Artificial Reefs
Florida manages one of the most diverse, and most active artificial reef programs in the United States. As of October 2023, the FWC Artificial Reef Program has recorded over 4,173 artificial reef deployment locations state-wide. In the past six months, over 220 new artificial reefs have been constructed and the locations from a subset of the most recent reefs are listed in the table below. To download a complete list of Florida's artificial reef locations in a variety of digital formats, view an interactive map, and learn more about Florida's Artificial Reef Program, please visit MyFWC.com/ArtificialReefs.
Highlights from Recent Florida Artificial Reef Deployments |
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DeployID |
County |
Date |
Deployment Name |
Material |
Tons |
Relief |
Depth |
Lat (DM) |
Long (DM) |
OK0380 |
Okaloosa |
04/18/2023 |
RMS CYCLOPS |
Steel vessel 105' |
66 |
27' |
72' |
30° 20.828' N |
86° 26.239' W |
SL0084 |
St. Lucie |
04/22/2023 |
Unnamed FWC Reef 2023 (1) |
Secondary use concrete |
516 |
10' |
55' |
27° 31.365' N |
80° 11.143' W |
OK0384 |
Okaloosa |
05/17/2023 |
Destin High School Reef |
Prefabricated modules (9) |
48 |
15' |
119' |
30° 09.760' N |
86° 20.521' W |
OK0382 |
Okaloosa |
05/17/2023 |
Starborough Wine Reef 2023 |
Prefabricated modules (8) |
39 |
25' |
68' |
30° 21.099' N |
86° 36.876' W |
OK0381 |
Okaloosa |
05/17/2023 |
Crab Trap Offshore Reef |
Prefabricated modules (9) |
42 |
15' |
106' |
30° 09.879' N |
86° 24.483' W |
LE0133 |
Lee |
05/18/2023 |
Village 6 |
Culverts |
34 |
6' |
30' |
26° 19.827' N |
81° 58.132' W |
BA0535 |
Bay |
05/22/2023 |
MB-276 |
Prefabricated modules (19) |
182 |
15' |
64' |
29° 55.299' N |
85° 33.013' W |
BA0534 |
Bay |
05/22/2023 |
Ernie Johnson Memorial Reef |
Tetrahedrons (2) |
5 |
8' |
65' |
29° 43.250' N |
85° 28.830' W |
OK0385 |
Okaloosa |
05/29/2023 |
LA-2023-1 |
Prefabricated modules (10) |
45 |
15' |
110' |
30° 08.646' N |
86° 24.710' W |
PB0151 |
Palm Beach |
06/01/2023 |
Bob Burton Memorial Reef 1 |
Limestone boulders |
500 |
10' |
65' |
26° 27.167' N |
80° 02.964' W |
PB0153 |
Palm Beach |
06/15/2023 |
Derek Beckel Memorial Reef |
Limestone boulders |
500 |
12' |
78' |
26° 53.048' N |
80° 01.816' W |
PB0154 |
Palm Beach |
06/22/2023 |
Andrew Red Harris Juno Rock |
Limestone boulders |
500 |
12' |
78' |
26° 52.785' N |
80° 01.836' W |
ST0221 |
Sarasota |
06/26/2023 |
M-2 Tom Wallin Reef 2023 |
Prefabricated modules (25) |
19 |
3' |
38' |
27° 18.809' N |
82° 42.924' W |
ES0733 |
Escambia |
06/28/2023 |
EscaRosa 1 |
Prefabricated modules (7) |
36 |
15' |
48' |
30° 17.680' N |
87° 13.010' W |
OK0389 |
Okaloosa |
06/29/2023 |
RMS ATLANTIS |
Steel vessel 125' |
58 |
35' |
80' |
30° 14.561' N |
86° 30.517' W |
DA0267 |
Miami-Dade |
07/07/2023 |
Fisher Island Gazebo & Rip Rap |
Limestone boulders |
925 |
13' |
27' |
25° 48.847' N |
80° 10.225' W |
WL0066 |
Walton |
07/13/2023 |
2023 Ed Walline Nearshore NW |
Prefabricated modules (7) |
21 |
8' |
52' |
30° 20.058' N |
86° 13.947' W |
PB0155 |
Palm Beach |
07/18/2023 |
2023 PBFF Reef |
Culverts (138) |
494 |
8' |
515' |
26° 46.328' N |
79° 57.812' W |
ES0805 |
Escambia |
09/08/2023 |
NRDA Phase 3 Cell 461 |
Prefabricated module (1) |
21 |
15' |
78' |
30° 11.710' N |
87° 06.991' W |
FR0083 |
Franklin |
09/19/2023 |
Robby's Reef 2023 |
Prefabricated modules (4) |
72 |
15' |
50' |
29° 39.630' N |
84° 30.000' W |
FR0082 |
Franklin |
09/19/2023 |
Carl Enis Memorial Reef |
Prefabricated modules (6) |
108 |
15' |
68' |
29° 35.423' N |
84° 25.387' W |
FR0081 |
Franklin |
09/19/2023 |
Mike Johnston Memorial Reef |
Prefabricated modules (9) |
27 |
8' |
38' |
29° 28.909' N |
84° 55.763' W |
FR0080 |
Franklin |
09/19/2023 |
Rocky Burrous Reef |
Prefabricated modules (9) |
27 |
8' |
38' |
29° 28.909' N |
84° 55.494' W |
BE0072 |
Brevard |
10/19/2023 |
Memorial Reef |
Prefabricated modules (15) |
45 |
8' |
83' |
28° 23.609' N |
80° 17.795' W |