Florida – Artificial reef cleanup near Gordon Pass snags 500 pounds of debris – Naples Daily News
NAPLES — Tuesday was cleaning day at a popular Collier County fishing spot. A crew of divers hauled up at least 500 pounds of debris — cast nets, fishing line,…
Florida – Divers set to clean up artificial reef in Collier County – Fox 4
NAPLES- One of the most heavily fished artificial reefs in Collier County is now littered with cast nets, fishing lines and boat anchors. The Santa Lucia reef is north of…
Florida – New reef to be sunk off Destin – The Northwest Florida Daily News
Anglers and divers will soon have a new honey hole to visit. An artificial reef, dubbed the Aquatic Life Ecosystem, is scheduled to be sunk in federal water in the…
Mississippi – Stennis engineer receives NASA award for work on offshore artificial reef – Mississippi Press (blog)
BAY ST. LOUIS, Mississippi — Stennis Space Center engineer Bryon Maynard received a NASA Blue Marble Award for his role in converting a 107,000-gallon liquid hydrogen sphere and two other…
Florida – Ed Killer: Indian River County to rekindle artificial reef efforts – TCPalm
A construction boom of sorts is about to take place. But don’t worry, bulldozers won’t begin knocking down trees on empty lots. This boom, if it gets rolling, will take…
Florida – Come to reef builders tournament, lionfish round-up – TCPalm
PORT SALERNO — The Martin County Artificial Reef Fund Committee will host the 6th Annual Reef Builders Tournament along with the 2nd Annual Lionfish Round-Up on Saturday, July 7. These…
California – Non-Profit Builds “Reef Balls” to Create More Sea Life – KEYT
The non-profit group, Fish Reef Project is building large cement balls to use as artificial reefs. The balls are designed to sit on the sea floor and collectively act as…
Alabama – Reefmaker searches for spot to make cargo ship a reef – al.com (blog)
ORANGE BEACH, Alabama — A 270-foot-long, 39-foot-wide ship named Yokamu made its way from Miami to Orange Beach on Friday as the ship’s owner, a company called Reefmaker, continues to…
Mississippi – Study: Oyster reef restoration could boost Gulf Coast economy – Mississippi Press (blog)
PASCAGOULA, Mississippi — Oyster reef restoration projects using penalty money from the BP 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill could provide quadruple economic returns for the Gulf Coast states, according to…
Louisiana – CCA starts construction on new artificial reef in Calcasieu Lake – Beauregard Daily News
The Coastal Conservation Association (CCA) of Louisiana and the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries have begun construction on a new artificial reef in Calcasieu Lake in Southwest Louisiana, designed…
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