By installing artificial reefs, state authorities take the pressure off existing natural reefs and ensure a brighter environmental future for marine life, the fishing industry and tourism.

Helicopters. Cargo containers. Old washing machines. For years, fishermen dumped this waste into the Gulf of Mexico. But they ...

Marine biologists joined the students to explain the ecological role oysters play in building marine ecosystems.

BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – On Thursday, local students saw all their hard work come to fruition. On May 8, a program sponsored by the Bay County Artificial Reef Association, the University of Florida ...

Martin County will sink a 227-foot-long freighter in about 200 feet of water nine miles off the St. Lucie Inlet in Stuart on Nov. 18 to create the Boo McCulley Reef. It will be at least the ninth ship ...

Pollution and rising sea surface temperatures are decimating the world's coral reef populations. According to a 2020 Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network report, the world's oceans lost roughly 14% of ...

The Orlando Utilities Commission is donating dozens of concrete utility pole sections to help build a new artificial reef off the Brevard County coast, a project aimed at reducing landfill waste while ...

A wide-open expanse of seafloor covered with sand doesn't present many opportunities for sea creatures to survive. Reefs, on the other hand, are absolutely brimming with life. While debris like ship ...

Lee County has the distinction of being the home of the first Veterans Memorial Reef dedicated to all U.S. veterans using a military ship. On July 2, 2012, the USS Mohawk was towed from Fort Myers ...

Artificial reefs (ARs) are purposefully constructed structures deployed on the seabed to enhance marine ecosystems, promote biodiversity and support fisheries management. Advances in hydrodynamic ...

New research has identified optimal design for artificial habitats to support restoration of oyster reefs, based on a ...