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New Gulfside Artificial Reefs Give Keys Marine Life More Places to Call Home

Project Coverage

August 14, 2026

New Gulfside Artificial Reefs Give Keys Marine Life More Places to Call Home

Keys Weekly follows ReefMaker's precision deployment of concrete and limestone habitat modules in Monroe County's Gulfside Network.

Walter Marine Super Reef module prepared for deployment off Bay County, Florida

Artificial Reef Deployments

August 2, 2026

Walter Marine Deploys Super Reef Modules in Bay County Federal Waters

Walter Marine deployed Super Reef modules in Bay County federal waters as part of a restoration project supporting fisheries and marine biodiversity.

Walter Marine deploying artificial reef modules off Pensacola, Florida

Artificial Reef Deployments

August 2, 2026

Walter Marine Deploys 217 Modules Across 43 Escambia County Reef Sites

Walter Marine helped deploy 217 concrete reef modules across 43 artificial reef sites approximately 4.5 nautical miles from Pensacola Pass.

Walter Marine Deploys 54 Artificial Reef Modules off Dog Island

Artificial Reef Deployments

July 27, 2026

Walter Marine Deploys 54 Artificial Reef Modules off Dog Island

Walter Marine deployed 54 artificial reef modules across two permitted sites off Dog Island, expanding marine habitat while establishing meaningful memorial reefs.

Project Coverage

July 27, 2026

Marine Memories for Life

The Apalachicola Times reports on four memorial reefs and 54 modules deployed by Walter Marine off Dog Island.

Destination Panama City Seeks Partners for LovePC Snorkel Reef

Project Coverage

June 17, 2026

Destination Panama City Seeks Partners for LovePC Snorkel Reef

Destination Panama City outlines a proposed 50-unit EcoSystems snorkeling reef planned for the downtown St. Andrews Bay waterfront.

Project Coverage

June 4, 2026

Artificial Reefs Deployed in Escambia County

WKRG reports on the habitat, access and research goals behind Escambia County's 43-site artificial reef deployment.

Project Coverage

June 2, 2026

Escambia County Deploys 43 New Artificial Reefs

Escambia County reports on 217 concrete modules placed by its Marine Resources Division and Walter Marine at 43 offshore sites.

The Famous Black Pearl Becomes a Local Sunken Treasure

Project Coverage

November 20, 2025

The Famous Black Pearl Becomes a Local Sunken Treasure

WJHG covers Walter Marine's towing and controlled sinking of the Black Pearl as a new dive reef in Bay County.

Fall Fishing Gets Bigger and Better in Franklin County

Project Coverage

August 26, 2025

Fall Fishing Gets Bigger and Better in Franklin County

Florida's Forgotten Coast reports on 65 Walter Marine reef modules deployed across three Franklin County sites.

New Mickler Memorial Reef Is in the Water

Project Coverage

August 14, 2025

New Mickler Memorial Reef Is in the Water

The Organization for Artificial Reefs reports on the Bill Mickler Memorial Reef and additions to the Carl Enis site off Dog Island.

Alabama Power and ADCNR Team Up to Build Offshore Reefs

Project Coverage

October 31, 2024

Alabama Power and ADCNR Team Up to Build Offshore Reefs

Outdoor Alabama covers Walter Marine's precise deployment of retired power poles and tower sections as new offshore habitat.

Pyramid-shaped Super Reef module suspended by crane cables above the water

Project Coverage

October 2, 2024

30 Super Reefs to Be Dropped in the Gulf

WJHG reports on Bay County's approval of 30 Walter Marine Super Reefs for deployment in deep Gulf waters.

ReefMaker’s Maranatha II artificial reef deployment vessel in the Gulf of Mexico at sunset

Profiles & Features

July 22, 2024

ReefMaker: Building the Gulf's Artificial Reefs

Mobile Bay Magazine joins Captain Stewart Walter and the Maranatha II crew for an overnight artificial reef deployment in the Gulf.

Profiles & Features

June 18, 2024

The Booming Business of Alabama's Artificial Reefs

Noema examines Alabama's extensive artificial reef program, Walter Marine's role in it and the scientific questions surrounding reef habitat.

ReefMaker vessel deploying 3D-printed coastal protection reef modules offshore

Project Coverage

February 28, 2024

First 3D-Printed Artificial Reefs Sunk off Destin and Fort Walton Beach

Get The Coast reports on Walter Marine's deployment of 25 large 3D-printed concrete reef modules for an Okaloosa County pilot project.

Multiple Super Reef modules loaded aboard a vessel for marine deployment

Project Coverage

May 31, 2023

Okaloosa Deploys 46 Prefabricated Artificial Reef Modules

Get The Coast covers a one-day Walter Marine deployment that created four new patch reefs off Destin and Fort Walton Beach.

AARA Buddy Ward Artificial Reef Deployment

Project Coverage

June 30, 2021

AARA Buddy Ward Artificial Reef Deployment

The Apalachicola Artificial Reef Association documents Walter Marine's inaugural deployment at the Buddy Ward site off St. George Island.

Work Boats Expand Orange Beach's Snorkeling Reef System

Project Coverage

June 30, 2020

Work Boats Expand Orange Beach's Snorkeling Reef System

OBA reports on Walter Marine's addition of 327 modules to three public snorkeling reef zones along Alabama's beaches.

Eagle Scout Project Memorializes Orange Beach Charter Captain

Project Coverage

May 21, 2020

Eagle Scout Project Memorializes Orange Beach Charter Captain

Outdoor Alabama tells how Garrett Ard worked with Walter Marine to create a memorial reef honoring two Gulf Coast captains.

Profiles & Features

May 17, 2018

Reef Master

Business Alabama profiles David Walter, the growth of Walter Marine and the engineering behind the company's limestone-covered reef systems.

Diver descending toward a round artificial reef habitat

Project Coverage

April 24, 2018

Alabama Working on Dive Destination Status

Outdoor Alabama reports on new vessel reefs and the state's effort to build a stronger Gulf Coast diving program.

Shifting Sand Forces Revamp of Reef Project

Project Coverage

September 28, 2017

Shifting Sand Forces Revamp of Reef Project

Navarre Press reports on field adjustments during the expansion of the Navarre Beach nearshore snorkeling reef.

Catching Waves to Save a Historic Shoreline

Project Coverage

September 14, 2017

Catching Waves to Save a Historic Shoreline

Coastal Review covers a Walter Marine wave attenuation system protecting the Brunswick Town and Fort Anderson historic shoreline.

Fish swimming around a limestone-covered artificial reef structure underwater

Project Coverage

February 2, 2017

UWF Researchers Studying Effects of Artificial Reefs

WUWF reports on University of West Florida research tracking ecological changes around six reefs built and deployed by Walter Marine.