Editing Artificial reef (section)

===India===

====Temple Reef====
Experimentation with artificial reef structures at the [[Temple Reef|Temple reef]] dive site off the coast of [[Puducherry (city)|Pondicherry, India]] began as early as 2013. The diving centre Temple Adventures built a Temple-shaped structure in 2015 at a depth of {{convert|18|m|ft}}, using recycled materials such as concrete, rocks, trees, palms, and iron bars.<ref name="Philip">{{cite news |last1=Philip |first1=Annie |title=Delving the depths of marine world |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/puducherry/delving-the-depths-of-marine-world/article7328200.ece |access-date=16 June 2023 |work=The Hindu |date=17 June 2015 |language=en-IN}}</ref>

The Temple Reef Foundation was founded in 2017 to support marine conservation and the further development of artificial surfing reefs in the area. In 2019 Bennington's Reef was added to the Temple reef dive site using a patented design for cement-dolomite blocks. The initial block was 3D printed, and further blocks were built using molded frames. In 2020, the project began testing a new block prototype that uses eggshell waste, sand, pebbles, and cement, stabilized with iron rebar.<ref name="Pondicherry">{{cite web |title=A Teenager's Action Over Excuses – Building a Sustainable Artificial Reef in Pondicherry |url=https://templeadventures.com/blog/kids-action-excuses-building-sustainable-artificial-reef-pondicherry/ |website=Temple Adventures |access-date=16 June 2023 |date=4 August 2020}}</ref>