Can coastal infrastructure be engineered to harbor marine life instead of harming it?

Mongabay
Jul 1, 2026, 2:57 pm180 ptsTrendingTop
COBH, Ireland — On a bright, warm day in April in Cobh, Ireland, I step down a centuries-old cobbled slipway that descends into a harbor packed with fishing boats. Halfway down, something interrupts the weathered wall: an installation of 60 hexagonal concrete panels bolted into the stone. Some panels are…

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