School of Amberjacks 9 Jul 2010 Amberjacks & Dredge 9 Jul 2010 Amberjacks & Dredge 9 Jul 2010 Dredge & Blue Angelfish 9 Jul 2010 Stern of Dredge & Gray Snappers 9 Jul 2010 Gray & Red Snappers 9 Jul 2010 Red Snappers Topside 9 Jul 2010 Red Sanppers 9 Jul 2010 Triggerfish 9 Jul 2010 Carol Cox & Gorgonians on Dredge 9 Jul 2010 Hard Corals & Gorgonians 9 Jul 2010 Red Snappers 9 Jul 2010 Amberjacks 9 Jul 2010 White Hard Octo Corals 9 Jul 2010 Cubbyus 9 Jul 2010 Carol Cox and Fish 9 Jul 2010 Shovelnose Lobster 9 Jul 2010 Blue Angelfish 9 Jul 2010 Amberjacks 9 Jul 2010

Gene Childs Memorial Reef (p)

Reef Area: Bay County LAARS Site B
TD1: 13954.3
TD2: 46832.7
LAT: 29 46.720
LON: 85 50.030
Range: 23.4
Bearing: 243.9
Range and Bearing is taken from mouth of Mexico Beach Canal.
Old Mexico Beach dredge boat sunk as an artificial reef. This reef was deployed in deep water (~ 120 ft) in the Bay county Site B large area reef permit to the west of the shipping fairway. This reef is named for Gene Childs, a charter member of the Mexico Beach Artifical Reef Association. Verified by MBARA divers 9 Jul 2010.