European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 16, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday november 16, 1985 the stars and stripes Page 17 National geographic Brillh Mai Thip thai tank Loo Tan ago now Formi an artificial Nafin tha Virgin Lilandia. Artificial reef formed from junk by Sarah e. Rarer National geographic w Hen Bill Donaldson a former mayor of Pontiac mich., retired to Stuart fla., head no idea that he would become King fan underwater Hill of junk beloved to local fishermen. But there it is the Bill Donaldson reef named after one of the leaders in artificial reef development by residents of the Southern Florida Community of 9,500. Hundreds of toilets bathtubs and was bowls 75,000 Concrete weighted tires. Loo dumpsters two school bus bodies a 200-foot ship a 188-foot Sand dredge and nine. Steal work barges All this has hit the Bottom of the Atlantic Ocean to form three artificial reefs Donaldson end two others since the Stuart Sally Ash club and Bill. Donaldson set out to improve local fishing in the 1970s. Stuart s residents Are among hundreds of individuals Erma Bombeck and local groups All along the . Coasts who Are sinking both dollars and debris into improving Lish habitat. They re putting All kinds of discarded objects on Ocean floors to create reels for fish where nature neglected to put them. Ninety percent of the Ocean floor around the United states is a Sand and mud wasteland with Little Plant growth. The artificial reefs provide growing surfaces for plants and animals that fish eat. A properly constructed artificial reef increases an area s fish population Over time. In theory it initially drains neighbouring natural reefs of some fish but it also provides a new shelter from predators and new food that reduces Competition on the natural reefs. Within two years both the natural and artificial reels become crowded with fish. Whit sound Good in theory looks Good in practice according to studies conducted by the National Marine fisheries service a Federal Agency. A 1971-74 test at Murrell s Inlet s.c., for example showed that catches Over a tire and vessel artificial reef equated those Over nearby natural Rock reefs. Impressive lest results at sea Don t always please on Shore environmentalists. But Richard Slone of the fisheries service says he s received very Little criticism since he began developing artificial reels in the 1960s. People Don l object to enhancing areas in they can be shown that it s not going to be detrimental to something that s already there Stone says. What they would object to is to ust dispose of material Ocean dumping under the Guise of Ocean reels or in they thought you were pitching things Oil tha did have some toxic by products or putting something Down on existing live Bollom areas or Coral  just about anything thai can be sunk will help build a reel. Stone says but some materials arc More durable Nan others. Thin Metal objects  As car bodies and refrigerators deteriorate rapidly and move around too much in they re not weighted properly. But Many other moral scraps including cleaned out ships and collapsed Oil rigs have made successful reefs he says. The Mol effective fish condominiums according to a test conducted by a Marine consulting firm Are fibreglass reinforced plastic units. These units can be adjusted to lit various Ocean Bottom terrains and to reach different Heights depending on the Type of fish desired. Some highly sought fish often Are found on taller structures. The durable plastic units can be transported More easily than old ships or weighted tires. Unfortunately. They Are now available Only from japanese manufacturers in very limited qualities. The japanese world leaders in reel development have used these units successfully for seven years. The japanese reef program unlike the grass roots efforts in the United states is centrally planned and subsidized. In the United slates the majority of reels Are for recreational fishing but in Japan reef development is carried out by and for commercial fishermen. Another difference Between the two countries policies is Legal Here the Ocean is open to any . Fisherman but Japan recognizes Ocean ownership rights and the builder of a reef there holds the exclusive rights to Lish it. Stone says he doubts . Government participation will Ever equal that of the japanese government but he Hopes state governments will become More involved i d like to see the states become leaders in building reefs he says. I d like to see them become More sophisticated develop siting plans and have the Money to do it  stale funds for reel construction have been undependable in the past. Because of this a dependability. Stone says Many reels in the United states have been financed by local Spons fishing and diving clubs often through imaginative fund raisers  As Bill Donaldson. In Stuart Tor example citizens raised Money to Tow and sink an old Barge by Selling 10.000 shares of Slock in the Barge at $1 a share. Contributors received certificates that said we cared and we  others paid $100 each to have their names painted on enormous Gas tanks before they were sunk. . Industry also has supported reef development. Oil and Gas companies have made the largest corporate contributions in the form of abandoned Oil rigs. Federal involvement now is limited to the army corps of engineers issuance of permits for new reels. Stone is working with agencies and individuals to develop National guidelines that would improve Tho process. Stone says he in t worried about overbuilding. With proper planning he says there s Little Chance of cluttering the vast Ocean floor in the next 50 years. Every time there is an unpleasant act of personal violation committed upon inno cent people in this country six groups rus Forward to take credit Lor , every Day across this nation women pull on a pair of pantyhose fresh out of the package and before they can say give me something for the plan a run races from Crotch to toe. Not Only does no one come Forward to take respond no one cares. What do women do about it rllk8 a Bunch of wimps we Cut our losses. I have one drawer of pantyhose with a run that stops at the knee. I Wear these with Slacks. I have another stack where the entire loot is out. I Wear these with boots. I have yet another Mound that looks like lace curtains. I Wear these with relatives who said i d never amount to any thing anyway. For More than 30 years. It has been an Industry that the answerable to no one. You buy a car that does t in you take it Back. You buy a bathing suit that fades you return it. You buy a Chicken that you can t eat you get your Money Back. All you have to do is to look at that shrivelled piece of Nylon with a Waistband so Small you d have to Force it around a Doorknob to know that they have not been tested until they reach your body. I be seen car doors tested for endurance and waistbands of men s under Wear that Are pulled and tugged to make sure they perform in the marketplace. Where is the Granlee that i will get even one wearing out c a pair of pantyhose since i work from Home. I go to Ine office in Bare legs every Day but when i travel i take six or seven pairs in their original package. The last trip i lost four in the first week. I get better Odds at a Nickel machine in vegas. As close As i can figure out pantyhose fall under the act of god ruling where no one can control the outcome so no one pays. The Only Way i can buy that rationale is if my pantyhose drowned during a flood or i left them on the clothesline during a Tornado. I be never had much Luck with socks or Hose during my lifetime. For 30 years. I battled the Case of the missing socks in the Washer and dryer which necessitated my kids wearing a fake cast on one leg and trying to launch a new York  Exchange where women from All Over the world would Send their single socks for a match. Then when a Hose came out that was joined by a panty and there was no Chance of them being separated one of them sprung a run. I Don t know what the answer is. I buy the Industrial strength wide Load size for a woman 6-foot-10 or Over. I hand Wash them and try not to climb stairs or sit in them. The other Day i put on a new pair of tights for Aero bics. They Cost $6. A Large Hole erupted at my knee. I am going to Wear them until someone Steps Forward and takes responsibility for the deed. I m not vindictive but if they re caught they will be punished by walking in my pantyhose for an entire week i c lot Angeles time Syndicate