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Citrus County uses RESTORE funds to deploy phase 2 of offshore artificial reef
Summary
Citrus County completed phase 2 of a three-site offshore artificial reef, deploying about 1,900 tons of bridge material to create habitat intended to attract snappers and groupers; the project was funded with RESTORE payments from the BP oil‑spill settlement.
Citrus County has completed phase 2 of a three‑site artificial reef project in the Gulf of Mexico using material salvaged from the dismantled Cross Florida barge canal bridge. "When they took it down, they broke it down into sections right around 1,900 tons of material," an on‑site project speaker said during a county segment.
County and project representatives described the reef as a way…
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