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| 2010 Kingfish Tournament News: We had a great turn out even with the unfavorable weather forecast. Approximately 140 boats entered the tournament and the winners are: Kingfish Category: .jpg) First Place Kingfish, 40.35 lbs for $3,000 Chris Diehl, Russell Stewart**, Miss Kingfish Katie Prince, Larry Lemieux* Boat: Gag Reflex .jpg) Second Place Kingfish, 38.6 lbs for $2,000
Back Row: Andy Williams, Monty Farrell Front Row: Shawn Cooper*, Cres Farrell, Miss Kingfish Katie Prince, Zack Farrell**, Doug Lake Boat: Just One More
.jpg) Third Place Kingfish, 37.1 lbs for $1,000
Bob Cox**, Miss Kingfish Katie Prince, Jimmy Stephens*
Boat: BobCat Largest Wahoo Category: .jpg)
Wahoo, 44.2 lbs for $1,000 Miss Kingfish Katie Prince, Scott Conyers, Jason Hines*, Tony Davis, Josh Conyers** Boat: Salt Crusher Spanish Category: .jpg) Spanish Mackerel, 5.25 lbs for $500 Miss Kingfish Katie Prince, Robbie Barkley, Michael Reddick, Bobbie Barkley, Ricky Rice, John Salter*, Guy Williams** Boat: High Interest *Caught Fish **Boat Captain The MBARA Kingfish Tournament wrapped up the Panhandle Kingfish Slam competition and the winner was Green Banana winning over $5,000 in cash and prizes from Blue Water Outriggers, Marquardt's Marina and MBARA. All proceeds from the MBARA tournament will be used for building new reefs in the near future. Also, we received $1,250 in proceeds from the Bluewater Charity Classic Tournament from George Duren of Bluewater Outriggers to help us build more reefs. Please mark your calendars and join us at our 2011 Kingfish Tournament on 26 & 27 August.
About us: The Mexico Beach Artificial Reef Association (MBARA) was formed in January of 1997 and has since deployed over 150 artificial reefs. The primary function of the organization is the conservation and environmental improvement of our natural and artificial marine reef systems in the Gulf of Mexico near Mexico Beach, Florida, but that is not all that has been done by the organization. Since its inception, the MBARA has also worked very hard to conduct and promote scientific research and evaluation of reef designs, biomass development, and fish productions. The third function of the MBARA is educating the public about the importance of reef systems to the marine ecosystem, and the impact they have on the coastal communities where they are built. All parties benefit when the information on reefs is disseminated to the public. School children, the organization's members, and the general public need to know all about reefs and reef building in order to help promote conservation and environmental improvement of the marine reef systems. We need membership support! Please join today! Your membership dues and tax deductible donations will be used to build new artificial reefs. Attention Federal employees and military members! MBARA is registered with the Northwest Florida Combined Federal Campaign (CFC). Please look for us in the local charities section of the CFC brochure when CFC key workers contact you for contributions in October and November. As a minimum, 96 percent of your contributions will be used to build reefs for fish habitat in the Gulf of Mexico in the Bay County area. We need volunteers! Are you an experienced diver? Do you have computer and writing skills? We also need writers to process grant applications. If you don't have time to volunteer, you can still help by joining MBARA and making tax deductible contributions for reef building. For more details, contact Bob Cox at rcox@mchsi.com
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Air Force TowerBased on local stories, this is part of an ACMI tower that slipped of a barge during rough seas. The tower is resting on its side in approximately 70 feet of water. The top of the tower is approximately 25 feet below the surface. This position has been verfified by the MBARA dive team.
VamarThis the wreck of the Vamar (also known as the "Lumber Ship"). The vessel lays in approximately in 25 feet of water and is visible from the surface when water is clear. Vamar is protected by Florida laws forbidding unauthorized disturbance, excavation, or removal of artifacts.
Kaiser TugThe Kaiser Tug is deteriorated from time and the affects of salt water corrosion. A small portion of the bow and stern remains with its boiler. Verfified by Bob & Carol Cox on 14 Jul 2010.
18-Mile BridgeBridge Span 11 verified by Bob Cox 08/13/2006.
MB-114 unnamed12 widely dispersed ARI Pyramid Modules deployed 06/03/1999. Verified by Bob Cox and FFWCC on 06/12/2002.
MB-113 unnamed5 Grouper Modules and 5 Florida Special pyramid modules with rock panels. Deployed on 06/19/2009.
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2009 MBARA Video
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