“Our Underwater Desert”

The Ocean Floor

Martin County’s Artificial Reef Program

&MCAC Reef Fund, Inc.

OUR GOAL

OBTAIN SUITABLE VESSELS OR MATERIALS

TO MAKE ARTIFICIAL REEFS IN THE DEEP WATERS OF MARTIN COUNTY

TO IMPROVE RECREATIONAL FISHING,

THE OFFSHORE ENVIRONMENT AND TOURISM.

MCAC Members include:

John Burke, President

Dave Powell, VP - Stuart Sailfish Club

Karl Wickstrom, Florida Sportsman Magazine

Joe Lehner, Fisherman Extraordinaire

Curt Croteau, Martin County Anglers Club

Kerry Dillon, Professional Diver

Headed for the Sirotkin Reef SiteDeployed January 21, 2003

Wickstrom Wheelhouse

Towers ready on the barge for deployment

SELLING THE NAMING RIGHTS PROVIDED THE FUNDS

FOR DEPLOYMENT

• Dr. Bob Baratta “SIGHT-SEA-ER”

• Debbie Schmidt

• American Custom Yachts

• Bausch American Towers

South County DeploymentNew South County Reefs

69’ TUGBOAT “BIG AL”

ON THE FAR LEFT IS GEOFF BEISER THE ENGINEERING MANAGER FOR HARBOR BRANCH WHO ORGANIZES THE WORK AND THE DONATION TO OUR FUND. HE GREW UP IN THE BAHAMAS WHILE I WAS THERE FOR 14 YEARS AND I KNEW HIS FATHER WELL. WE HAVE WORKED TOGETHER ON EACH OF THE 11 SIGNS THAT THEY HAVE DONE FOR US. THE YOUNG LADY IS THE DRAFTSPERSON WHO WORKS ON OUR SIGNS . THE OTHER 2 GUYS I DON'T HAVE NAMES FOR, BUT THEY ARE THE WELDER AND PAINTER. FOR HARBOR BRANCH.

3 NEW REEFS FOR SALE• Newest Artificial Reefs in the Sirotkin Site built in Martin County - August 24, 2009• 1,500 TONS • THREE NEW REEFS • DEPTH: 187 feet

• 27° 13.040 80° 00.306 A (Alpha)• 27° 12.936 80° 00.280 B (Bravo)• 27° 12.814 80° 00.289 C (Charlie)

the post deployment dives and measurements of the

reefs footprint on the seafloor

Here's the first of several photos of the new reefs underwater.

This one is at site "Charlie", the peak at 174 ft. in 187 ft. of seawater.

This one we got lucky and two of the large concrete boxes landed on top of each other with a culvert sticking out of the top one.

This photos was taken on Saturday Aug. 29th 5 days after deployment on the 24th