Reef Ball Project(s)

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• VIRGINIA MARINE RESOURCES COMMISSION, #04-1162.  The Fisheries Management Division requests authorization to construct a 4000-foot square artificial fishing reef consisting of reef balls and other designed structures as well as other concrete and steel materials and located between 37º 08' 36" North Latitude 76º 14' 24" West Longitude and 37º 07' 54" North Latitude and 76º 13' 30" West Longitude in the Chesapeake Bay offshore from the Cities of Hampton and Poquoson.
• 40 Pallet Balls deployed in June 2003 near Norfolk at the "York Spit Reef"
• Photos of Reef Ball Memorial Construction
• Grayson Rogers' legacy lives on - Eastern Shore News - delmarvanow.com April 30, 2003
• Eastern Shore News, Nov 27, 2002, "Eastern Shore Personalities - Continuing a love of fishing Remains of popular angler Grayson Rogers will be used in unique bayside artificial reef"
• The Virginian-Pilot, Nov. 22, 2002 Man who loved bay memorialized in reef ball
• Spotlight on Virginia Beach
• Sept 12, 2000 / The Virginian-Pilot: "Man-made Marine Habitat"
• Chapter Spotlight
• Sept 12, 2000 / The Virginian-Pilot: "Man-made Marine Habitat"
• Fisherman's remains join's Bay's reef
• Photos: Fulfillling a wish
• Craney Island, Virginia Project 
• Reefs Around the World Acceptance Letter from RBF for Hammerheads Dive Club
• Hammerheads Dive Club, May 22, 2002, "Reef Balls have been deployed...", "Army of Corps of Engineers team up with Hammerheads for an Oyster Restoration Project using Reef Balls!"
• The Making of a Reef 
• Ventura County Star: National
• Eastern Shore Personalities - Continuing a love of fishing - Eastern Shore News - delmarvanow.com
• Centre Daily Times | 01/16/2003 | Ocean lovers' burials at sea yield environmental benefits
• Hammerhead Scrapbook 
• Sea Search of Virginia Reef Ball Manufacturing Plant Pictures
  

Mold Owners

Sea Search of Virginia acquired 10 Bay Ball molds in 05/01/2002, One Ultra and One Pallet Mold in 07/01/2002 and was licensed to copy these mold to get an initial set of commercial volume of molds under an authorized contractor license from the Reef Ball Foundation Inc. Services Division

The Hammer Head Dive Club, Charlie Watts, acquired a Pallet Ball mold through the Reefs Around the World Grant Program.

Artificial Reef Coordinator for the State

Virginia Institute for Marine Science

Other Information:

Glenn Russell grussell@coastalrealtygroup.net (offer to help in projects)

Bob Richter 804 694-0772 (model making and oysters).

Coordinates of Reef Balls in the State

40 Reef Balls have been placed at York Spit Reef (Northwest corner 37° 14' 75'' N - 076° 14' 20''W, Northeast corner 37° 14' 75''N - 076° 13' 30''W, Southwest corner 37° 14' 05''N - 076° 14' 20''W, Southeast corner 37° 14' 05''N - 076° 13' 30''W)
36 56.719N – 76 23.566W Small deployment of  Reef Balls at NEWPORT NEWS MIDDLE GROUND REEF

Authorized Contractors

Sea Search of Virginia

Josh and Fran Looney
3515 Huette Drive
Norfolk, Virginia 23518

seasearch@reefball.com  
Bus: 757 480-1980
Fax 757-480-0005

Alt Bus. Phone 757/480-0660
Cell (Josh) 757 871-9760
Cell (Fran) 757 636-7410
Home 757 480-0005
Little Creek Marina 757 362 3600

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