Now, after the people had found a compromise everything seemed to be fine, but Mother Nature showed muscle. During January/February big waves hit the coastline of Amed and many of the objects, “planted” for the reef in the first attempt were overturned by the powerful impact of the waves and collapsed. The first little corals were buried under the sand. Kind of frustrated but still motivated we looked for better solutions. The reef building objects are therefore now provided with wider bases to be more stable to withstand the forces. They are also placed in more suitable places, not too deep, because the sunlight is a decisive factor for the growing process of the corals, but also not too shallow because then it was likely that the waves overturn them again. The reef building project is on its way for several years now and Amed Dive Center monitors the reef building process and development. Therefore each object is marked with a number and the year it is planted. All objects are documented in a big map exhibited in Amed Dive Center where you are invited to have a look and see what is likely to be found and where to look for it. All the efforts and struggle have been rewarded. Rare species like the clown frog fish, different kinds of ghost pipe fish, mimic octopuses, huge stone fishes, amazing crabs, tiny juvenile lion fishes, just to mention a few, can be found at Amed Ghost Bay.