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The Coral Genesis Project and Marine Sanctuary is the country’s first underwater solar-powered and coral-beaded rosary installed in Albay Gulf early last August. It is a 60-coral-bead chain with attached solar panels, bulbs and a concrete crucifix forming a 65-meter rosary installed 25 feet deep in the coastal waters of Sto. Domingo town in Albay by the Legazpi City Chapter of the Junior Chamber International. Read More:http://greedypeg.org/albay/Coral-Genesis-Project-Marine-Sanctuary.html
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More than 100 new artificial reef beads are of an improved and heavier dome design and are more resistant to storms were deployed occupying an area twice the size of a basketball court.
This time, the Bicol University Research and Development Center completed a study on where best to establish the rosary-like artificial reef. The beads are attached with solar panels and nickel that emit electricity and facilitates corals grow faster. Read more: http://2016.mb.com.ph/2016/05/02/albays-rosary-themed-coral-genesis-restored/#SVAxpJRlIWzkhGvR.99
CORAL GENESIS
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In what could be the first of its kind in the world, a 65-meter-long artificial reef shaped like a rosary was dropped into the Albay Gulf off the coastal town of Sto. Domingo in Albay.
The structure symbolizes the “Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary,” patroness of Sto. Domingo parish. The project manifested the people’s commitment to environmental protection and was expected to draw more tourists, particularly divers and snorkeling enthusiasts, into his town, which is known for its scenic long stretch of black-sand beaches. Read more: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/460845/helping-coral-reefs-with-beads-of-faith#ixzz5IKRlKWsE
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