Tom Pratte.
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lengths. The reef suffered through a series of snags in the construction process attributable to weather delays and equipment failure. Construction continued throughout 2005 and into 2006. Modifications to the reef were made as recently as late 2008.
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