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Additional Information on the Artificial Reef Program |
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0.6 nm West of Port Tampa/ Picnic Island Fishing Pier. LORAN C: 14257.7 /44631.9 Latitude: N 27° 51.65' Longitude: W 82° 33.79' Heading: 300° from Picnic Island Natural depth 24 ft. Minimum navigational clearance: 10ft.(MLLW) Started: March 21, 1987. Reef Materials: 4 steel barges, concrete pilings and slabs. Reef Area: 100yds. (East/West) x 400yds.
(North/South) 1.8 nm West of Mangrove Pt. North of Bahia Beach. LORAN C: 14245.8/44560.3 Latitude: N 27° 44.89' Longitude: W 82° 30.92' Heading: 305° from Bahia Beach Marina channel. Natural depth: 18-24 ft. Minimum navigational clearance: 10ft.(MLLW) Started: September 7, 1987 Reef Materials: Concrete pilings, slabs, and culvert pipe. Reef Area: 200yds. (East/West) x 400yds. (North/South) 4 Reef areas along the sides of the Ballast Point Fishing Pier atBallast Point Park. Reef areas are 100' x 200' each. Near edge of the reefs are 50' from the pier. Started: December 1987. Reef materials: concrete pilings, slabs, culvert, benches. Pier fishermen should fish near, but not in the reef modules to avoid the loss of tackle. Note: This reef area is for pier fishermen. Boating is prohibited within 250' of the pier by Tampa Ordinance.
1.5 nm Northwest of Port Manatee. LORAN C: 14225.6/44557.2 Latitude: N 27° 39.79' Longitude: W 82° 34.74' Heading: 230° from Bahia Beach Marina. Natural Depth: 19-21ft. (MLLW) Minimum navigational clearance: 8ft. (MLLW) Started: October 16, 1990 Reef Materials: Concrete pilings, rubble, bridge decking Reef Area: 400yds. x 400yds. 100ft West of Picnic Island fishing pier. 75ft (North-South) x 50ft (East-West). Natural depth: 16-18 ft.(MLLW). Minimum navigational clearance: 10ft(MLLW). Note: This site contains specially designed, concrete pyramids and is intended to enhance fishing from the pier. 0.4 nm. South of the Tampa side of the Courtney Campbell Causeway. LORAN C: 14267.9/44702.0 Latitude: N 27° 57.81' Longitude: W 82° 36.86' Heading: 180° from Courtney Campbell boat ramp. Natural depth: 16ft. (MLLW). Minimum navigational clearance: 8ft. (MLLW). Started: July 1991 Reef Materials: Concrete pilings Reef area: 400 yds.(East/West) x 200yds. (North/South) 1.0 nm. West of the Interbay Peninsula, between the Howard Frankland and Gandy Bridges. LORAN C: 14266.5/44649.4 Latitude: N 27° 54.70' Longitude: W 82° 33.25’ Heading: 350° from main span of Gandy Bridge. Natural depth: 16ft.(MLLW). Minimum navigational clearance: 8ft.(MLLW). Started: December 23, 1991 Reef Materials: Concrete pilings, bridge supports. Reef area: 400yds. (North/South) x 200yds. (East/West) 0.8 nm. from Southern tip of Egmont Key. LORAN C: 14193.5/44606.8 Latitude: N 27° 35.00' Longitude: W 82° 44.60’ Heading: 190° from Southern tip of Mullet Key. Natural depth: 17-23ft.(MLLW) Minimum navigational clearance: 10ft.(MLLW). Started: June 1999 Reef Materials: Concrete pipe, rubble, and pyramids Reef area: 400 yds. x 400 yds.
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