{"id":53582,"date":"2021-11-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-04T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/royalresorts.com\/blog\/artificial-reef-pilot-project-at-the-royal-cancun\/"},"modified":"2021-11-17T20:57:21","modified_gmt":"2021-11-17T20:57:21","slug":"artificial-reef-pilot-project-at-the-royal-cancun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.royalresorts.com\/blog\/november-2021\/artificial-reef-pilot-project-at-the-royal-cancun\/","title":{"rendered":"Artificial Reef pilot project at The Royal Cancun"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='flex_column av-16v6d9d-6c7fdf8e1608d8a6ac4068c1399771f5 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-0  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  first flex_column_div '   ><p><div  class='hr av-lvy0e9-537daa67ed61371e46d6e89f26e3b5fc hr-default  avia-builder-el-1  el_before_av_heading  avia-builder-el-first  '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kvlblqbv-f862c44b2b6073bd80bcf4c46c5c5800\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-kvlblqbv-f862c44b2b6073bd80bcf4c46c5c5800{\npadding-bottom:10px;\ncolor:#f76b46;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-kvlblqbv-f862c44b2b6073bd80bcf4c46c5c5800 .special-heading-inner-border{\nborder-color:#f76b46;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-kvlblqbv-f862c44b2b6073bd80bcf4c46c5c5800 av-special-heading-h1 custom-color-heading blockquote modern-quote modern-centered  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_textblock  '><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Artificial Reef pilot project at The Royal Cancun<\/h1><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border'><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Royal Resorts is participating in a global coral reef conservation initiative called Ocean Rescue Alliance and has teamed up with a company called CCell Renovables in a pilot project to create an artificial reef in front of The Royal Cancun.<\/p>\n<p>A metal structure which will form the base of the reef has been submerged at a two-meter depth under the wooden pier in the bay. A cable connects it to a central panel and a camera transmits images so that the project team can monitor the reef and the presence of marine life.<\/p>\n<p>The first process is the elimination of the rust on the metal surface, which will then be covered naturally by calcium carbonate. The project team will plant the first corals and with time, they will form coral colonies, transforming the structure into a reef.<br \/>\nArtificial reefs are habitats for fish and other marine life such as sea urchins, sponges, sea fans and crustaceans. Ocean Rescue Alliance is working with coastal communities, resorts and volunteers around the world to create more of them and alleviate pressure on beleaguered coral reefs.<\/p>\n<p>The world\u2019s richest ecosystem, coral reefs are facing the threats of climate change, rising sea temperatures, disease, pollution and burgeoning tourism numbers. If we don\u2019t take urgent action now, they could disappear by 2050. Everyone can help and Royal Resorts is proud to join conservation efforts.<\/p>\n<p>Members who like to snorkel in the bay at The Royal Cancun may have seen pipe fish, sergeant majors, butterfly fish, angelfish, pufferfish, scrawled cowfish, lionfish and rays. Young lobster and sea turtles also feed on the sea grass beds in the shallow waters of the bay. Over time, we hope that our reef will be a refuge for more colorful fish and that our members and guests will enjoy watching its growth.<\/p>\n<p>If you go snorkeling, please look at the reef from a distance and do not touch it as the corals are fragile.<\/p>\n<p>Royal Resorts is a longtime supporter of conservation, read more about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.royalresorts.com\/foundation\/\">Royal Resorts Foundation causes<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-44755\" src=\"https:\/\/www.royalresorts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/artificial-reef.jpg\" alt=\"Artificial Reef\" width=\"845\" height=\"567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.royalresorts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/artificial-reef.jpg 845w, https:\/\/www.royalresorts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/artificial-reef-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.royalresorts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/artificial-reef-768x515.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.royalresorts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/artificial-reef-705x473.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 845px) 100vw, 845px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Royal Resorts is participating in a global coral reef conservation initiative called Ocean Rescue Alliance and has teamed up with a company called CCell Renovables in a pilot project to create an artificial reef in front of The Royal Cancun.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":44613,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[104],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-53582","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-november-2021"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.3.1 - 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