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Find out about the latest deployments to the Artificial Reefs network within Miami-Dade County. For all deployment locations, please click on the "Artificial Reef Locator" link on the right.
More specific information on any of these new deployments (actual orientation of each vessel on the bottom, confirmed depth(s), confirmed center point GPS coordinates, relief or profile - height of structure off the bottom - and digital underwater photos of the ships) from the diving community would be greatly appreciated. Please contact the Artificial Reef Program through the link to our email.
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July 2008
On July 18, 2008, the seventh Eternal Reefs array which consisted of 9 memorial Reef Balls was deployed at the Golden Beach Artificial Reef Site. The Reef Balls were deployed in about 42' of water approximately 1 nautical mile east of the town of Golden Beach. The Reef Balls are adjacent to other Eternal Reef deployments and 3 boulder "patch" reefs. |
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Name
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Description
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Date Deployed
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Depth
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Latitude
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Longitude
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Eternal Reefs #7
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9 Reef Balls
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July 18, 2008
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43'
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25° 57.761N
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80° 05.881W
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Concrete slabs and pilings from the second demolition phase of the dock at University of Miami's Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences were deployed on July 29, 2008 into the Julia Tuttle Artificial Reef Site. The concrete was deployed in 17' of water with up to 3' of relief.
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Name
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Description
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Date Deployed
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Depth
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Latitude
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Longitude
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RSMAS Docks - Phase 2
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Concrete
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July 29, 2008
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17'
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25° 53.485N
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80° 08.881W
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June 2008
On June 26, 2008, approximately 24 concrete pilings 20' in length were deployed in the Julia Tuttle Artificial Reef site. The concrete pilings are in 18' of water with a relief of 5'. This reef was named 'Sonny's Reef'.
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Name
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Description
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Date Deployed
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Depth
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Latitude
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Longitude
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Sonny's Reef
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Concrete pilings
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June 26, 2008
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18'
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25° 48.868N
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80° 09.919W
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April 2008
On April 22, 2008, the Miami Beach Seawall Barge was deployed in the Dumfoundling Bay Artificial Reef Site. The barge lies in a southwest orientation in 35' of water with a relief of 7'.
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Name
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Description
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Date Deployed
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Depth
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Latitude
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Longitude
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Miami Beach Seawall Barge
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Barge
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April 22, 2008
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35'
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25° 56.939N
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80° 07.713W
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February 2008
On February 11, 2008, the sixth Eternal Reefs array which consisted of 10 memorial Reef Balls was deployed at the Golden Beach Artificial Reef Site. The Reef Balls were deployed in about 4' of water approximately 1 nautical mile east of the town of Golden Beach. The Reef Balls are adjacent to other Eternal Reef deployments and 3 boulder "patch" reefs. |
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Name
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Description
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Date Deployed
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Depth
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Latitude
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Longitude
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Eternal Reefs #6
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10 memorial reef balls
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February 11, 2008
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42'
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25° 57.767N
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80° 05.877W
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Concrete pieces from the demolition of the dock at University of Miami's Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences were deployed on February 5, 2008 into the Julia Tuttle Artificial Reef Site. The concrete was deployed in 17' of water with up to 5' of relief.
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Name
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Description
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Date Deployed
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Depth
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Latitude
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Longitude
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RSMAS Docks - Phase I
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Concrete
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February 5, 2008
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17'
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25° 48.857N
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80° 09.946W
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September 2007
Phase I of the Neptune Memorial Reef project was completed in September of 2007. This reef is located within the Key Biscayne Special Management Zone Artificial Reef Site in 45' of water with relief up to 25'. For Phase I, approximately 1,000 tons of prefabricated concrete structures and bronze sculptures were precisely deployed as an artistic recreation of the 'Lost City of Atlantis' and will serve as a memorial site for the placement of cremated remains. Please visit www.nmreef.com for more information. |
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Name
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Description
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Date Deployed
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Depth
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Latitude
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Longitude
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Neptune Memorial Reef - Phase I
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~1,000 tons of concrete structures and bronze sculptures
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September 2007
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45'
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25° 42.035N
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80° 05.398W
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July 2007
Nearly 800 tons (585 cubic yards) of lime rock boulders were deployed in the Mercy inshore Artificial Reef Site for the Bicentennial Park Mitigation Project during June and July. The boulders were deployed in 13' of water with a final relief ranging from 5' to 7'.
