unwanted tyre's

Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2007 6:21 pm

do you think it would be nice if the powers that be could somehow lash all the unwanted tyre's together to make reefs and place them just out to sea (a) to stop these inshore fishing boats and (b) try to attract some fish creating a natrual home for them
also they could be used for coastal defences :idea:

Guest

Stop thinking logically! Your idea makes far too much sense!! :lol: :lol:

Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2007 7:02 pm

if only it just might work

Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2007 7:05 pm

"Scrap tyres have been widely used around the world to construct artificial reefs. They are a popular construction material, being readily available at no cost, durable, and with large void spaces. However, published information about the environmental impact of tyres in the marine environment is limited. When used, successful colonization by epibiota and mobile species seems to be taken as empirical proof of their suitability. In 1998, an experimental scrap tyre artificial reef was constructed in Poole Bay to provide data on the environmental impact of the material. Epibiotic colonization is being monitored for comparison with that on concrete control modules deployed at the same time. Samples of the epibiota have been analysed for heavy metals and organic compounds. Results from the first year of deployment are presented. Copyright 2002 International Council for the Exploration of the Sea. Published by Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved."

I can't find any published data from the experiment though.

Guest

Thats the point mate! If any of the powers that be stumble across a good idea, they either:

a) make a complete arse of the implementation
b) ignore it in the hope that some loony comes along with a really crap idea that they can waste good money on instead
c) if it even looks close to working, pass a law to ban it!!

The problem that you will constantly come across is that even if you can get someone to look at it, they will look at popular opinion. There are 1 million sea anglers in this country and I'll bet a pound to a penny that in any survey or petition, only about 100,000 will ever bother to reply.

Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2007 11:41 am

o well just thinking out loud. one day when the coastline is gone then they might just think :roll:
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