New Artificial Reefs Deployed in Taylor County, Florida’s Gulf Waters, October 2015

  During this past summer and fall, Taylor County deployed 2 new artificial reefs on the permitted Buckeye Reef site. This site is approximately 26 nautical miles off Keaton Beach. The first reef deployment consisted of 120 constructed concrete cubes. The cubes were placed in patches of 4 cubes per patch, for a total of …

Buckeye Reef Off Taylor County Expanded — Sponsored By The Gainesville Offshore Fishing Club

The Gainesville Offshore Fishing Club donated funds to increase the size of the Buckeye Reef. You can find a video of the reef here:  https://youtu.be/uuxIgKwYWr0. As you can see from the video, shortly after the culverts were put in place, there were amberjack and grouper present, with schools of baitfish. The GPS coordinates for the …