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

The retired trawler C. Ann was sunk as an artificial reef off the coast of New Jersey. NJDEP photo.

While wave pools may be the manmade surfing development du jour, there’s other synthetic wave-making avenues out there that are gaining some steam. For instance, an artificial reef in Western ...

POINT LOOKOUT, Nassau County (WABC) -- Old train cars were used to create an artificial reef off the coast of Long Island Wednesday, part of a project Governor Andrew Cuomo is passionate about. "This ...

Marine scientists say artificial reefs can help reduce coastal erosion and keep large materials out of landfills.

A historic ocean liner will become the world’s largest artificial reef after it’s sunk off Florida’s Gulf Coast early next year. Okaloosa County officials announced Tuesday that they expect to sink ...

MIAMI — In a warehouse, Colin Foord is a doting father overseeing a coral nursery. His charges are a type of soft coral called gorgonians. "They're a fundamentally important part of the Caribbean and ...

On July 2, 2012, the USS Mohawk was towed from Fort Myers some 30 miles off of Sanibel Island before being scuttled in 90 feet of water.

A wide-open expanse of seafloor covered with sand doesn't present many opportunities for sea creatures to survive. Reefs, on the other hand, are absolutely brimming with life. While debris like ship ...

According to WJHG-TV, “the famous Black Pearl from the film series Pirates of the Caribbean, starring Johnny Depp, became an artificial reef in Bay County” this winter. The “97-foot steel pirate ship ...