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Sea Tow of Destin Donates

Generously to ECRA!

THANK YOU, Capt. John Ward!

ECRA Encourages Private

and Public Reef Building

Members enjoy participating in Building & Deploying Artificial Reefs in the Gulf of Mexico!

ECRA Coloring Contest:

Underwater Awareness Campaign for Okaloosa County's Children 2008

Frankie & Martha Chambless

Over 450 entries!

Slide by: Candy Hansard

Chicken Coop Reefs support

an entire aquatic ecosystem

as evidenced in this slide.

In the Florida Panhandle, 95% of the seafloor is 

sandy bottom.  The best way insure a sustainable 

fishery is to provide habitat by building Artificial Reefs.  

For their Very Generous Donation

of Reef Materials,   ECRA Extends

Sincere Appreciation to:

Many thanks to the following ECRA Members who volunteered to help build & deploy these Reefs.

         Chuck Cleven        Paul Davis        Dale Olds          Jerry Sullivan       

         Dave Worn             Spear               John Garland     Rich Jones       

         George Sebren       Robert Crum    Robert Feiste    Billy Joe Garcia

         Robert Hyde           Scott Styba      Ed Presson        Rick Colquett    

         John Madden          Candy Hansard  

For their Generous offer of this FANTASTIC 345' Barge for an Artificial Reef off the Coast of Okaloosa County!

 Recreational Fishing is a multi-billion dollar industry in Florida so building habitat for fish builds a healthy fishery and helps our local and State economy.

Please Support ECRA's efforts!

Attend our Social Events.  We offer fun and education on fishing!

Events open to the Public.

Photo above by Keith Mille, FWC

of one of our Research Reefs

These two reefs were only

9 months old at the time of

these photographs!

Photo above by Keith Mille, FWC. Jon Dodrill,FWC inspects our reef.

Frank Parauka of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service gives ECRA a fantastic presentation then invites Members to participate in the 2009 Sturgeon Census. 

The FWC has graciously offered

educational opportunities to the

Public at ECRA sponsored events.