TY - JOUR T1 - The effect of artificial reefs on fish assemblage versus natural sites in the Bandar Lengeh-Iran TT - JF - IFRO JO - IFRO VL - 11 IS - 1 UR - http://jifro.ir/article-1-438-en.html Y1 - 2012 SP - 1 EP - 12 KW - Artificial Reef KW - Reef attraction KW - Comparative fish attraction KW - Reef fishery KW - Fish assemblage KW - Persian Gulf N2 -   Artificial reefs are used to compensate the destruction of marine ecosystems. In the present study, the effects of artificial reefs were compared to natural sites. For this purpose, five treatments including four different forms (Reef ball (R), Laneh Mahi (L), used materials (U) and R+L+U) of artificial reefs and one control were established. The reefs were deployed at Bandar Lengeh, the Persian Gulf. At each site, the fish sampling were carried out every three months for one year. According to data, significant differences (p M3 ER -