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benthic_ArtificialReef_fl_point
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GCS_NAD_1983_2011
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NAD_1983_2011_Florida_GDL_Albers
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GISLibrarian
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
GIS Data Librarian
727-896-8626
727-893-1679
Fish and Wildlife Research Institute 100 Eighth Avenue Southeast
St. Petersburg
Florida
33701
GISLibrarian@MyFWC.com
20250501
ArcGIS Metadata
1.0
GISLibrarian
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
GIS Data Librarian
727-896-8626
727-893-1679
Fish and Wildlife Research Institute 100 Eighth Avenue Southeast
St. Petersburg
Florida
33701
GISLibrarian@MyFWC.com
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Usually within 10 business days, although, complex requests may take longer
SHP
Downloadable Data. GIS data can be downloaded from http://geodata.myfwc.com Excel tabular data can be downloaded from the Artificial Reef Section's website: http://myfwc.com/conservation/saltwater/artificial-reefs/locate-reefs/
http://myfwc.com/conservation/saltwater/artificial-reefs/locate-reefs/
http://geodata.myfwc.com
https://gis.myfwc.com/data/zips/custom/artificial_reefs_gpx_depth.zip
Zipped GPX File
Enterprise Geodatabase Feature Class
Artificial Reef Locations in Florida
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
FWC, DMF
Tallahassee, FL
vector digital data
<DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>Encompassing 34 of 35 different coastal counties spread along 1,357 miles of ocean fronting coastline, Florida manages one of the most diverse, and most active artificial reef programs in the United States. As of March 2026, the FWC Artificial Reef Program reports over 4,523 artificial reef deployment locations state-wide. Artificial Reefs are about evenly divided between state and federal waters and range from 1 feet in depth to 511 feet (average depth 68 feet). Each point in this GIS data set represents a single deployment event (either a uniquely located artificial reef or deployments of the same reef on different days). Division of Marine Fisheries Management maintains and updates the source database. This data set represents deployments through March 6, 2026.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN /></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
This data set is for display purposes only. Do not use it for navigation. Each point location is intended to represent a single deployment event, defined as either different location coordinates or the same coordinates but on different days. It is important to note that DMF has not independently confirmed most of the reef locations and this data had been supplied form various sources without verification.
FWC Division of Marine Fisheries Management
Kieth Mille
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Division of Marine Fisheries Management
(850) 617-9633
620 South Meridian Street, Box 4B2
Tallahassee
FL
32399
kieth.mille@MyFWC.com
Water Management Districts
St. Johns River Water Management District
Southwest Florida Water Management District
Suwannee River Water Management District
Northwest Florida Water Management District
South Florida Water Management District
FWC Region
FWC Region-Northeast
FWC Region-South
FWC Region-Southwest
FWC Region-North Central
FWC Region-Northwest
FWRIplace
Estero Bay
northwest Florida
Charlotte Harbor
Florida Keys
Cape Canaveral National Seashore
statewide
west coast of Florida
northeast Florida
Big Bend
Florida Straits
Biscayne Bay
southwest Florida
south Florida
Atlantic Ocean
Florida
Tampa Bay
Gulf of America
southeast Florida
north Florida
east coast of Florida
Cedar Keys National Wildlife Refuge
Florida Waterbodies
Florida Bay
Atlantic Ocean
Gulf of America
ISO 19115 Topic Category
oceans
FWRItheme
GIS
marine
artificial reefs
habitat (rivers
estuaries
ecology
hard bottom)
benthic
mapping
FWC Region-Northeast
Estero Bay
GIS
northwest Florida
marine
oceans
Charlotte Harbor
Florida Keys
St. Johns River Water Management District
Cape Canaveral National Seashore
FWC Region-South
artificial reefs
habitat (rivers
estuaries
ecology
hard bottom)
FWC Region-Southwest
statewide
west coast of Florida
northeast Florida
Southwest Florida Water Management District
benthic
Big Bend
Florida Straits
Biscayne Bay
Suwannee River Water Management District
Florida Bay
southwest Florida
Atlantic Ocean
FWC Region-North Central
south Florida
Atlantic Ocean
FWC Region-Northwest
Florida
Tampa Bay
Northwest Florida Water Management District
Gulf of America
southeast Florida
South Florida Water Management District
mapping
north Florida
Gulf of America
east coast of Florida
Cedar Keys National Wildlife Refuge
This data set is in the public domain, and the recipient may not assert any proprietary rights thereto nor represent it to anyone as other than a FWC-FWRI produced data set; it is provided "as-is" without warranty of any kind, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. The user assumes all responsibility for the accuracy and suitability of this data set for a specific application. In no event will the staff of the Fish and Wildlife Research Institute be liable for any damages, including lost profits, lost savings, or other incidental or consequential damages arising from the use of or the inability to use this data set.
