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One hundred and twenty-five prefabricated concrete artificial reef modules were deployed in 12 patch reef formations in the Old Casino Reef permitted artificial reef site in the Gulf of Mexico. The site is located approximately one nautical mile south of Casino Beach on Santa Rosa Island and approximately 10 nautical miles east of Pensacola Pass, at water depths of 55-65 feet.
Escambia County has developed additional digital resources to assist anglers and divers to utilize this artificial reef information. Coordinates for all 125 NRDA Phase 1 modules are now available in .GPX format for direct upload into many newer GPS receivers and KML. format, which is compatible with Google Earth. All module formats can be found here.
The Old Casino Reef site was part of the Northwest Florida Artificial Reefing Creation NRDA Project. This project involved creating artificial reefs in Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, Walton, and Bay counties. In Escambia, reef sites were placed in four sites called Nearshore West, Nearshore East, Casino and Escambia Southeast. Total Funding Allocate for the NRDA project was $11.46 million with the Escambia County portion totaling $2.7 million. NRDA funding is provided through the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and is intended to compensate anglers and divers for loss of use during the 2010 Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill.
Escambia County is finalizing contracts for Phase 2 Reef Construction projects. Phase 2 artificial reefs are scheduled to be deployed before June 2019.
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