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Artificial Reefs

Florida manages one of the most diverse, and most active artificial reef programs in the United States. As of October 2024, the FWC Artificial Reef Program has recorded over 4,383 artificial reef deployment locations state-wide. In the past six months, over 84 new artificial reefs have been constructed and the locations from a subset of the most recent reefs are listed in the table. 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

DeployID

County

Date

Deployment Name

Material

Tons

Relief

Depth

Lat (DM)

Long (DM)

BA0554

Bay

04/25/2024

SM 1-1C

Secondary-use concrete (81)

120

8'

75'

85° 54.627' W

30° 10.107' N

OK0508

Okaloosa

05/02/2024

WM-LC-23

Prefabricated modules (5)

29

25'

121'

85° 36.155' W

29° 46.368' N

BA0556

Bay

05/03/2024

SM 1-1E

Secondary-use concrete (138)

130

8'

71'

85° 29.650' W

29° 56.408' N

OK0524

Okaloosa

05/07/2024

WM-LC-21

Prefabricated modules (5)

29

15'

124'

85° 54.394' W

29° 56.293' N

DU0107

Duval

05/08/2024

Ripper Reef

Barge 175'

300

16'

91'

85° 27.972' W

29° 54.168' N

BA0557

Bay

05/23/2024

SM 1-1F

Secondary-use concrete (91)

131

6'

73'

85° 29.053' W

29° 56.103' N

TA0051

Taylor

05/25/2024

2024 FWC Patch Reef 1

Prefabricated modules (10)

44

15'

50'

85° 29.877' W

29° 56.308' N

TA0052

Taylor

05/25/2024

2024 FWC Patch Reef 2

Prefabricated modules (10)

44

15'

50'

85° 41.876' W

29° 46.496' N

TA0053

Taylor

05/25/2024

2024 FWC Patch Reef 3

Prefabricated modules (10)

44

15'

50'

85° 42.663' W

29° 46.504' N

BA0559

Bay

06/11/2024

MB 292 Unnamed

Prefabricated modules (2)

40

15'

67'

85° 41.666' W

29° 46.995' N

BA0558

Bay

06/11/2024

SM 1-1G

Secondary-use concrete (180)

121

4'

74'

85° 36.713' W

29° 45.656' N

ST0235

Sarasota

06/17/2024

Silvertooth #35

Concrete dome-shaped modules (14)

8

5'

30'

85° 32.222' W

29° 54.290' N

BA0565

Bay

06/25/2024

Jeff Purcell Memorial Reef

Prefabricated modules (4)

26

15'

80'

85° 32.179' W

29° 54.116' N

BA0562

Bay

06/25/2024

MB-22

Prefabricated modules (2)

40

15'

59'

85° 32.284' W

29° 54.119' N

BA0566

Bay

06/25/2024

MB-275 Unnamed

Prefabricated modules (2)

23

15'

80'

85° 32.403' W

29° 54.117' N

ST0236

Sarasota

07/11/2024

Silvertooth #24

Concrete dome-shaped modules (9)

7

5'

31'

85° 27.972' W

29° 54.168' N

BA0567

Bay

07/12/2024

Hough Memorial Reef

Prefabricated modules (3)

9

8'

101'

85° 50.700' W

29° 58.509' N

BA0570

Bay

07/12/2024

MB-300 Unnamed

Prefabricated modules (3)

54

25'

117'

85° 50.872' W

29° 58.667' N

WL0071

Walton

08/08/2024

2024 Fort Panic Nearshore NE

Prefabricated modules (6)

18

8'

52'

85° 27.972' W

29° 54.168' N

WL0072

Walton

08/08/2024

2024 Fort Panic Nearshore SW

Prefabricated modules (6)

18

8'

58'

85° 29.002' W

29° 43.258' N

WL0074

Walton

08/08/2024

2024 UMA Deployment

Modules (concrete and steel) (7)

18

13'

55'

85° 29.143' W

29° 43.444' N

OK0526

Okaloosa

08/21/2024

DHS Reef 2024

Prefabricated modules (14)

42

8'

66'

85° 27.704' W

29° 54.260' N

OK0531

Okaloosa

08/21/2024

LC-2024-01-S01 (SE4)

Prefabricated modules (10)

47

15'

161'

85° 28.498' W

29° 43.514' N

OK0527

Okaloosa

08/21/2024

Poseidon Reef 2024

Prefabricated modules (8)

24

8'

70'

85° 29.022' W

29° 44.124' N

ST0237

Sarasota

09/09/2024

Silvertooth #25

Concrete dome-shaped modules (12)

6

3'

30'

85° 32.558' W

29° 55.222' N