These data are available without restriction. It is strongly recommended that this data is directly acquired from FWC and not indirectly through other sources which may have changed the data in some way. FWC makes no claims as to the data's suitability for other purposes. Acknowledgement of the FWC Division of Marine Fisheries as the data source and originator, would be appreciated in any products developed from these data, and such acknowledgment as is standard for citation and legal practices for data source is expected by users of this data. Please cite the original metadata when using portions of the record to create a similar record of slightly altered data, such as a re-projection. If any data are modified or adjusted, please share the edited information with FWC. Users should be aware that comparison with other data sets for the same area from other time periods may be inaccurate due to inconsistencies resulting from changes in mapping conventions, data collection, and computer processes over time. FWC shall not be liable for improper or incorrect use of this data. These data are not legal documents and are not to be used as such. This is not a survey data set and should not be utilized as such. These data are not to be used for navigation.
FWRI-DC
Available without restriction
<DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>Acknowledgement of the FWC-FWRI (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute) as the data source, and the originator FWC Division of Marine Fisheries, would be appreciated in any products developed from these data, and such acknowledgment as is standard for citation and legal practices for data source is expected by users of this data. Please cite the original metadata when using portions of the record to create a similar record of slightly altered data, such as reprojection. If any data are modified or adjusted, please share the edited information with FWC. Users should be aware that comparison with other data sets for the same area from other time periods may be inaccurate due to inconsistencies resulting from changes in mapping conventions, data collection, and computer processes over time. FWC shall not be liable for improper or incorrect use of this data. These data are not legal documents and are not to be used as such. This is not a survey data set and should not be utilized as such. These data are not to be used for navigation.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
ArcGIS for Desktop 10.3.1
-87.511706
-79.806912
24.388347
30.737084
0.000000
0.000000
ground condition
2025-05-01T00:00:00
0.000000
0.000000
Please note that reef materials can move, degrade, or become buried over time. This is especially true for metal materials with thicknesses less than ¼” or lightweight materials. Additionally, many reef locations in the database are based on historical data with inherent potential location inaccuracies that may not have been ground-truth since their deployment. If you have updated information regarding the condition or location of an artificial reef please contact the FWC Artificial Reef Database Administrator via email at keith.mille@myfwc.com Prior to July 1, 2004, the Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FWRI) was known as the Florida Marine Research Institute (FMRI). The institute name has not been changed in historical data sets or references to work completed by the Florida Marine Research Institute. The institute name has been changed in references to ongoing research, new research, and contact information. These data are also known as "Florida Artificial Reef Deployment Database." Note: if these data are converted to shapefile, null values in number fields will be converted to zero. This will hide any true zero values.
1
-87.511701
-79.806909
30.737078
24.376455
No restrictions on metadata.
FWRI-MC
Metadata must be distributed with the data set.
Metadata must be distributed with the data set.
FWC-DMF has not independently confirmed most of the reef locations, and this data had been supplied from various sources without verification.
The data appear to be complete, as of the delivery date from DMFM to FWRI.
