Experiments on artificial coral planting

Siri Wawwage - Matara Roving Correspondent

Professor Ruchira Kumaratunga of the Biological Faculty said experiments conducted by the Ruhuna University in regard to the cultivation of artificial coral in the sea is highly successful. She said coral reefs which are necessary for fish breading have been destroyed due to human acts and they are not available everywhere in the sea.

Due to the success of the experiment coral can be grown in such areas too. Professor Terney Pradeep and a team carrying out experiments have discovered that artificial coral can be cultivated on wall tiles by fixing parts of dead coral and living coral together using cement mixture and laying them near coral reefs, the professor said.