Artificial reef definition

Artificial reef means one or more manufactured or natural objects intentionally placed on the bottom in predominantly marine waters to provide conditions believed to be favorable in sustaining, or enhancing the spawning, breeding, feeding, or growth to maturity of Florida’s managed reef associated fish species as well as to increase the productivity of other reef community resources which support fisheries. Included in this definition are artificial reefs developed with one or more of the following additional objectives: enhancement of fishing and diving opportunities, fisheries research, and fisheries conservation/preservation purposes.

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Artificial reef means an area of the sea where objects have been placed on the ocean bottom to create a habitat for fish and other marine organisms.

Artificial reef means any artificial or man-made material acceptable to the Department that is placed on sovereign submerged land for the purpose of fish attraction, habitat creation, enhancement, or restoration.

Examples of Artificial reef in a sentence

• Artificial reef materials will be loaded using a suitable means of conveyance for transportation to a staging area site and loading onto a barge or other suitable vessel for offshore transportation to Project Name: Santa ▇▇▇▇ NRDA Artificial Reef Construction 2021-2022 FWC Agreement No. 21366 the designated artificial reef site.

• Artificial reef materials must be deployed in accordance with the specifications in this Agreement and applicable permits.

• Artificial reef projects constructed using previous NRDA Phase III ERP funds have shown great success, with 3,605 prefabricated artificial reef modules placed across all five counties.

• Artificial reef deployment sites will be constructed and deployed for the total of $1,300,000 less any costs incurred associated with consulting, engineering, and monitoring related to construction.

• Artificial reef structures will act as a hard substrate to increase the probability of coral colonization by mimicking natural hard substrates like rocks.

More Definitions of Artificial reef

Artificial reef means materials placed underwater that serve as habitat for fish, and include any submerged device placed in the fisheries waters to imitate a natural reef;

Artificial reef means manmade or natural objects intentionally placed in selected areas of the marine environment to duplicate those conditions that induce production of fish and invertebrates on natural reefs and rough bottoms, and that stimulate the growth of kelp or other midwater plant life which creates natural habitat for those species.

Artificial reef means a man-made or partly man-made submerged device put in the sea to imitate a natural reef;

Artificial reef means any natural or man-made structure placed in or on a body of water typically built to promote marine life in areas with a generally featureless bottom to serve as shelter and habitat, source of food, breeding areas for fishery species and contribute to shoreline protection;

Artificial reef. ' means one or more manufactured or natural objects intentionally placed on the bottom in predominantly marine waters to provide conditions believed to be favorable in sustaining, or enhancing the spawning, breeding, feeding, or growth to maturity of Florida's managed reef associated fish species as well as to increase the productivity of other reef community resources which support fisheries. Included in this

Artificial reef means a man-made or partly man-made sub- merged device put in the sea to imitate a natural reef;

Artificial reef means one or more objects of natural or manmade structures deployed on the seafloor for the purpose of enhancing fishery resources and environment;