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1 Department of fisheries, Chabahar branch, Islamic Azad University, Chabahar, Iran

2 Department of Environmental

Abstract

The effects of using the biorock method on the growth and survival of coral (Pocillopora damicornis( in the Chabahar Bay were evaluated. Coral pieces were placed on steel structures under a 6V electric field in the biorock process. The coral growth, growth performance and survival rates of corals during the twenty-eight weeks were studied. The mean coral growth in the biorock structure was 10.66 ± 0.3cm and the mean coral growth was 5.27 ± 0.2 cm in the non biorock structure. The results show a significant difference between coral growth in the biorock with non biorock structures (p

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