BARANGAROO MARINE BIODIVERSITY PROJECTAS SEEN ON
Barangaroo Living Seawall
Building a place for sea life to thrive.
THE CHALLENGE
Ocean pollution and coastal development can damage and degrade marine habitats and the sea life that depend on them.
In Sydney’s inner harbour, scientists from the Sydney Institute of Marine Science (SIMS) found that native seaweed and other species had disappeared - having a knock-on effect - to the marine ecosystem.
OUR SOLUTION
SeaO2 teamed up with SIMS to design, build and install the
”longest living seawall” in Australia, under the sea at Barangaroo.
The 90 metre structure , made from 3D printed concrete tiles -
mimics the natural habitat features of Sydney’s rocky shores.
Specially designed to attract sea life, the structure has been planted
with native seaweed creating habitats for other marine species.
WATCH THE VIDEO
Learn more about the project from various stakeholders perspectives
in an interview by ABC News.
RESULTS SO FAR
One year from construction, the Barangaroo Living Seawall
is showing great results with a good colonisation of native
marine species.
Kelp has also been transplanted with a healthy transplanting rate.
As well as revitalising the marine ecosystems under Barangaroo,
the seaweed garden will help clean up the water in this part of
the harbour.
OUR PARTNERS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
We acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land and sea on which we live and work. We pay respect to Aboriginal elders past and
present and acknowledge Australia’s First Nation peoples for caring for this country and our ocean for over 60,000 years.