MCAC.Presentation
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The document discusses Martin County's Artificial Reef Program and their goal of creating artificial reefs in deep offshore waters to improve recreational fishing, the marine environment, and tourism. It provides details on several reef deployments that have occurred, including a 168-foot steel freighter deployed in 2003 and obsolete Navy towers deployed in 2008. Funding for future reef projects comes from an annual fishing tournament and the sale of naming rights to existing and future reefs.
MCAC.Presentation
- 1. “ Our Underwater Desert” The Ocean Floor
- 2. Martin County’s Artificial Reef Program & MCAC Reef Fund, Inc.
- 3. 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
- 4. OUR GOAL OBTAIN SUITABLE VESSELS OR MATERIALS TO MAKE ARTIFICIAL REEFS IN THE DEEP WATERS OF MARTIN COUNTY TO IMPROVE RECREATIONAL FISHING, THE OFFSHORE ENVIRONMENT AND TOURISM.
- 5. The Wickstrom Previously known as “ Lady Laura,” “Tauros,” and U.S. Army FS 553 Deployed: January 2003 Depth: 188 feet Material: 168’ Steel freighter Profile: 71 feet Lat. N27 13.492' , Lon. W80 00.318‘
- 6. U.S. Army FS 553
- 7. Headed for the Sirotkin Reef Site Deployed January 21, 2003
- 9. Sinking
- 10. A New Artificial Reef. . .
- 13. The Wickstrom 3 years later
- 14. MCAC Reef Fund is a 501(C3) Corporation to enhance the artificial reef program of Martin County. All proceeds are for the artificial reefs.
- 15. FUND RAISING MCAC ARTIFICIAL REEF FUND ANNUAL FISHING TOURNAMENT 2nd ANNUAL IN JULY 2008 WITH 38 BOATS NETTED $13,000 FOR THE FUND and SELLING THE NAMING RIGHTS TO FUTURE OR EXISTING ARTIFICAL REEFS
- 16. 1 st Place Kingfish Award The Conigiaro Family on “The Fuelish”
- 17. T-Shirt Back
- 18. FUNDING MCAC Fishing Tournament
- 19. Tournament Picture TOP BOAT WINNER RAMPAGE “R KA NU” FISHING TEAM
- 20. Artificial Reefs Deployed 2008
- 21. Obsolete Navy Towers Future Fish “Hotels” 37 feet tall 9,000 pound steel towers
- 22. HBOI
- 23. Deployment
- 24. Towers ready on the barge for deployment
- 25. Deployed June 27, 2008 Deployed June 27, 2008
- 26. SELLING THE NAMING RIGHTS PROVIDED THE FUNDS FOR DEPLOYMENT Dr. Bob Baratta “SIGHT-SEA-ER” Debbie Schmidt American Custom Yachts Bausch American Towers
- 27. Group at HBOI with Towers
- 28. “ BRAGGIN’ BASH” Auction Winner Dr. Baratta’s Artificial Reef
- 30. Baratta Map The MCAC Artificial Reef Fund DEEP REEFS
- 31. Underwater Kerry Dillon, Diver Sea Rover Services
- 33. DEBBIE SCHMIDT TOWER VIDEO
- 34. Other Reefs Deployed in 2008 Six new reefs deployed offshore southern Martin County located midway between St. Lucie and Jupiter Inlets Depth 65 feet
- 35. Map of South County Deployments these new reefs need new names New South County Reefs
- 36. South County Deployment New South County Reefs
- 37. FOGEL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT REEF 1 Mideast Reef 27° 04.773' 80° 02.297‘ 70 60 7.6 nm LENTINE REEF 2 Midwest Reef 27° 04.769' 80° 02.423' 69 62 7.5 nm JACK MACDONALD REEF 3 Northeast Reef 27° 04.885' 80° 02.314' 70 59 7.5 nm THE HEAP 4 Northwest Reef 27° 04.888' 80° 02.430' 68 63 7.4 nm ANN MARIE REEF 5 Southeast Reef 27° 04.657' 80° 02.297' 69 59 7.6 nm SHIRLEY REEF 6 Southwest Reef 27° 04.663' 80° 02.440' 68 61 7.6 nm
- 38. Northwest Site
- 39. Southeast Site
- 40. Coming Soon Ancient Tug Boat & Steel Hulled Motor Yacht Donated to MCAC Fund for our next project “ BIG AL” TUG BOAT & MOTOR YACHT “ TRANSCENDENT ” COMING SOON
- 41. TUGBOAT “BIG AL” 69'
- 42. 43’ MOTOR YACHT “TRANSCENDENT”
Editor's Notes
- #2: Artificial Reef Presentation