Tag: Artificial Reefs

A large school of fish circling an artificial reef

Florida Sea Grant’s Artificial Reef Legacy Part 1: Mimicking Reef Life

Florida Sea Grant’s Artificial Reef Legacy is a 3-part series that explores the rich history of artificial reefs in Florida and highlights Florida Sea Grant’s longstanding support through science, monitoring, outreach, and education. In this installment,  Dr. Bill Lindberg shares

A scuba diver in a yellow and black wetsuit swims over several large, hollow concrete reef balls on a sandy ocean floor. The dome-shaped structures are covered in light marine growth and feature numerous circular holes, set against clear blue water.

Episode 16 – Artificial Reefs

Today on Marine Science Minute with Florida Sea Grant: Artificial Reefs. Did you know that Florida has one of the most active and diverse artificial reef programs in the US and the world? Artificial reefs are man made structures materials

a large coral

Factors Affecting The Coral Reef Ecosystem in the ECA

The Steinhatchee Fisheries Management Area (SFMA), in planning and development for more than a decade, has just passed a major milestone, the construction of 452 of 500 planned “fisheries conservation reefs.” This project has been a long-term partnership between UF’s