A Boating and Angling Guide to Nassau and Duval Counties A Boating and Angling Guide to Nassau and Duval Counties
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Artificial reefs are man-made habitats that serve to increase reef fish habitat and enhance fishing and diving opportunities. These man-made habitats vary from reef to reef. Some reefs are composed of concrete reef balls of varying sizes, bridge rubble, and old boats and retired military hardware (cleaned in accordance with Florida law). Once deployed, marine life starts colonizing the new habitat. As the reef ages and gets encrusted with algae, barnacles, and corals;small fish also colonize the reef, thus attracting larger predatory fish such as grouper and amberjack.

Fish swimming around an artificial reef
Unlike most Boating and Angling Guides, the Boating and Angling Guide to Nassau and Duval Counties does not show any artificial reefs. The reefs are found further offshore than what is shown on the map. For a complete listing of artificial reefs in this areas, as well as the rest of Florida, visit FWC's Division of Marine Fisheries Management, Artificial Reef Program.

Reef Name Description Depth (ft) Latitude
Longitude
1. Captain Daddy (CD-06-#02) Concrete box and modules 67 30° 37.685' N
81° 15.953' W
2. HH Site - Shark Barge 194' steel barge and concrete rubble 77 30° 00.950' N
81° 04.718' W
3. Captain Daddy (CD-06-#01) Concrete modules 67 30° 25.920' N
81° 15.953' W
4. BB Site - Bus Stop Barge Steel barge 65 30° 25.881' N
81° 09.045' W
5. BB Site - Acosta #1 Bridge rubble 71 30° 25.569' N
81° 08.653' W
6. BB Site - Culverts Precast Concrete culverts 71 30° 25.980' N
81° 08.160' W
7. TR Site - Anna 235' steel ship Anna 100 30° 27.780' N
80° 55.770' W
8. NHL Site - Powerful 105' steel tugboat Powerful 16-18 27° 51.410' N
82° 33.270' W
9. EEF Site Concrete culverts 92 30° 22.554' N
80° 57.053' W
10. Spike Reef 76' steel tugboat USCG Spike 110 30° 22.535' N
80° 53.690' W
11. PM Site - Banana and Pogey Boat Fiberglass and steel ships 72 30° 20.189' N
81° 11.156' W
12. PM Site - South #1 Tug Steel tugboat and barge 75 30° 19.833' N
81° 10.975' W
13. CH Site - North Tug Steel tugboat 78 30° 18.560' N
81° 04.150' W
14. NSS Site - Coppage Culverts Concrete culverts 80 30° 17.296' N
80° 57.598' W
15. JW Site - MTC 120 Barge 123' steel barge 69 30° 16.310' N
81° 13.560' W
16. Charles H. Kirbo Reefb Concrete reefballs 58 30° 10.500' N
81° 15.250' W
17. Bunnies Web Concrete culverts 56 30° 10.208' N
81° 14.881' W
18. Floyds Folly - 2011 Concrete culverts 75 20° 10.299' N
81° 09.050' W
19. Floyds Folly Concrete culverts and reefballs 75 30° 10.034' N
81° 09.322' W



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