Please note that reef materials can move, degrade, or become buried over time. This is especially true for metal materials with thicknesses less than ¼” or lightweight materials. Additionally, many reef locations in the database are based on historical data with inherent potential location inaccuracies that may not have been ground-truth since their deployment. If you have updated information regarding the condition or location of an artificial reef please contact the FWC Artificial Reef Database Administrator via email at keith.mille@myfwc.com.
Original coordinates were in decimal minutes with 1/1000 minute precision (xx.xxx minutes), but data have not been verified or field checked by DMF or FWRI. Please note that reef materials can move, degrade, or become buried over time. This is especially true for metal materials with thicknesses less than ¼” or lightweight materials. Additionally, many reef locations in the database are based on historical data with inherent potential location inaccuracies that may not have been ground-truth since their deployment. If you have updated information regarding the condition or location of an artificial reef please contact the FWC Artificial Reef Database Administrator via email at keith.mille@myfwc.com
The vertical accuracy is accurate as of the time of deployment.
the point and attribute data.
FARD_Material_Jan_2023
DMF artificial reefs deployment database
2021-11-08T00:00:00
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), Division of Marine Fisheries Management (DMF)
FWC, DMF
Tallahassee, FL
vector digital data
ground condition
2022-11-28T00:00:00
DMF provided the data to FWRI as a feature class projected in NAD83_(2011)_FGDL_Albers (meters). FWRI staff wrote metadata for the dataset and imported the data into the SDE databases.
2025-05-01T00:00:00
GISLibrarian
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
GIS Data Librarian
727-896-8626
727-893-1679
Fish and Wildlife Research Institute 100 Eighth Avenue Southeast
St. Petersburg
Florida
33701
GISLibrarian@MyFWC.com
4476
EPSG
8.2.10(10.3.1)
ArtificialReef_fl_point
Each point contains extensive attributes describing the artificial reef. Many of the fields were developed by DMF for internal tracking purposes.
Producer defined
Feature Class
4476
OBJECTID
Internal feature number.
Esri
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
OBJECTID
OID
4
10
0
DeployID
A unique six digit alphanumeric identifier for each deployment record, assigned by FWC.
FWC
text
DeployID
String
50
0
0
DDate
Deployment Date
Integer
4
10
0
Description
Description
String
1000
0
0
Tonnage
Tons
Double
8
38
8
Depth
Depth (ft)
Double
8
38
8
Relief
Relief (ft)
Double
8
38
8
Name
Deployment Name
String
100
0
0
County
The Florida County nearest to the artificial reef project.
FWC
text
County
String
30
0
0
DeployDate
The date of deployment (MM/DD/YYYY). Double zeros indicate estimates based on the best available historic information.
FWC
Date in MM/DD/YYYY format
Deploy Date
String
255
0
0
Jurisdiction
Deployment Jurisdiction
FWC
Federal
deployment in federal waters
FWC
State
deployment in state waters
FWC
Jurisdiction
String
20
0
0
MatDescrip
Description
String
200
0
0
MatCat
MatCat
String
255
0
0
Coast
In which Florida Coast the reef is located
FWC
Atlantic
Atlantic Ocean Coast
FWC
Gulf
Gulf of America Coast
FWC
Coast
String
20
0
0
Long_DM
Longitude (DM)
String
255
0
0
Lat_DM
Latitude (DM)
String
255
0
0
Long_DD
Longitude (DD)
Double
8
38
8
Lat_DD
Latitude (DD)
Double
8
38
8
LocAccuracy
Location Accuracy
Integer
4
10
0
Shape
Feature geometry.
Esri
Coordinates defining the features.
Shape
Geometry
8
0
0
created_user
created_user
String
255
0
0
created_date
created_date
Date
8
0
0
last_edited_user
last_edited_user
String
255
0
0
last_edited_date
last_edited_date
Date
8
0
0
Simple
FALSE
4476
TRUE
FALSE