New ‘fish condo’ off East Providence coast bustling with activity

New ‘fish condo’ off East Providence coast bustling with activity

Source: wpri

12/1/2020

An 11,000-square-foot home has become one of the hottest pieces of real estate in Rhode Island, but you probably wouldn’t want to live there.

Its current residents are fish, and it’s located inside an artificial reef off the East Providence coast.

The man-made “fish condo” is now home to many different kinds of sea creatures, including shellfish, algae and several native fish species.

The once very polluted waters off Sabin Point Park in Riverside have become clean enough that the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management and The Nature Conservancy decided to construct an artificial reef.

“We didn’t know what we were going to find, but one year into it and we’re pleasantly surprised,” The Nature Conservancy’s John Torgan said.

The project began last year when 64 cement blocks were lowered into the waters by a crane on a barge.

Torgan described the cement blocks as looking like half whiffle balls. Each reef ball is 4 feet across with 17-24 holes in each. The blocks each weigh approximately 1,300 pounds.

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