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.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we hear how artificial reefs may help to rebuild habitats for vanishing sea life. Plus, we ...

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 ...

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 ...

The death of a pet leaves behind a devastating emptiness in the lives of the people who love them. Often, aggrieved pet owners are only left with the comfort that “all dogs go to heaven,” or a ...

BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – A Hollywood pirate ship now has a new starring role, at the bottom of the Gulf. The Black Pearl, once built for the big screen, is Panama City Beach’s newest artificial reef.

A historic ocean liner will become the world’s largest artificial reef after it’s sunk off Florida’s Gulf Coast early next year. Okaloosa County officials announced Tuesday that they expect to sink ...

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 ...

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