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- “ Our Underwater Desert” The Ocean Floor
- Martin County’s Artificial Reef Program & MCAC Reef Fund, Inc.
- 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
- 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.
- 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‘
- U.S. Army FS 553
- Headed for the Sirotkin Reef Site Deployed January 21, 2003
- Ready for sinking
- Sinking
- A New Artificial Reef. . .
- Wickstrom Wheelhouse
- The Wickstrom 3 years later
- MCAC Reef Fund is a 501(C3) Corporation to enhance the artificial reef program of Martin County. All proceeds are for the artificial reefs.
- 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
- 1 st Place Kingfish Award The Conigiaro Family on “The Fuelish”
- T-Shirt Back
- FUNDING MCAC Fishing Tournament
- Tournament Picture TOP BOAT WINNER RAMPAGE “R KA NU” FISHING TEAM
- Artificial Reefs
- Deployed
- 2008
- Obsolete Navy Towers Future Fish “Hotels” 37 feet tall 9,000 pound steel towers
- HBOI
- Deployment
- Towers ready on the barge for deployment
- Deployed June 27, 2008 Deployed June 27, 2008
- SELLING THE NAMING RIGHTS PROVIDED THE FUNDS FOR DEPLOYMENT
- Dr. Bob Baratta “SIGHT-SEA-ER”
- Debbie Schmidt
- American Custom Yachts
- Bausch American Towers
- Group at HBOI with Towers
- “ BRAGGIN’ BASH” Auction Winner Dr. Baratta’s Artificial Reef
- BARATTA “ SIGHT-SEA-ER”
- Baratta Map The MCAC Artificial Reef Fund DEEP REEFS
- Underwater Kerry Dillon, Diver Sea Rover Services
- DEBBIE SCHMIDT TOWER VIDEO
- Other Reefs Deployed in 2008
- Six new reefs deployed offshore
- southern Martin County
- located midway between
- St. Lucie and Jupiter Inlets
- Depth 65 feet
- Map of South County Deployments these new reefs need new names New South County Reefs
- South County Deployment New South County Reefs
- 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
- Northwest Site
- Southeast Site
- 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
- TUGBOAT “BIG AL” 69'
- 43’ MOTOR YACHT “TRANSCENDENT”
- www.mcacreeffund.org
- www.MartinReefs.com
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