A 200-foot barge has become the latest addition to the Little Egg Inlet Reef, the same spot where artificial reef balls were added last year. The barge, identified as No. 199, was sponsored by the ...

Artificial reefs are more important than ever given the global threat posed by climate change, and Florida is set to make the ...

Artificial reef balls made of concrete that have been dropped into Lake Murray by the S.C. Department of Natural Resources to create fish habitats in the lake. SCDNR In our Reality Check stories, The ...

Reef balls, which have proven effective for improving saltwater fisheries for many years, are being tested in the waters of Lake Murray. But not in the way you might think. In saltwater applications, ...

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 ...

OCEAN CITY, N.J. (AP) -- As if shooting a loved one's ashes into space or pressing them into artificial diamonds were not sufficiently offbeat, relatives of the deceased now can have their ashes mixed ...

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 ...

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.