Florida Saltwater Fishing

Florida manages one of the most diverse, and most active artificial reef programs in the United States. As of March 2019, the FWC Artificial Reef Program has recorded over 3,561 artificial reef deployment locations state-wide. Between August 2018 and March 2019, 164 new artificial reefs were constructed, and the locations from a subset of those new 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

Artifical Reef Highlights
DeployID	County	Deploy Date	Deployment Name	Material	Tons	Relief	Depth	Lat (DM)	Long (DM)
BE0067	Brevard	8/7/18	Newy Reef	24 Dome-shaped modules	48	5	80	29° 54.731′ N	85° 35.243′ W
BO0119	Broward	8/7/18	John M. Baker Fishing Reef	572 Tons Secondary Use Concrete	572	5	155	26° 09.457′ N	80° 04.134′ W
BO0120	Broward	8/14/18	John M. Baker Memorial Reef	50 Tons Concrete Culverts	50	6	70	26° 09.482′ N	80° 04.721′ W
CH0042	Charlotte	11/20/18	Jeff Steele Memorial Reef	445 Tons Secondary Use Concrete	445	15	61	26° 55.791′ N	82° 35.941′ W
DA0238	Miami-Dade	2/18/19	Eternal Reef #29	11 Reefballs	6	4	43	25° 57.725′ N	80° 05.890′ W
DU0103	Duval	10/13/18	Starship Reef	14” Square Concrete Pilings (various lengths)	640	5	70	30° 10.177′ N	81° 09.351′ W
ES0578	Escambia	10/15/18	ESERS 571	1 Large Tetrahedron	18	15	82	30° 11.583′ N	87° 06.243′ W
ES0587	Escambia	10/17/18	ESERS 559	1 Large Tetrahedron w/ Ecosystem	21	15	81	30° 11.340′ N	87° 07.741′ W
ES0601	Escambia	11/6/18	ESERS 14	1 Large Tetrahedron w/ Ecosystem	19	18	93	30° 12.068′ N	87° 10.865′ W
IR0014	Indian River	8/25/18	Alan’s Reef	10 Tetrahedron Modules	30	8	55	27° 50.127′ N	80° 21.639′ W
MI0111	Martin	8/24/18	Brause Girls Reef	100 ft. Steel Tug	199	63	188	27° 12.463′ N	80° 00.236′ W
MI0113	Martin	8/16/18	2018 Kerry Dillon Site 2	800 Tons Concrete (Culverts, Poles, & Slabs)	802	5	42	27° 11.820′ N	80° 05.539′ W
PB0103	Palm Beach	8/21/18	PBFF Reef	24 Pre-Fabricated Reef Darts	240	35	110	26° 47.661′ N	80° 00.144′ W
PB0104	Palm Beach	8/23/18	Andrew Red Harris Reef	32 Cell Modules & 500 Tons of Boulders	600	15	75	26° 52.751′ N	80° 01.871′ W
SR0020	Santa Rosa	2/4/19	SR-27 NRDA Patch Reef7	25 Reef Modules (15 Tetrahedron & 10 Ledge)	85	16	70	30° 21.427′ N	86° 50.706′ W
SR0021	Santa Rosa	2/4/19	SR-27 NRDA Patch Reef 29	25 Reef Modules (11 Tetrahedron & 14 Ledge)	82	16	70	30° 21.555′ N	86° 51.562′ W
ST0194	Sarasota	10/8/18	Silvertooth	16 Dome-shaped modules	7	3	14	27° 17.160′ N	82° 35.977′ W
ST0196	Sarasota	11/19/18	Younkmon Reef	6 Dome-shaped modules	2	3	14	27° 22.574′ N	82° 35.589′ W
ST0197	Sarasota	3/1/19	Silvertooth	12 Dome-shaped modules	7	4	30	27° 17.135′ N	82° 35.971′ W
VO0171	Volusia	9/7/18	Argoil wreck concrete pile	400 Tons Secondary Use Concrete	400	16	72	29° 07.070′ N	80° 41.560′ W
VO0172	Volusia	9/7/18	Semarca wreck concrete pile	400 Tons Secondary Use Concrete	400	10	75	29° 09.178′ N	80° 40.638′ W
VO0174	Volusia	9/20/18	Thomas H wreck concrete pile	400 Tons Secondary Use Concrete	400	12	80	29° 11.730′ N	80° 44.888′ W
VO0175	Volusia	10/26/18	Mindinao wreck concrete pile	375 Tons Secondary Use Concrete	375	14	85	29° 11.952′ N	80° 44.887′ W
VO0179	Volusia	9/27/18	Lady P. Reef Trail	375 Tons Secondary Use Concrete	375	15	75	29° 11.581′ N	80° 46.154′ W

Artificial Reef Construction

Affiliation: For the Florida Department of Environmental Protection Coral Reef Conservation Program. This report contains summaries of the OFR survey outreach activities completed in Miami-Dade. The main purpose of the program is to protect Miami-Dade County’s coral reefs from damage caused by boat anchors.