Reefs
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MLF Supports Fish Habitat Reefs
In a joint project between LDWF Inland Fisheries Division and Major League Fishing (MLF), 32 fish attracting structures/reefs were added
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Permanent Artificial Reefs from Retired California Oil Rigs?
Today it’s spurring a new debate: whether to completely dismantle 27 oil and gas platforms scattered along the Southern California coast as they near the end of their working lives, or ...
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New Artificial Reefs Interactive Map
Check out our new Artificial Reefs Interactive Map to help you plan your next artificial reef fishing or diving trip!
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Artificial Reefs Created
From Fishing Wire From tourism to marine recreation and sport fishing, reefs play an important role in local economies. They’re also essential to the health of the ocean, providing habitat for a variety of marine life and increasing coastal resilience to storms.
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More Artificial Reefs for Texas Shores
Two new artificial reef projects are moving forward using funding from the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Natural Resource Damage Assessment. Texas artificial reefs consist of three types: decommissioned drilling rigs that make up the Rigs-to-Reefs Program; concrete structures that comprise the Nearshore Reefing Program; and large ships that make up the Ships-to-Reefs Program.
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Summer Full Moons Trigger "Sex" on Florida Keys Coral Reefs
Expectant divers are to take to the Florida Keys reefs hoping to witness a delicate reproductive phenomenon that occurs in the middle of the night when coral polyps release millions of gametes (eggs and sperm) in synchronized mass-spawning rituals. The unique natural event takes place around the late July, August and September full moon cycles.
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