Patent ID: 8635973

Claim:
An artificial mangrove assembly for providing a habitat for aquatic organisms, comprising: a mounting assembly arranged for attachment to a surface at least partially submerged in a body of water; a plurality of first root elements, each first root element: fixedly secured to the mounting assembly at a respective first connection point; extending downward in a first direction from the respective first connection point; and, including a respective first distal end arranged to contact a bottom of the body of water; and, a plurality of second root elements, each second root element fixedly secured to a respective first root element at a respective second connection point and including: a respective first portion extending downward in the first direction with respect to the respective second connection point; a respective second portion extending outward with respect to the respective second connection point in the second direction; and, a respective second distal end arranged to contact the bottom of the body of water.