12th Annual MBARA Kingfish Tournament
Coming August 23, 2008


For Details on Tournament Click Here
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Underwater Oasis
      Artificial Reefs Provide Refuge for Fish appeared in the December 2004-January 2005 issue of Emerald Coast Magazine and is reprinted on our Web site with permission from Rowland Publishing, Inc.
Latest Reefsite
OAR BBSWC Barge
100 ft. long steel barge w/ concrete culvert boxes. Deployed June 26, 2007. Funded primarily by the Organization for Artificial Reefs (OAR). The MBARA extends their thanks to OAR.
Latest Video
Posey Hole 06/24/2006 Natural Reef Habitat
This reef is composed of natural limestone reef habitat. It is located approximately 20 nm. offshore of Cape San Blas.

Refugia Reef A30 07-22-2006
1 Walter Marine "Florida Special" pyramid reef module.

Smurfit-Stone Reef #5 09/30/2006
2 steel cylinders 20 ft. long x 12 ft. diameter. Video taken 09/30/2006.

Jerry Combs Reef 09/30/2006
150 tons of concrete pipes and culverts. Video taken on 09/30/2006.

City of Mexico Beach 2005 Grant Reef 04/28/2007
45 Florida Special pyramid reef modules with steel panels. This reef was funded via a grant from the FWC Artificial Reef Program. The underwater video was taken on 04/28/2007.

Charlie Parker Memorial Reef 07/06/2007
9 Florida Special pyramid reef modules with rock panels.

Natural Reef Habitat - Cape San Blas 07/21/2007
Natural Reef habitat offshore of Cape San Blas, Fl. Undewater video taken on 07/21/2007.

OAR BBSWC Barge 07-06-2007
Steel Barge. Video taken 07/06/2007.

Progress Energy Reef 06/23/2007
Shrimpboat "Shady Lady". Underwater video taken 06/23/2007.


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