Our research has shown promising results! We have placed eco-engineer tiles onto the vertical seawalls in Sham Shui Kok and Lok On Pai, which creates microhabitats and shades for marine fauna like gastropods and limpets to flourish. This is thanks to our specially designed eco-engineer tiles lowering thermal and wave action stress.
We also tried introducing bivalve seedings into eco-engineering tiles as a more natural way to increase habitat complexity. The bivalve we chose is the good old rock oyster Saccostrea cuccullata, commonly found in Hong Kong, which helped attract the growth of new oysters and provided food for predators, promoting a healthy ecosystem.
Our story is published in the international journal Marine Pollution Bulletin, and reported in the new articles below. Check them out!
Manufacturing.NET - Eco-Engineered Tiles Enhance Marine Biodiversity Manufacturing Business Technology - Eco-Engineered Tiles Enhance Marine Biodiversity
Science Daily - Eco-engineered tiles enhance marine biodiversity on seawalls in Hong Kong and beyond
Science Codex - Eco-engineered tiles enhance marine biodiversity on seawalls in Hong Kong and beyond
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