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Dileep V Kumar ByExpress News ServiceTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM: To improve the marine wealth off the coast of the district, the Fisheries Department will install artificial reefs at selected spots. While enhancing the overall fish availability off the coast, artificial reefs will also ensure environmental and resource sustainability and improvement of community livelihoods. "The plan is to install 280 triangles reinforced concrete structures at Poonthura, Beemapally and Valiyathura fishing villages. "The reef modules thus installed will be of 150 cm tall and will weigh around one tonne. "Artificial reef module is an internationally-accepted concept..