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      • Docks & Along Seawalls – A great place for Reef Balls
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        • Escambia Count Reef Balls
          • Laars Reef Ball Site
          • Pensacola
        • Flagler County Reef Balls
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          • Hernando County Reef 2017
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      • Estuary Research projects using Reef Balls
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Reef Innovations

Worldwide contractor for designed reef systems and marine habitat restoration

Deployment

https://reefinnovations.com/services/deployment-and-monitoring

Once you have your design finished and constructed your modules it is time for deployment.    Reef Innovations has engineered a number of techniques for deployment of the artificial reef materials/modules.    Knowing how you reef will be arranged is important for scientific research,  we strive to keep the finished project in line with the planned placement.

Shallow water placement is possible with a low draft pontoon boat that has fold down extended deck.   Or we can contract and coordinate the use of multiple large barges.

Shallow water deployment.
Shallow water deployment.

Pontoon Boat (2)

Reef Innovations Near Shore, barge with side pontoons, maneuvers into shallow water.
Reef Innovations Near Shore, barge with side pontoons, maneuvers into shallow water.

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We can deploy from shore  with a relay system.

Steinhatchee deploy (1)

Local companies are often used for the deployment.

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Getting wet and using true manpower to place Reef Balls is a great choice in shallow shoreline applications.

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By inflating the internal bladder the Reef Ball can be floated to the exact spot of location.

A small boat can tow the Reef Ball with an inflated bladder.

More information on floating deployment is available at http://www.reefball.org/whatsaball/float.htm

