The Badminton Method: Protecting Fish and Squid Habitats in Formentera
Marine biologists and local fishing communities in the Balearic Islands are deploying an innovative ecological restoration technique known as the “badminton method” to revive degraded sea floors around Formentera. Originally tested and refined in Catalonia, the low-impact intervention uses specially designed structures resembling badminton shuttlecocks to anchor floating fragments of marine vegetation and stabilize fragile … Read more