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Thousands of Car Tires Dumped Into the Sea Surprised Everyone 48 Years Later - Sözcü Newspaper

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Off the coast of Yarmouth in Massachusetts, thousands of old car tires were laid on the seabed nearly half a century ago. The project, launched in 1978, aimed to transform the sandy seabed into an artificial reef suitable for fish and other marine life.

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Off the coast of Yarmouth in Massachusetts, thousands of old car tires were laid on the seabed nearly half a century ago. The project, launched in 1978, aimed to transform the sandy seabed into an artificial reef suitable for fish and other marine life.

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In 1978, off the coast of Yarmouth, a town in Massachusetts, the Department of Natural Resources of the municipality promoted, with the support of the State Marine Fisheries Division (DMF), an idea that had never been raised. The experiment tried to sink hundreds of concrete-filled tires into a stretch of ... Continue reading "In 1978 they threw tires filled with cement into the ocean and 40 years later became a refuge for fish and lobsters"

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