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  • Home
  • Test Page
  • About
    • The Reef Ball Foundation
    • Eternal Reefs
  • Products & Specs
    • Reef Balls
      • Oyster Ball
      • Lo-Pro
      • Mini Bay
      • Bay Ball
      • Pallet Ball
      • Ultra Reef Ball
      • Super Ball
      • Supra Ball
      • Goliath Ball
      • Goliath Ball Modification
      • Goliath Breakwater Ring
      • Goliath Breakwater with Base
      • Goliath with Extended Tall Base
      • Reef Ball on Sloped Base
      • Table Top
      • Model Reef Balls
    • Layer Cakes
      • Oyster Layer Cake
      • Lo-Pro Layer Cake
      • Mini Layer Cake
      • Bay Layer Cake
      • Ultra Layer Cake
      • Pallet Layer Cake
      • Super Layer Cake
      • Goliath Layer Cake
    • Reef Cubes
      • A Cube
      • B Cube
      • C Cube
      • D Cube
      • E Cube
      • 2 tier Reef Cube
      • 3 tier Reef Cube
      • 4 tier Reef Cube
      • 5 tier Reef Cube
      • Reef Cube with attached Reef Ball
    • Other Modules
      • Anchor
      • Chanel Marker Habitat
      • Deep Cover
      • Eco-Rap
      • Juvenile Habitat IJV
      • Mangrove Cultivating Pot
      • Smart Reef
    • Product and Service Price List
  • Ecosystem/Services
    • Blue Carbon Credits
    • Breakwater Construction
    • Breakwater Design
    • Deployment
    • Design & Consulting
      • Site Evaluation & Surveys
      • Custom Designs & Models
    • Diving Services
    • Ecosystem Restoration
      • Coral
      • Living Shoreline / Living Breakwaters
        • Erosion Control Project – Checklist
      • Mangrove Restoration
      • Oyster Reefs
        • Reef Balls produce more oysters.
      • Docks & Along Seawalls – A great place for Reef Balls
    • Habitats
      • Deep Cover Protective Habitat
      • EFH = Essential Fish Habitat
      • Layer Cake Lobster Habitat
      • Micro Habitat
      • Under Dock Habitats
      • Use of Reef Balls in River’s
    • Monitoring
    • Reef Ball Training & QC
    • Side Scan Sonar & DGPS
    • Volunteer Projects
  • Projects
    • Africa – Jambiani 2015
    • Atlantic Ocean Western
      • Bahamas
        • Bahamas – Baha Mar 2014 Cable Beach
        • Castaway Cay – Disney Crewesline
        • Deadman’s Reef Snorkeling the Reef Balls
        • Paradise Cove Grand Bahamas
        • Halfmoon Cay
        • Coco Cay
      • Canada
      • Caribbean Reef Balls
        • Antigua
        • Barbados
        • Dominican Republic
          • Cadaques
          • GRAN DOMINICUS BEACH RESORT
          • Canola Hilton Submerged Reef Ball Breakwater
        • Curacao
        • Jamaica
        • Antigua
        • St Maarten
      • Grand Caymen
      • Montserrat
        • Monstserrat
      • Nova Scotia
      • Turks & Caicos Islands
        • Beaches – Reef Ball Project
        • Providenciales
        • Smiths Reef
        • Pine Cay
        • Grand Turk
    • Europe
    • Mediterranean Sea
      • Spain
      • Italy
    • Mexico
      • Mayan Palace Submerged Breakwater
    • Middle East
      • Bahrain – Reef Arabia
      • Saudi Arabia
      • Bahrain
    • Pacific Ocean – Western
      • Indonesia – Reef Balls
      • Malaysia
        • Talang Talang
        • Sabah
        • Photos from Malaysia
    • US – West Coast
      • Alaska — Reef Balls in ALASKA
      • California
        • Point Pinole Regional Shoreline
        • Reef Ball Reef designed has for California 2013
        • Santa Barbara
        • Reef Ball Reef designed for California
    • US – North East
      • Connecticut
        • Stratford Point
      • Maryland
        • Chesapeake
          • Cooks Point – Reef Balls
        • Stevenson Reef Ball Project
        • Cook Point Reef Ball Site
        • Ocean City
        • Bay Area
        • Perry Hall
        • Talbot County
      • Massachusetts
      • New York
        • Bay Keepers Oyster Restoration Program
        • Jamaica Bay
        • West Harlem Waterfront Park 2006
        • Risherman (Yellowbar) Reef
        • NJ reef food web
      • New Jersey
        • Atlantic City Reef
        • New Jersey Eternal Reef Balls
      • Virginia
    • US – South East
      • Alabama
        • Dolphin Island
        • Alabama Off Shore Reef Balls
        • Coffee Island
        • Mobile County
      • Florida
        • Bay County
          • Mexico Beach, FL
        • Brevard CO
        • Broward County Reef Balls
          • Broward ORB
          • Ft. Laud / Miami
        • Charlotte County
          • Punta Gorda Isles
          • Port Charlotte
        • Collier
          • Naples
        • Dade County Reef Balls
          • Biscayne Bay
          • Loucif Project
        • Dixie County Reef Balls
        • Duval County
          • Charles H Kirbo Reef
          • St Johns River
        • Escambia Count Reef Balls
          • Laars Reef Ball Site
          • Pensacola
        • Flagler County Reef Balls
        • Franklin Count Reef Balls
        • Hernando Co.
          • Hernando County Reef 2017
        • Hillsborough Co.
          • Alafia Banks Bird Sanctuary
        • Indian River
        • Lee County
          • Ft. Myers
          • Midigation Projects
          • Ft. Myers / Naples
          • Cape Coral
        • Manatee Co.
          • Palmetto Eco-Rap
            • 2016 Palmetto Living Seawall Deployment
        • Monroe County
          • Islamarada
        • Oculina Bank home to 105 Reef Balls
        • Okaloosa County Reef Balls
        • Pinellas County
          • Largo
          • Clearwater
          • Maderia Beach
          • St. Petersburg
          • Treasure Island
        • Plam Beach
        • Santa Rosa
        • Sarasota
          • Sarasota County Reef Balls
          • Anglers Reef Sarasota, Florida
        • Seminole
        • St. Johns County
        • Tampa
        • Tampa Bay
          • Tampa Bay Watch
          • MacDill AFB Shore Enhancement
        • Volusia County Reef Balls
          • Daytona
      • Georga
      • Levy County – Nature Coast Biological Station
      • Louisiana
        • Lake Pontchartrain
      • Mississippi
        • FH-6
        • FH-8, FH-9, FH-10, & Cat Island
        • Mississippi FH2
      • South Carolina
        • Charleston
        • Myrtle Beach
      • Tennessee – Fish Habitat
      • North Carolina
        • Long Beach Pier, NC
        • Topsail Reef
        • Wilmington
        • Morris Landing Holly Ridge NC
        • North Carolina – South River Construction Site
        • Englehard, NC
        • Wanchese
        • Town of Oriental, North Carolina
        • Brunswick CO.
        • Topsail Island
      • Texas Projects
        • Galveston
        • Moses Lake
        • Texas – Oyster Lake
        • S Padre Island
        • Baytown
  • Science / Reference
    • Best Practices using Reef Balls on Living Shorelines.
    • Educational Projects with High School / Middle School Students
    • Photos
    • Posters
    • Presentations
      • J McFarlane’s Slide Decks from Presentations
    • Research Papers
      • Breakwater Research
      • Nutrient Enrichment increases severity of coral diseases and bleaching
      • Research – Coral Reefs Soften Ocean’s Fury for Millions of Coastal Dwellers
    • Research site specific, projects using Reef Balls
      • Breakwater Research using Reef Balls
      • Estuary Research projects using Reef Balls
    • Sharks & Reef Balls
    • Restore Act Science Program
    • Video’s
    • Sarasota Weather
  • Links
    • Volunteers building Reef Balls
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