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On the Water: 13 concrete balls lowered as part of artificial reef off Delray Beach

Posted by The Coastal Star on February 2, 2021 at 15:19

8507479288?profile=RESIZE_710xGlobal Sub Dive’s Go America vessel sank 10,000-pound, 7-by-6-foot reef balls Jan. 9 in the Delray Dredge Hole, a permitted artificial reef site roughly .35 mile long by .13 mile wide. CCA/Florida’s South Palm Beach County chapter and No Shoes Reefs

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On the Water: Concrete reef balls to become cornerstone of marine park

Posted by The Coastal Star on December 1, 2020 at 15:38

8237843088?profile=RESIZE_710xReef balls are made by spraying concrete or gunite over rubber molds, with the intent of getting coral and sea fans to grow on them.

 

By Willie Howard

Country singer Kenny Chesney’s No Shoes Reefs Foundation, CCA/Florida’s South Palm Beach County ch

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