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.

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

8. Ready for sinking

9. Sinking

10. A New Artificial Reef. . .

12. Wickstrom Wheelhouse

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

29. BARATTA “ SIGHT-SEA-ER”

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”

43. www.mcacreeffund.org

44. www.MartinReefs.com