Survey of Artificial reef installation in Hormuzgan province waters (Region of Persian Gulf), emphasize on water parameters

Coastal waters of the Persian Gulf were investigated for the purpose of selecting the best place for artificial reef installation based on some of physical parameters of water in the central, Bandar Lengheh and west of Hormuzgan province. In this study, some of physical parameters of waters were studied seasonally. For this purpose, from the south of Qeshm Island to Hendorabi Island was divided to 10 transects, and each of them was partitioned to 3 sub transect (Coastal line to 10, 10 – 20 and 20 – 30 meters), also random sampling and CTD apparatus were used for data collection. The results of variance Analysis were performed that there was a difference in average of temperature, salinity, oxygen saturate, oxygen dissolved, chlorophyll a and turbidity in whole of the transects seasonally (P<0. 05), (but this test was not varied for total parameters in whole of stations (Coastal line to 10, 10 – 20 and 20 – 30 meter)(95% confidence interval). Also some of these parameters differ in south of Qeshm island, Bandar Lengeh and Bandar Haseneh to Hendorabi island sections (P<0. 05).Chlorophyll a parameter was resulted different in the Bandar Masen and Bandar Salakh transects with Bahman jetty and Hengam island transects (P<0. 05), but other parameters do not showed significant difference in this area (South of Qeshm island) with together (P>0. 05), except turbidity parameter, that it was differ between Bandar mesan transect with 3 other transects in south of Qeshm island (P<0. 05). Finally, Bahman jetty, Hengam island, Bandar salakh and Hendorabi island obtained good transects and other transects selected average transects based on some of physical parameter of water for artificial reefs installation.