Reefmaker Florida Specials

Blacktip shark at the Willie Krause Memorial Reef.

John and Darlene Cox Memorial Reef

Amberjacks at Gene Childs Memorial Reef

Red Grouper and pink sponges on a reef ball site

Loggerhead Turle on the Vamar

Blue Angelfish and pink sponges on a reef ball

Black Snapper and Cubbyu on a reef ball

Shovelnose Lobster at Century Boat Reef

Goliath Grouper on the Shady Lady

Carol Cox diving the Shady Lady

Warty Dorid, one of the rarest nudibranchs in the world, but sometimes common in our area.

Red Grouper on a reef ball

Spotfin Butterflyfish

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Bay County LAARS Site B

BWO 3
- MBARA Reef MB-84 Deployment
City of Mexico Beach 2005 Grant Reef
Don Ard Memorial Reef
- Don Ard Memorial Reef Deployment
G. Merrill Clift Memorial Reef
- G. Merrill Clift Memorial Reef Deployment
Gene Childs Memorial Reef
Larry Harrell Memorial Reef
- 06/06/2008
Marquardts Offshore Classic 2010
- MB 82 Marquardts 2010 Offshore Classic 15 Oct 2012
- MBARA Reef MB-82 Deployment

Bell Shoal

Beanie & Hosehead Reef
- Beanie & Hosehead Deployment 06/21/2002
Billie & Jack Smith Reef
- Test 3
Brian Moeller Reef
- Brian Moeller Memorial Reef Deployment
John Thompson Memorial Reef
- In Loving Memory of John
Mike Trombley Reef
- MB 13 Mike Trombley Reef 11 May 2012
Phinizy Reef
- MB 63 Phinizy Reef 11 May 2012
- Phinizy Memorial Reef

BridgeRubbleSite

MB-91 unnamed
OAR BBSWC Barge

Car Body

Arizona Chemical Reef
- MB 43 Arizona Chemical Reef 2 Jul 2012
- Arizona Chemical Reef 01/28/01
Capt Bill Fite Memorial Reef
- 02-06-2000 Pyramid Fish Havens
- 02-06-2000 Redfish in pyramid fish haven
Charles F. House Reef
- Charles F. House Memorial Reef Deployments
City of Mexico Beach 2000 grant reef
- City of Mexico Beach 2000 Grant Reef
- City of Mexico Beach 2000 Grant Reef, 06/26/01
Concorde Body Shop Reef
- 03-13-2000 Grouper
- Concorde Body Shop Reef 11/06/2000
- 03-13-2000 Grey Triggerfish
- 03-13-2000 Flounder
- 03-13-2000 Sheepshead
Deep South Crane Reef
- Deep South Crane Reef
Fish America Foundation Reef
- MB 72 Fish America Reef, May 2011
- MB-72 2 Jul 2011
- MB-72 Fish America Foundation Reef 11 May 2011
- Fish America Foundation Reef deployment 02/12/2003
Garfield Wilson Reef
- Garfield Wilson Reef, 03/23/2002
- Garfield Wilson Reef, 07/21/2001
- Garfield Wilson Reef, 10/21/2001, Part 1
- Garfield Wilson Reef, 10/21/2001, Part 2
Jerry Combs Reef
- Jerry Combs Reef 09/30/2006
Jim Taylor Memorial Reef
- MB 23 Jim Taylor Memorial Reef 31 Oct 2010
- Jim Taylor Memorial Reef 10/07/2006
Kaiser Tug
- MB-116 5 Aug 2011
Marquardt's Barge
- Marquardt's Barge 01/03/2004
MB-124 Unnamed
- MB 124 Eight months after deployment
- MB 124 Unnamed 5 Jul 2012
- MB 124 Unnamed Reef 30 Oct 2010
- MB 124 Yellow Seaweed Blenny
- MB-124 Unnamed 11 May 2011
MB-125 Unnamed
- MB 125 Unnamed Sailboat
- MB-125 Unnamed Sailboat
MB-126 Unnamed
- MB-126 22 Aug 2011
MB-127 Unnamed
- MB 127 Unnamed 2 Jul 2012
MB-52 unnamed fish haven
- Unnamed Fish Haven Reef 05/13/00
- Unnamed Fish Haven Reef 06/26/01
MBARA Barge
- Divers on survey dive for MBARA Barge
- MBARA Barge 07-21-2001
- MBARA Barge, 06/26/01
- MBARA Barge, 10/22/01, Part 1
- MBARA Barge, 10/22/01, Part 2
Mexico Beach Memorial Reef
- MB 122 Mexico Beach Memorial Reef 11 May 2012
Monachelli Memorial Reef
- Monachelli Reef 07/21/01
Raymond Miles Reef
- MB 128 Raymond Miles Reef 5 Jul 2012
Redfish Reef
- 03-01-2000 Jewfish inside Reefball
Sikes Memorial Reef
- Sikes Memorial Reef 03/23/02
Smurfit-Stone Reef 1
- Smurfit-Stone Reef #1
Smurfit-Stone Reef 3
- Smurfit-Stone Reef #3
Smurfit-Stone Reef 5
- Smurfit-Stone Reef #5 deployment 10/25/2002
- Smurfit-Stone Reef #5 09/30/2006
Tennessee Chuck McKibbon Reef
- MB 129 Unnamed Reef
- MB-129 11 May 2011
Triggerfish Reef 1
- Triggerfish Reef #1 02/06/00

NorthSite

98 Real Estate Group Ling Ding Reef
- MB 130 98 Real Estate Reef 15 May 2012
Aida Gonzales Memorial Reef
- MB 139 Unnamed 15 May 2012
- MB 139 Unnamed 18 Jun 2012
Century Boat Reef
- MB 101 Century Boat Reef 19 Oct 2012
- 05-08-2009
Progress Energy Reef

SouthSite

Charlie Parker Memorial Reef
- 07/06/2007

TowerSite

Air Force Tower
- MB 118 Air Force Tower 23 May 2011
MB-92 unnamed
- 07/04/2008
MB-93 unnamed
- 07/04/2008

Other Videos

Reef Research and Report Videos

One of the more important missions for the MBARA is research of artificial reefs and their impact on the marine environment. This entails the investigation of artificial reef designs and materials. Which materials are most effective at providing habitat for fish and other marine species? Which configurations provide the most cover and substrate? Our research seeks to answer these and a host of other related questions.

We monitor our reef permit areas for water quality, bottom conditions, and material movement/degradation due to storms and the passage of time. Methods used include tethered and hand-held underwater video, underwater photos, sonar surveys, and diver surveys using scuba.

Fish populations around reefs deployed by the City of Mexico Beach and the MBARA, as well as others in the local area, are monitored on a regular basis.

Pre-deployment surveys as required by the State to assure that a proposed reef site is suitable are performed.

We also have formed important relationships with the Florida Wildlife Commission and Florida Artificial Reef Program personnel with the goal of exchanging information that will benefit the public and the marine environment at large. Using this knowledge, we can make informed choices that provide the most environmental and recreational benefit for each public and private dollar spent.

Come join us in exploring and learning. Come have some fun! Join the MBARA research dive team. To join, please contact Bob Cox at rcox@mchsi.com