Reef building... . Making reefs from scratch. . Very satisfying diving and making the planet 🌍 a better place. Whilst in DR we joined a local in: . building reefs. .. cleaning the new reefs.. ... picking litter for 40 mins the tourists had disgarded... . The new reef are made from Reinforced Steel Bar (Rebar) shaped into arches, and live coral branches are tied to the rebar, and spaced to accommodate their growth. . The reason you clean the new reefs (coral branches) with small wire brushes is that as they are small non-reefs at this time, the algae has to be scrubbed off as on a mature reef the fish and other marine life do this. This method has to be done by hand until the fish take control from us. . #cirrus #rebuild #saillife #oceanpilgrims #uksail #sailing #seagypsy #bristolchannel #portisheadmarina # #pcc #OceanPilgrims.TV #ecopirates #seagypsy #environmentallyconscious #marineconservation #seasheperd #seasheperduk (at Bayahibe Republica Dominicana) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0xsFzRHWdh/?igshid=6zqecf1n0vna