Florida teams have begun lowering 1,500 tons of repurposed concrete culverts into Gulf waters off Destin to create three artificial reefs; each 500-ton installation is intended to give marine life more shelter
- A major marine construction project is underway off the coast of Okaloosa County, where workers have started placing three million pounds of recycled concrete drainage pipes on the seabed to create three artificial reefs.
- The project involves lowering 1,500 tons of heavy concrete pipes into the Gulf of Mexico near Destin-Fort Walton Beach.
- Each of the three planned reef sites will receive around 500 tons of material.
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- A major marine construction project is underway off the coast of Okaloosa County, where workers have started placing three million pounds of recycled concrete drainage pipes on the seabed to create three artificial reefs.
- The project involves lowering 1,500 tons of heavy concrete pipes into the Gulf of Mexico near Destin-Fort Walton Beach.
- Each of the three planned reef sites will receive around 500 tons of material.
Sources: Times of India