DNR Deploys Retired Barge to Enhance Reef Off Georgia Coast

Diving, fishing tournament raises over $17,000 for artificial reef construction in Destin-Fort Walton Beach

More than 30 divers and anglers competed in the Emerald Coast Reef Association’s second annual Haunted Harvest tournament this past weekend, raising over $17,000 for artificial reef construction in the Destin-Fort Walton Beach area. The tournament, held Oct. 24-25 at Harbor Tavern on the Destin Harbor, featured four categories: heaviest spiny lobster, heaviest slipper lobster, heaviest red snapper and longest lionfish. The event added a red sna…

DNR deploys retired barge to enhance reef off Georgia coast

BRUNSWICK - The Georgia Department of Natural Resources deployed a retired barge to enhance Artificial Reef off the Georgia coast. The post DNR deploys retired barge to enhance reef off Georgia coast appeared first on Valdosta Today.

Retired Barge Enhances Artificial Reef off Georgia Coast

The Coastal Resources Division (CRD) of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources on Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025, deployed a 130-foot retired barge to Artificial Reef A, located approximately seven nautical miles east of Little Cumberland Island in about 40 feet of water. The steel-hulled vessel was thoroughly cleaned and inspected by the U.S. Coast Guard prior […] The post Retired Barge Enhances Artificial Reef off Georgia Coast appeared first on …