McCulley Marine Services, a key artificial reef deployment company in Florida, closed in 2023 due to rising costs. Florida governments and nonprofits are shifting focus to smaller, nearshore ...

Treasure Coast nonprofits that research, protect, restore and advocate for clean water, especially the Indian River Lagoon, need more than holiday cheer to continue their missions. TCPalm's annual ...

Southwest Florida's Lee County coast is home to the first Veterans Memorial Reef, the USS Mohawk. The USS Mohawk was sunk in 2012 and became a temporary underwater art gallery in 2013. After decades ...

The USS Mohawk was scuttled off the coast of Sanibel Island in 2012 to create the first Veterans Memorial Reef. This 165-foot World War II vessel was environmentally cleaned before being sunk in 90 ...

FLORIDA, USA — A historic ocean liner will become the world’s largest artificial reef once it reaches its final resting place off Florida’s Gulf Coast. Competing diving businesses are vying for the ...

McCulley Marine Services deployed artificial reefs from Brevard to Miami-Dade counties for over two decades, but now there's no one left to do that work since the Fort Pierce business closed in 2023.