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Article: Battered Battleships, Derelict Derricks Provide New Home for Fish.(Brief Article)
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- State Legislatures
- Article date:
- January 1, 2000
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Sunken battleships, derelict oil derricks, huge concrete balls are turning the flat expanses of mud and sand in such places as the Gulf of Mexico into enchanting grottos that lure fish, fishermen, tourists and divers.
A number of states on the Gulf and Atlantic coasts--including Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas and Virginia--are actively building artificial reefs that change the seascape and provide welcoming homes for a variety of marine life.
The Artificial Reef Program continues a long history in Texas. The first such creations in the state--made of tires, old cars and ...