artificial reef presentation
DESCRIPTION
Martin County, Florida Artificial Reef with slides about Fundraising, Fishing Tournament, THE WICKSTRON SHIP SINKING, HBOI Towers named BARATTA and DEBBIE SCHMIDT and the future reef called "Big Al".Thank you Dave Powell for all your work on the presentation!TRANSCRIPT
“Our Underwater Desert”
The Ocean Floor
Martin County’s Artificial Reef Program
&MCAC Reef Fund, Inc.
OUR GOALOBTAIN 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
Karl Wickstrom, Florida Sportsman Magazine
Joe Lehenr, Finest Kind Tackle & Marina
Jim Weix, Martin County Anglers Club
Dave Powell, Stuart Sailfish Club
FUND RAISINGMCAC ARTIFICIAL REEF FUND
♦ ANNUAL FISHING TOURNAMENT
2nd ANNUAL IN JULY 2008 WITH 38 BOATS NETTED $13,000 FOR THE FUND
♦ SELLING THE NAMING RIGHTS
TO FUTURE OR EXISTING ARTIFICAL REEFS
♦ DONATIONS
ALL FUNDS ARE FOR ARTIFICIAL REEF ACTIVITIES
Headed for the Sirotkin Reef SiteDeployed January 21, 2003
Sinking
Wickstrom Wheelhouse
1st Place Kingfish Award The Conigiaro Family on “The Fuelish”
HBOI
SELLING THE NAMING RIGHTS PROVIDED THE FUNDS
FOR DEPLOYMENT
• Dr. Bob Baratta “SIGHT-SEA-ER”
• Debbie Schmidt
• American Custom Yachts
• Bausch American Towers
“BRAGGIN’ BASH” Auction WinnerDr. Baratta’s Artificial Reef
Group at HBOI with Towers
Towers ready on the barge for deployment
Underwater
Kerry Dillon, Diver Sea Rover Services
Baratta MapThe MCAC Artificial Reef Fund
DEEP REEFS
Donated to MCAC Fundby
American Custom Yachts for our next project
TUG BOAT “BIG AL”
COMING SOON
TUGBOAT “BIG AL” 69'