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Sydney Harbour underwater garden to mimic marine habitats destroyed by pollution
An underwater garden is being planted in Sydney Harbour in an attempt to revitalise marine habitats destroyed by a “legacy of pollution”.
Key points:
- Developer Lendlease has teamed up with the Sydney Institute of Marine Science to bring the garden to life
- Seaweed will be harvested from other sites in the harbour and transplanted to the Barangaroo garden
- The project’s First Nations advisor says it’s the responsibility of developers to protect country
Concrete tiles 3D-printed to mimic four occurring marine habitats have been installed below the sea at Barangaroo.
“We are really trying to capture both the marine life that we have lost and the marine habitats that they like to live on,” Macquarie University Marine Ecologist Doctor Katie Dafforn…
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