Two brand-new artificial reefs are coming to the Great Sandy Marine Park in the Wide Bay region! 🐠 As part of a $2.5 million project, 103 purpose-built reef structures will be installed between Elliott Heads and Woodgate Beach and off Point Vernon near Hervey Bay, creating the largest artificial marine environment in the park. These reefs are designed to mimic natural habitats, providing a safe haven for marine life like fish, crustaceans, rays, and turtles. In just 18 months, they’ll transform

Committed to Conservation Our Division of Marine Fisheries Management continued its commitment to the conservation of marine habitats in 2024 through the partnership and financial support of Monroe County’s Artificial Reef program. Permits have been secured and the first patch reef successfully deployed in November 2024, the first artificial reef deployment in the Florida Keys in 15 years! Habitat support structures, like these well-established structures off Northwest Florida, provide incredibl

Operation: 50th Artificial Reef Deployment! Artificial reefs provide essential habitat for trout, redfish, and a variety of other fish and this week reef #50 got a much needed expansion! In partnership with CCA Louisiana through their REEF Louisiana Program, LDWF, along with fellow conservation partners of the CCA, Chevron and danos, were able to help expand the Ted Beaullieu Sr. Reef in South Marsh Island Block 233. The Ted Beaullieu, Sr. Reef expansion lies in 20 feet of water and covers more