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Name
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Description
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Date Deployed
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Depth
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Latitude
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Longitude
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Bicentennial
Park Mitigation
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800 Tons of Limerock Boulder
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July 2007
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13'
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25° 44.289'N
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80° 12.594'W
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April 2007
On April 30, 2007, the fourth Eternal Reefs array which consisted of 5 memorial Reef Balls was deployed at the Golden Beach Artificial Reef Site. The Reef Balls were deployed in about 42' of water approximately 1 nautical mile east of the town of Golden Beach. The Reef Balls are adjacent to other Eternal Reef deployments and 3 boulder "patch" reefs. |
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Name
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Description
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Date Deployed
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Depth
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Latitude
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Longitude
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Eternal Reefs #4
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5 memorial reef balls
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April 30, 2007
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42'
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25° 57.750'N
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80° 05.884'W
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March 2007
Steel bridge pieces from the demolition of the 5th Street bridge over the Miami River were deployed at the Julia Tuttle Inshore Artificial Reef in March of 2007. The bridge pieces served as a foundation for the deployment of approximately 466 tons of lime rock boulders placed for the Latitude Mitigation project. This material was deployed in 20' of water with a relief of about 10'. |
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Name
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Description
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Date Deployed
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Depth
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Latitude
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Longitude
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5th Street & Latitude
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Steel bridge pieces & 466 tons of limerock boulders
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March 2007
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20'
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25° 48.889'N
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80° 09.907'W
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January 2007
On January 19, 2007, the third Eternal Reefs array which consisted of 10 memorial Reef Balls was deployed at the Golden Beach Artificial Reef Site. The Reef Balls were deployed in about 42' of water approximately 1 nautical mile east of the town of Golden Beach. The Reef Balls are adjacent to other Eternal Reef deployments and 3 boulder "patch" reefs. |
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Name
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Description
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Date Deployed
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Depth
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Latitude
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Longitude
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Eternal Reefs #3
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10 Memorial reef balls
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January 19, 2007
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42'
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25° 57.762'N
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80° 05.877'W
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August 2006
On August 14,2006, the second Eternal Reefs array which consisted of 7 memorial Reef Balls was deployed at the Golden Beach Artificial Reef Site. The Reef Balls were deployed in about 42' of water approximately 1 nautical mile east of the town of Golden Beach. The Reef Balls are adjacent to other Eternal Reef deployments and 3 boulder "patch" reefs. |
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Name
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Description
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Date Deployed
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Depth
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Latitude
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Longitude
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Eternal Reefs #2
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7 memorial reef balls
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August 14, 2007
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42'
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25° 57.755'N
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80° 05.872'W
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June 2006
A foundation of clean concrete bench ends and culvert pipes with approximately 1000 tons of lime rock boulders layered on top were deployed in June of 2006. This material was deployed at the Mercy Inshore Artificial Reef Site for the Bay Harbor Mitigation Project. |
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Name
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Description
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Date Deployed
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Depth
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Latitude
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Longitude
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Bay Harbor Mitigation
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1000 tons of Limerock Boulder
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June 2006
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13'
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25° 44.275'N
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80° 12.589'W
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May 2006
Close to 100 tons of clean concrete pilings were deployed in the Julia Tuttle Artificial reef site. The pilings were placed in the 21' of water and had a final relief of 6'.
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Date Deployed |
Depth |
Latitude |
Longitude |
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Concrete pilings |
May 2006 |
21' |
25° 48.778' N |
80° 10.009' W |
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March 2006
On March 25, 2006, local Girl Scout Rebecca Schultz, and a group of scouts and students from Plantation High School, developed and deployed 23 artificial reef ball modules in cooperation with DERM's artificial reef program. Thirteen reef balls were deployed at Oleta River Artificial Reef Site in Biscayne Bay near the park and another 10 were placed about a mile offshore of north Miami-Dade County in the Golden Beach Artificial Reef Site. |
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Description |
Date Deployed |
Depth |
Latitude |
Longitude |
| Girl Scouts Reef-Offshore |
10 Reef Balls |
March 2006 |
43' |
25° 57.785'N |
80° 05.870'W |
| Girl Scouts Reef-Inshore |
13 Reef Balls |
March 2006 |
13' |
25° 53.485'N |
80° 08.000'W |
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February 2006
On February 23, 2006, the first Eternal Reefs array which consisted of 12 memorial Reef Balls was deployed at the Golden Beach Artificial Reef Site. The Reef Balls were deployed in about 42' of water approximately 1 nautical miles east of the town of Golden Beach. The Reef Balls are adjacent to the 3 boulder "patch" reefs deployed in January 2005. |
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Description |
Date Deployed |
Depth |
Latitude |
Longitude |
| Eternal Reefs #1 |
12 memorial Reef Balls |
February 23, 2006 |
42' |
25° 48.975'N |
80° 04.890'W |
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