{"product_id":"9781453518809","title":"RCN Reefs","description":"From early times, man has created artificial reefs for a variety of reasons: some to form  \u003cbr\u003ebarriers to hold back creeks or streams, others to aid in rudimentary fishing while  \u003cbr\u003eyet others were to create habitat for marine creatures, primarily, and for recreational  \u003cbr\u003edivers, generally. An additional reason for the more recent planned and executed creation  \u003cbr\u003eof artificial reefs is to preserve historical wrecks from over-anxious divers and to give these  \u003cbr\u003edivers a preferred underwater site to explore; an added bonus is to aid local tourism.  \u003cbr\u003eThis story builds on the idea that former surface vessels can be used to make artificial reefs  \u003cbr\u003ethat serve as a habitat for marine critters and as a prime dive site for recreational divers.  \u003cbr\u003eThe story centres around five former Royal Canadian Navy destroyers, one former RCN  \u003cbr\u003emaintenance vessel, as well as one former Air Canada Boeing 737and one former coastal  \u003cbr\u003efreighter. Each of these artificial reefs is located in selected coastal waters off the west and  \u003cbr\u003eeast coasts of North America.  \u003cbr\u003eRead how a cool beer combined with a paper napkin were the genesis of a world class  \u003cbr\u003eorganisation that set the standard for changing former warships into artificial reefs that has  \u003cbr\u003ebeen copied by diving enthusiasts in both north and south hemispheres.","brand":"Xlibris Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47107303112944,"sku":"9781453518809","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781453518809_p0.jpg?v=1763850043","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781453518809","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}