Lee County, Florida Announces Funding For New Artificial Reef in Gulf of Mexico

The Lee County commissioners have awarded a contract to create a new artificial reef at Chris Koepfer's ARC Reef Site using a $120,000 grant from the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission and 1,000 tons of donated concrete and limestone.

The reef site is located approximately 14 nautical miles southwest of Redfish Pass.

Lee County has operated an active artificial reef program since the late 1980s. Grants from federal, state and private sources help create a range of recreational opportunities from inshore to the deep water of the Gulf of Mexico. Reef sites range from sunken ships and boxcars to bridges and barges. Koepfer's ARC Reef Site is named in memory of the pioneer of Lee County's artificial reef program.