Artificial and Natural Reefs

Mustang Island-828 Reef Donor: Ocean Energy Inc. Structure: MU-831 (4-pile jacket) Distance From: Port Aransas 27 nm  

Name NAPLES PIER REEF County COLLIER Depth (in feet) 22 Relief (in feet) 3 Description "WIDELY SCATTERED PILES CONFIRMED BY RBF GRANT FWCC-01002" Date of Deployment June 17 1995 Primary Material CONCRETE CULVERTS Tonnage 250 Coordinates 26.13025, -81.84505

Wooden Hopper Barge used to haul wood chips, Donated by Scott Paper Co.

The Norwegian merchant freighter Benwood (360'x51') . The Benwood came to rest stern-to on a sandy slope in approximately 25 feet (7.6 m) to 45 feet (14 m) of water between Dixie Shoals (to the north) and French Reef (to the south) off of Key Largo, Florida.

BAHIA BEACH REEF (BAY) REEF#3 Depth (in feet) 19 Relief (in feet) 8 Description CONCRETE BRIDGE DECKING RAILINGS AND RUBBLE FROM TREASURE ISLAND CAUSEWAY Date of Deployment February 24 2006 Primary Material BRIDGE RUBBLE Tonnage 54.26 

Mustang Island Liberty Ship Reef (MU-802) Donor: Texas Coastal & Marine Council Structure: Liberty Ship-Rachael Jackson Distance From: Port Aransas 18 nm Water Depth: 110-ft LatLng: ( 3 , 3 )

Name YAMAHA REEF County FRANKLIN Depth (in feet) 85 Relief (in feet) 15 Description 195' X 35' X 15' STEEL BARGE. Date of Deployment December 27 1993 Primary Material BARGE STEEL Tonnage 0 Coordinates 29.57366667, -84.53766667

Boatmens Reef (MU-746L) Donor: Gifford Hill Structure: 46 Concrete Culverts Distance From: Port Aransas 5 nm Water Depth: 60-ft  

3 (24150) is a gas/oil platform built by Talos ERT LLC and installed on 01/01/1993. The structure was removed on 06/24/2020 and verified as clear on 07/26/2020. Smaller pieces of the structure may still exist and provide habitat for fish, but the main structure no longer exist.

The Steps  

REEF 27.097333333 -83.056000000

Batt Reef

CONCRETE BARRIERS

Area with live bottom.

Bolsa Chica Reef 4 Orange, California

Average Depth: 58' Buoy Location in GPS ddm: 34° 34.350' / 076° 58.300' LORAN Coordinates: 27162.4 / 39545.3 General Location: 129° M, 7.0 nm from the Bogue Inlet sea buoy Material Deployment Date(s) GPS  (Decimal Minutes) Railroad boxcars: 9 Railroad flatcars: 1 29-Nov-86 34° 34.300' / 076° 58.3...

MARATHON REEF sits in 115 feet of water and was placed in December 31 1982. The reef consist mainly of MARATHON'S VACA CUT BRIDGE SPANS made of concrete.   

Name MISENER BARGE County MANATEE Depth (in feet) 25 Relief (in feet) 8 Description 100 X 35 X 8 FOOT BARGE ACCIDENTALLY SUNK BY MISENER MARINE Date of Deployment December 19 1985 Primary Material BARGE STEEL 100 Tonnage 0 Coordinates 27.54463333, -82.8451

BULL SHARK BARGE 196 FT. BARGE  in 40 feet of water and 8 feet of relief off the bottom. Home of many Goliath grouper and Snook.

Shagwong Reef

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