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Around 880 homes along Siesta Key’s Grand Canal have docks, and thanks to a grassroots effort, about 60 of them now have mechanisms to help clean the murky canal water.

David and Alex Wolff of Oceans Habitats Inc. installed 22 similar Mini Reefs beneath the docks on Manasota Key.

The waters that flow through Siesta Key’s Grand Canal may have a new lease on life thanks to a pilot “mini reef” project that the Siesta Key Association (SKA) has...

The beginning of the Siesta Key grand canal project

Thousands of tiny sea creatures — filtering water and attracting fish — grow on artificial reefs underneath docks in Marco Island. Photo courtesy Ocean Habitats LLC Beginning decades ago, thousands...

Ocean Habitats is excited to announce its new water quality monitoring program for Marco Island.  Canal Watch is one of several new initiatives Ocean Habitats is launching in an effort...

Ocean Habitats, Inc. has developed an artificial habitat system that is called a “Mini Reef ” which establishes a micro ecosystem of aquatic life under existing boat docks. The mini...

Lionfish have become a serious problem in the western Atlantic over the past 35 years, after being introduced most likely by saltwater aquarium owners releasing their fish. A native of...