Mexico Beach Artificial Reef Association
Building Our Fisheries' Future
Who We Are
The Mexico Beach Artificial Reef Association (MBARA) builds and deploys artificial reefs off the coast of Mexico Beach, FL, to promote the conservation and environmental improvement of our natural and artificial marine reef systems.
We are a completely volunteer group and raise funds to build these reefs primarily with donations from individuals like you, where 99% of our donations go towards deploying more artificial reefs.
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We are a non-profit and since 1997 we have deployed over 290 reefs comprised of more than 4,000 individual structures. MBARA also offers Memorial Reefs where you can build a personalized artificial reef for a loved one, creating a living legacy for generations to come.
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We are a non-profit, and since 1997 we have developed over 275 reefs comprised of more than 4,000 individual structures. Please donate and become a member.
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Most of the Gulf of Mexico is barren ocean floor with little to no natural hard bottom.Ā Our artificial reefs create and increase fish habitat, provide social-economic benefits to local coastal communities, and enhance recreational and diving opportunities.
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Jun 16 at 4:19 PM
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE THAT SUPPORTS MBARAš©µ
MBARA has been busy this year doing what they love to do. Thanks to our many sponsors, we were able to deploy $175,113 worth of reef materials off the coast of Mexico Beach in April. We couldnāt have done it without our generous sponsors to include The Florida Coastal Conservation Association, The St Joe Community Foundation, The Courtney Knight Gaines Foundation, Scallop Cove, Chuck McKibbon, and a grant from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. In addition, we were honored to assist 7 families who memorialized their loved ones with new reefs.
MBARA divers have visited all the new reefs and are happy to report they are surrounded by lots of sea life. Divers have seen large red snappers, wahoo, Spanish mackerel, bonito, and little tunny. Underwater photos and video of all the memorial reefs have been added to the MBARA website. These reefs will support our growing community of anglers and divers. Photos and video of the new, unnamed reefs will be added to www.MBARA.org as soon as our divers can get them edited.