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“"We could not be more pleased with our Mini Reef. We live on a canal and have noticed how wonderfully clear the water has gotten. This has encouraged more wildlife, we have more dolphins and fish in our canal than before. We would encourage every home on water to install one of these Mini Reefs!" ”
- Fiona Winter, Marco Island
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“We have only had our mini-reef for about 3 months, but the results are amazing! Even this early in its growth, we are seeing extraordinary amounts and species of fish under our dock. We went out last night and there was a school of about (30) mangrove snappers feeding in and about the reef. A couple weeks ago I went out and there was a nice size snook hanging around the reef, enjoying an evening meal. Just activity in general around and under our dock has increased tremendously since installing the reef. We are having two more mini-reefs installed today! ”
- -Andy Vogelsang, Marco Island, FL
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“We saw early on a marked increase not only in the
number of the small "bait fish" but also in the diversity of the larger game fish; some of which
we had not seen in almost 20 years here on the canal. It is truly a testament to the success of
these artificial reefs that we continue to this day to enjoy further increases. Along with the
myriads of bait fish, Mangrove Snapper, and small Sea Trout, we have now seen Snook again
and Tarpon, for the first time, swimming at our dock as well.
Thanks to some underwater camera pictures it is obvious that there is a continuous robust
growth of "filter feeders" on these habitats which can be expected to help "clean up" or filter
the canal's water as well as make a great environment to sustain the bait fish.
I have webcam footage during Hurricane Wilma showing Perrine Canal nearly empty at one
point and then surge to several feet higher than our seawall into the yard, and yet the artificial
reef was still intact and apparently unharmed. This is an amazing degree of resilience
considering the strength of Wilma when it hit the island. ”
- Dr. Peter Foster, Marco Island
