Artificial reefs
Nearly everywhere operated before the coasts Sri Lankas in the past predatory exploitation at the corral reefs, also in Beruwala. Today that is forbidden, but until on natural way new reefs formed, it takes centuries. Michael Weyland, director of the Lanka Princess hotel in Beruwala, started therefore an initiative for artificial reefs. The basis for it ship wrecks or also Reef so mentioned of ball could be: “One can introduce oneself like balls like a Swiss cheese, thus very strongly perforated. It is amazing, like fast then the small micro organisms settles there.”
Apart from the Tsunami protection Michael Weyland of it promises itself also an attraction for dipping tourists.
