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 ...

The area’s newest artificial reef is now on the bottom of the Gulf. But it’s going to be a while before anyone can visit. The ...

Florida waterways draw visitors from all over to enjoy recreational boating, fishing and swimming. Keeping those waterways ...

Millions of tires, old washing machines, barges, warships, covering the ocean floor with thousands of square kilometers of concrete—even giant, concrete spheres full of holes: these are all things ...

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 ...

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - A showcase of student-built artificial reefs is now on display at Capt. Anderson’s Marina. This is all thanks to the annual Eastern Shipbuilding Group Coastline ...

Research using a consumer-grade ‘fish finding’ sonar, shows that artificial tree reefs in the Wadden Sea provide habitat for ...

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Florida has one of the most active artificial reef programs. On Wednesday, Bay County alongside the ...

(AP) - The historic, aging ocean liner that a Florida county plans to turn into the world’s largest artificial reef has completed the first leg of its final voyage. The SS United States, a 1,000-foot ...

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 ...

The SS United States berthed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Credit: Shutterstock This week, after a notable career, the SS United States, a 1950s ocean liner, took her sunset cruise. Like many ...