On this article no date appears to tell when it was written, most likely 2011, it gives a good review and summary of work on artificial reefs:
coastalmanagement.com.au/artificial-surfing-reefs
It mentions:
- Narrowneck, Queensland, Australia
- Cables, Western Australia, Australia
- Prattes Reef, El Segundo, California, Los Angeles, USA
- Bargarra, Queensland, Australia
- Mount Manganui, NZ
- Bornemouth, UK
- Kovalam, India
Somebody had to do it to make the first mistakes, and somebody had to pay for it.
Jeff Mill’s article “Pipe Dreams”
surfermag.com/features/pipe-dreams-artificial-reef
..looks at the various ASR projects we have discussed on this site.
SURFER was able to contact a former ASR employee who wished to remain anonymous, to further describe the issues that faced the company.
Reading the comments was as useful as reading the article.
Failure to build these reefs should have been compared and contrasted with successes.
Let us know if someone does this..
makesurf 