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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 September 2022, the FWC Artificial Reef Program has recorded over 3,991 artificial reef deployment locations state-wide. During 2022, 51 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 the 51 Artificial Reefs deployed during 2022

DeployID

County

Date

Deployment Name

Material

Tons

Relief

Depth

Lat (DM)

Long (DM)

SL0083

St. Lucie

5/15/2022

Captain Patrick Price Reef

Steel Yacht 98'

unk

20'

185'

27° 23.820' N

80° 00.550' W

SL0082

St. Lucie

5/16/2022

Daymaker Charters Reef

Steel Tourboat 85'

unk

35'

102'

27° 22.930' N

80° 03.520' W

DA0260

Miami-Dade

6/13/2022

Eternal Reef #39

Dome-shaped concrete modules (11)

6

4'

45'

25° 57.785' N

80° 05.888' W

BO0125

Broward

6/15/2022

Dr. Robin Sherman Memorial Reef

Concrete dome-shaped modules (1)

1

3'

70'

26° 09.246' N

80° 04.792' W

WL0065

Walton

6/16/2022

UMA 2022 Super Reef

Tetrahedron (1)

48

15'

55'

30° 18.754' N

86° 09.521' W

ST0216

Sarasota

6/20/2022

Silvertooth 18-2

Dome-shaped modules (11)

10

4'

30'

27° 17.171' N

82° 35.936' W

OK0375

Okaloosa

6/21/2022

Starborough Wine Reef

Tetrahedrons (25)

90

15'

68'

30° 21.048' N

86° 36.874' W

FR0074

Franklin

7/25/2022

Dr. Bart Carey Reef

Tetrahedrons (46)

217

15'

50'

29° 39.710' N

84° 30.000' W

SJ0043

St. Johns

8/02/2022

Rinker Reef

Cast concrete structures (180)

400

11'

68'

29° 52.703' N

81° 09.291' W

BE0071

Brevard

8/16/2022

Gidus Reef

Boulder modules (23)

35

6'

83'

28° 22.560' N

80° 17.550' W

VO0198

Volusia

8/20/2022

Lighthouse Point 3

Concrete culverts (120)

110

10'

60'

29° 07.284' N

80° 53.311' W

VO0199

Volusia

8/20/2022

Lighthouse Point 2

Concrete culverts (120)

110

10'

60'

29° 07.271' N

80° 53.305' W

VO0200

Volusia

8/20/2022

Lighthouse Point 1

Concrete culverts (120)

110

10'

60'

29° 07.258' N

80° 53.304' W

FR0075

Franklin

8/23/2022

RZ Sandy Safley Center

Tetrahedrons (2)

36

15'

50'

29° 39.880' N

84° 30.010' W

FR0076

Franklin

8/23/2022

RZ Sandy Safley East

Tetrahedrons (7)

36

15'

50'

29° 39.882' N

84° 29.983' W

FR0077

Franklin

8/23/2022

RZ Sandy Safley South

Tetrahedrons (7)

36

15'

50'

29° 39.854' N

84° 30.012' W

FR0078

Franklin

8/23/2022

RZ Sandy Safley West

Tetrahedrons (7)

36

15'

50'

29° 39.882' N

84° 30.042' W

FR0079

Franklin

8/23/2022

RZ Sandy Safley North

Tetrahedrons (7)

36

15'

50'

29° 39.911' N

84° 30.012' W

OK0376

Okaloosa

8/23/2022

M/V Miss Nellie

Steel Tug 63'

54

30'

116'

30° 07.910' N

86° 17.510' W

PB0142

Palm Beach

8/25/2022

ARHF Juno Beach 2

Limestone boulders (465 tons)

465

10'

74'

26° 52.710' N

80° 01.800' W

PB0143

Palm Beach

8/31/2022

ARHF Juno Beach 2 #2

Limestone boulders (465 tons)

465

10'

56'

26° 57.300' N

80° 03.220' W

ES0687

Escambia

9/01/2022

Karen's Place

Tetrahedron (1)

3

8'

50'

30° 17.200' N

87° 14.140' W

OK0377

Okaloosa

9/07/2022

S/V Cordonazo

Steel Sailboat 67'

30

11'

113'

30° 08.346' N

86° 33.882' W

PB0144

Palm Beach

9/16/2022

FWC Rock 1

Limestone boulders (400 tons)

400

15'

65'

26° 27.168' N

80° 02.952' W