REEFMAKER

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WALTER MARINE

• REEFMAKER
• Artificial Reefs

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Materials of Opportunity
Concrete Rubble is a Popular Method of Building
Artificial Reefs
However, Handling, Staging and Deployment Costs
are Increasing
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Profile
Is Concrete Rubble a Worthwhile Artificial Reef
Material?
Even During the Best of Deployment Conditions
Rubble Usually Settles into a Unproductive Low
Profile Reef
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PH
Concrete Has a Slightly Higher PH Than Seawater
This Limits the Diversity of Marine Life Able
to Live on the Reef
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BEST REEF MATERIAL
Limestone Rock Is Believed To Be The Best
Artificial Reef Material
But, All Limestone Is Not the Same
Limestone Must be Soft Enough for Marine Worms to
Bore into, But Hard Enough to Withstand the Harsh
Environment Artificial Reefs Must Endure
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Florida Limestone
Comprised of Ancient Clamshells
Soft Enough for Boring Animals to Attach
Perfect PH for Seawater
Durable
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Limestone Boulders
Limestone Boulders Are Preferred By Most Marine
Scientists for Artificial Reefs
But, Deployment Costs Make Any Sizeable
Limestone Boulder Reef Cost Prohibitive
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Fuel Labor Costs
What Is Needed Is an Inexpensive Alternative to
Concrete Rubble and/or Limestone boulders
Even Better, Would Be More Cubic Feet and a
Higher Profile for Less Money
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Florida Limestone Artificial Reef
Introducing Walter Marines Florida Limestone
Reef.
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Footprint
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Surface Area
One Florida Limestone Reef Has More Limestone
Surface Area Than a 5 x 5 Boulder
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Fish Love Florida limestone
Two Weeks of Growth
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Fish Production
Caught Off One Florida Limestone Reef, 6 Weeks
After Deployment
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Ilene Beard Reef Off Pensacola
Public Reef Pensacola, Florida
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Construction
Each Florida Limestone Reef Unit Contains Over
270 of ½ Rebar and One Yard of Concrete, Plus ¾
Ton of Limestone
Each Unit Weights Approx. 6,000 Lbs
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Public Reef
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REEFMAKER
Reefmakers MARANATHA is Designed for Efficient
Artificial Reef Transport and Deployment
Deployment Costs are Reduced Enough to Make
Reefmakers Florida Limestone Reef an
Economical Alterative to Materials of Opportunity
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RED SNAPPER LOVE FLORIDA LIMESTONE
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MARANATHA
MARANATHA Can Carry 60 Florida Limestone Reefs
and Push a Barge with 75 Additional Reefs.
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Largest Deployer of Artificial Reefs in the USA
Before Spending Money on an Artificial Reef
Project Compare the Florida Limestone to Less
Effective and More Costly Materials
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COMPARISON COST

• Based on 90,000
• Limestone Rock Florida Limestone
  Reef
• Average rock size 5 x 5 x5 Size
  8 x 10
• 60 rocks at 100 cu. ft. ea 48 reef
  units 118 cu. ft. ea.
• TOTAL CUBIC FEET TOTAL CUBIC FEET
• 4500 Cu. Ft. at ? tall 5,727 Cu. Ft.
  at 8 tall
• Includes 10 days of travel
  with MARANATHA, less
  travel more reefs

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ECOSYSTEMS REEF
For Shallow Water Reefs, Consider Using
EcoSystems Reef Unit
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EcoSystem Disc
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Discs
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Piling Stop Mechanism
Stop mechanism to prevent units from sliding
down.
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Installing EcoSystems
Fiberglass Piling , Concrete, Fiberglass Rebar,
and Limestone Rock Construction Have No Known
Life and Should Last For Generations To Come
Its Also Removable and Reusable Elsewhere
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Installing EcoSystems
Install EcoSystems over Dock Piling During Dock
Construction
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PILING
Fiberglass piling by Pearson Piling is
recommended for use with EcoSystems
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Piling Test
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ECOSYSTEMS
As We Look to Future, Complex Artificial Reefs
Will Play an Important Role in Estuary Enhancement
Juvenile Fish Need Estuary for Protection During
Early Months of Life
EcoSystems Reefs Are the Perfect Solution for
Shallow Water Inshore Use
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OTHER CONFIGURATIONS FOR ECOSYSTEMS
EcoSystems Can Be Mounted on a Pedestal for
Deeper Water Installation
EcoSystems Artificial Reef for Offshore Use
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CORAL REEF RESTORATION
EcoSystems Reef can be configured to any size and
height
Uneven Configurations make ideal Coral Reef
Restoration Units.
Several Years of Growth will completely disguise
any man-made signs
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CONTACT INFORMATION

• ECOSYSTEMS
• P O Box 998
• Orange Beach, AL 36561
• David Walter
• 251-979-2200
• 251-967-2022 Fax
• reefmaker_at_gulftel.com
• www.reefmaker.net