Mike Trombley was one of the original founders of MBARA and helped it to become one of the most active volunteer artificial reef programs in Florida. Concrete culverts & pipes on sand bottom in 20′ of water. Reef height 4′. Deployed 9 Feb 2000. 4 Florida Limestone Artificial Reefs measuring 8 feet tall added on 10 Nov 2016. This reef addition was constructed under FWC Grant 15158 with funds from the Natural Resources Damage Assessment Phase III. T wo piling mounted Ecosystems added on 26 Apr 2017. Verified 3 Jan 2021
Location:
Bell Shoal
REEF ID: 13
Latitude: 29° 54.707 N
Longitude: 85° 28.539 W
Range: 3.35 nm
Bearing: 225
Depth: 23 feet
Range and Bearing is taken from mouth of Mexico Beach Canal.