Drill-cored rock pools

Year Implemented

2011

Project Type

Marine infrastructure modification

Country

United Kingdom

Location

Tywyn (Gwynedd)

Longitude

-4.0983

Latitude

52.58

Habitat(s) Created
Size

Why Undertaken
Project Description Summary

Involved the drilled of small rock pools on breakwaters.

It was a collaboration between Gwynedd Council, SMS Wales and Bangor University, habitat enhancement by the drilling of rock pools onto the horizontal surfaces of boulders.

Eighteen pools with a diameter of 15cm with two depths (5cm and 12cm), nine replicas, were drilled.

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