Supporters say the Marine Fisheries Habitat Protection Act would streamline the process and remove red tape that makes it ...

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 ...

North Carolina's coastal waters lack natural hard-bottom habitats, impacting marine life and the recreational fishing industry. Artificial reefs, constructed from various materials, create thriving ...

Guangdong province has set up dozens of traditional artificial reef-type marine ranches as part of efforts to protect fishery resources over the past five years, according to an official of local ...

In the 1970s, a well-intentioned initiative to bolster declining reef ecosystems and support fishing industries in Florida took a disastrous turn. A nonprofit organization dumped 2 million tires into ...

McCulley Marine Services, a key artificial reef deployment company in Florida, closed in 2023 due to rising costs. Florida governments and nonprofits are shifting focus to smaller, nearshore ...

The city of Hollywood and the nonprofit Ocean Rescue Alliance International have teamed up to deploy a snorkel-friendly artificial reef trail 250 to 350 feet off Hollywood Beach. Located in relatively ...

Martin County sank the former smuggling vessel to become an artificial reef on Nov. 18. Artificial reefs provide 39,000 jobs for Floridians and generates $3.1 billion of economic activity annually.

The city of Hollywood and the nonprofit Ocean Rescue Alliance International have teamed up to deploy a snorkel-friendly artificial reef trail 250 to 350 feet off Hollywood Beach. Located in relatively ...

His charges are a type of soft coral called gorgonians. "They're a fundamentally important part of the Caribbean and Floridian coral reef habitat," he says. Foord tends to more than 2,000 tiny soft ...

McCulley Marine Services deployed artificial reefs from Brevard to Miami-Dade counties for over two decades, but now there's no one left to do that work since the Fort Pierce business closed in 2023.