<;P>;PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an underwater animal and plant-proliferating body capable of protecting and growing the underwater animals and plants in an extremely good efficiency in spite of being easily produced at a low cost, and also improving and holding surrounding water quality and bottom quality simultaneously, and a marine ranch by utilizing the same. <;P>;SOLUTION: This underwater animal and plant-proliferating body is provided by throwing a regional metamorphic rock containing mainly SiO<;SB>;2<;/SB>;: 63.9-78.3% (wt.% same in below), Al<;SB>;2<;/SB>;O<;SB>;3<;/SB>;: 11.6-14.2%, Fe<;SB>;2<;/SB>;O<;SB>;3<;/SB>;: 3.60-4.40%, MgO: 1.52-1.86%, CaO: 1.73-2.13%, K<;SB>;2<;/SB>;O: 2.70-3.32%, P<;SB>;2<;/SB>;O<;SB>;5<;/SB>;: 0.054-0.068% and also the rest of other fine amount elements, into water so as to make it a growing place of the underwater animals and plants. Thereby, it is possible to protect and grow the underwater animals and plants in the extremely good efficiency. <;P>;COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT