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All Departments Administration Corrections Development Services Facilities Management Human Resources Information Technology Library Services Management and Budget Services Natural Resources Management Neighborhood and Human Services Parks and Recreation Public Safety Public Works Veterans Services Waste ServicesOn Tuesday, May 30 the Escambia County Marine Resources Division managed the deployment of 26 concrete artificial reef modules by ReefMaker LLC out of Orange Beach, Alabama. The reef modules are 8 feet tall and weigh 5,000 pounds. These modules were deployed in the Old Casino Reef artificial reef site in the Gulf of Mexico, approximately 1 nautical mile SSE of Casino Beach. Water depths are approximately 55-60 feet.
These modules will be supplemented within the coming weeks with eight additional, large concrete tetrahedrons (18 feet tall, 38,000 pounds) to create seven patch reef clusters on the Old Casino Reef site.
Funding for the reefs was provided by the Natural Resources Damages Assessment from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, through an agreement with Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Additional NRDA-funded artificial reef modules will be deployed in the Old Casino Reef site and other permitted artificial reef sites permitted to Escambia County.
To view a map of artificial reef sites, click here.
Coordinates of the modules are provided (below).
Deployment # Module Name Position
1 ST19 N 30°18.815'; W 87°07.249'
2 ST21 N 30°18.822'; W 87°07.257'
3 ST20 N 30°18.821'; W 87°07.241'
4 ST15 N 30°18.828'; W 87°07.249'
5 ST27 N 30°18.813'; W 87°07.306'
6 ST08 N 30°18.806'; W 87°07.297'
7 ST06 N 30°18.819'; W 87°07.298'
8 ST13 N 30°18.812'; W 87°07.289'
9 ST07 N 30°18.806'; W 87°07.352'
10 ST17 N 30°18.804'; W 87°07.337'
11 ST14 N 30°18.812'; W 87°07.342'
12 ST25 N 30°18.797'; W 87°07.343'
13 ST16 N 30°18.795'; W 87°07.398'
14 ST01 N 30°18.802'; W 87°07.390'
15 ST18 N 30°18.797'; W 87°07.382'
16 ST02 N 30°18.789'; W 87°07.392'
17 ST09 N 30°18.793'; W 87°07.441'
18 ST03 N 30°18.785'; W 87°07.448'
19 ST23 N 30°18.787'; W 87°07.431'
20 ST04 N 30°18.780'; W 87°07.439'
21 ST12 N 30°18.761'; W 87°07.382'
22 ST11 N 30°18.754'; W 87°07.374'
23 ST10 N 30°18.755'; W 87°07.390'
24 ST29 N 30°18.748'; W 87°07.383'
25 ST24 N 30°18.770'; W 87°07.334'
26 ST28 N 30°18.762'; W 87°07.343'
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