Florida began creating artificial reefs from concrete debris in the 1970s. There are over 40 of these artificial reefs along the Gulf coast from Tarpon Springs to St. Pete Beach. #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean #ThrowbackThursday #ArtificialReefs

🎣 New artificial reefs deployed at Kincaid Lake! LDWF & the U.S. Forest Service installed 240 “Honey Hole” structures to boost fishing through the Good Neighbor Authority Project.📍Reef coordinates + more freshwater sites: https://t.co/UNSL7TWJgQ #KincaidLake #ArtificialReefs

More cool stuff found in in the deeper areas of our island... what a great find!⠀ • #nudibranch #underwater #ecodiving #ecodivers #ecointernship #reefcheck #artificialreefs #marineconservation #coral #reef

Artificial reefs may help tropical fish expand geographic range. #artificialreefs #shipwrecks https://t.co/uE881NkRUo

Our researchers have found #artificialreefs can increase fish abundance in estuaries with little natural #reef. 🐟 In 6 man-made reefs per estuary, we saw overall fish abundance increase up to 20x over 2yrs. See: https://t.co/vCvdtX8WH4

With lightning speed and ferociousness, the Barracuda is a fearsome predator. This Barracuda was spotted mid water near a dive site called Red Rock.⠀ • #barracuda #instafish #ecodiving #ecodivers #ecointernship #projectaware #reefcheck #artificialreefs #marineconservation

This photo shows why we like using metal as the base material when creating artificial reef structures.⠀ •⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #coralgardening #artificialreef #ecodiving #ecodivers #ecointernship #reefcheck #artificialreefs #marineconservation

Hard-time sampling #ArtificialReefs in El Port de la Selva with @minasgp. #HardBiologistsLife

.@NYGovCuomo has overseen the largest expansion of the Artificial Reef Program in state history, carried out by a multi-agency coordination and with recycled material from @NYSDOT, @NYSCanalCorp, and @NYSThruway. #ArtificialReefs

We guess it’s true what they say…if you build it, they WILL come! Check out the latest discovery from the Reef Research team! #protectwhatyoulove #ocean #conservation #research #diving #artificialreefs

Finally got to dive on the #3DPARE #ArtificialReefs today! So exciting- the reefs are incredibly well colonised with algae, tube worms, sea squirts, starfish, crabs and fish 🐟🦀 I had a lovely 70min and 85min dive- back tomorrow to finish the surveys! #underwater #Surveys

A couple of screenshots from yesterdays #ROV survey in #PooleBay The @BlueRobotics #BlueROV2 did a superb job. We had amazing water visibility and it was great to see the pollack have returned too! #3DPARE #ArtificialReefs #Research #BU_TempReefs

Successfully deployed our concrete samples for the #3DPARE project @AtlanticArea in the Leixões Harbour, Matosinhos. Let's see wich will be the best material to build our #3DPrinted 3DPrinted #ArtificialReefs!

We are proud to help Artificial Reefs International in support of more Artificial Reefs in Florida! How can you help? Click this link: https://t.co/O9Zv5x82Xg and write in: WE NEED MORE ARTIFICIAL REEFS NOW! #SaltLife #ArtificialReefs

Fabrication of #ArtificialReefs under Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana is progressing in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. This will help in the regeneration of marine fish stocks and sustainability. #PMMSY

Ever wonder about the #ecological effects of #artificialreefs in the #ocean? Turns out that the type (size, material) of structure makes a difference in the #fish it supports 🐡🐠🐟 & these communities can be similar or different to those on local natural #reefs! #PostAPaper

After almost 2 years of research we finally reached a milestone for the #3DPARE project-our #3Dprinted #artificialreefs are finally deployed in Porto! 🐡🐟 Amazing to see that we have reef residents after just 1 day! Big thanks to #Multisub and #PortodeLeixões. #CIIMAR

Sculptor Jason deCaires Taylor on His Underwater #Sculptures and Environmental #Art https://t.co/z3jAgsuuAw #Podcast #artificialreefs

A training and awareness program was conducted at Andaman and Nicobar Islands on 'Installation of Artificial Rees in Andaman Waters'. #ArtificialReefs