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    Miami-Dade County Artificial Reef Program

    In order to protect our natural reefs from the stress of excessive human interaction while encouraging recreational fishing and sport diving in coastal waters, "artificial" reefs are created out of a wide array of objects ranging from steel hulled ships, to army tanks, to commercial aircraft, to specially designed reef “modules.”

     
    Most Recent Deployment

    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.



    Reefballs

    Name Description Date Deployed Depth Latitude
    Longitude
     Eternal Reefs #7 9 Reef Balls July 18, 2008 43' 25° 57.761N 80° 05.881W


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