The world's second-largest barrier reef provides a stunning backdrop to the Black Pearl Course, with the 120-room resort scheduled to open January 2012.

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Dr Black cannot predict how many days of good surf each year an artificial reef will permit.

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The sighting frequency for black grouper (a heavily fished species) was 75 percent at Molasses Reef versus 30 percent at Pickle's Reef.

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