Sarasota County

Artificial Reef Program

Sarasota County, Florida, is blessed with a very active artificial reef program. New additions and new reefs are constantly being created. Some of the more popular reefs for diving include M-10 which is a barge wreck. M-10 has a couple of resident Jewfish in the 300 pound size. Quite often the visibility is reduced when huge schools of small bait fish swim over the wreck. Amberjack to 100 pound size frequent this location in great numbers. Another of the more popular diving reefs is M-9. On M-9, the reef program recently ( July 1995 ) placed 5 Vietnam War era US Army tanks on the reef. It is quite interesting to see a tank other than a SCUBA tank while underwater.

FDU offers dive charters to the artificial reefs of Sarasota County on our dive boat, the Giant Stride. To book a dive charter to one of these reefs, please use the form to contact FDU

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