Palos Verdes Reef Restoration Project A Success: Report

PALOS VERDES, CA — After decades of landslides oof the Palos Verdes Peninsula turned the seabed into mush, the Palos Verdes Reef Restoration Project continues to see success, as reported by the Daily Breeze.

In 2020 scientists moved nearly 53,000 tons of rock from Catalina Island to restore a rocky reef habitat to attract kelp and sea life back to the area. Rather than the projection of several years, it took only six to eight months to see various fish and kelp to flourish at the artificial reef, according to two Occidental College professors.

Daniel Pondella, director of the Southern California Marine Institute and Vantua Research Group, said the reef has met the project's goals much faster than expected.

“I didn’t expect it to be that vibrant within a year,” Pondella told the Daily Breeze, “but the other thing that I think is really striking is the amount of kelp on it.”

Pondella said there are no plans to expand the Palos Verdes Reef Restoration Project.

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