ARTIFICIAL REEF SITE AND PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION
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CITY OF CLEARWATER
ARTIFICIAL REEF - SITE AND PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION
by
Kenneth D. Woodburn
Florida State Board of Conservation Marine Laboratory
Maritime Base, Bayboro Harbor, st. Petersburg, Florida
13 Bovember 1961
FSCBML NO.: 61-31
AR NO.: 61-6
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Mr. Vr:.n ho j\!rguson, Direct.Jl"
l'ru:li;.een of the Int",rnal ImproT~m.ent Fund
Ciipitol Buildtng
Tc:l1 ahal:H'iee, Flor:tdd
Ret ITopoaad City of CleDrwatcl" Artif:l.c.id Reef,
PirAllas County
LIf'!al' M:. Ii'ergt\Sont
Pir.21la~ Gowr~ l5{!orts a1".a cormnerci.:!.l fiching L1t.ere!Ji.8 hay€! r~centl..,
~oncludej a strem,:,oJ.8 and suecesllful Qlffort to rr:.ccnci1e ~eir d1..ffer~nc.s.
Hagulati...H101!I de8:t~'Ntinl!; sp81:ific e.re!'l8 for h3';1 se~,~ing of mull~t in the
fall, &iD. net'i:.irt.g in th41 winter t.:lUriBt 86ai:!l:)n Bnd 8~O!'t8 fishing by hook:-
soo-Un<l in th" winte:l' touriat ~ea"on b..v.. l::loJi&.~ adopr;l!id by th~ State Iklu.i
of COnB"'n~ation atter deliberatio.'1 am praleent~tion b;y a Finellas Coanty
CcrnTil~tt.afJ. LUl"i~ tha d3JiL~r8tiG!lB, t.he nceJ lvt' and Judi!'Ciou~ locltian
of offshore al'tH'ic:L~l fishing reefs vms rscoenlzeG O~ a prirtG n1<!~ml or
comp':m~8ti:1g tm:~ th., declire in bl.:r fishing t:al1fieG trj' trdiscrllllinat0
drodging &00 f111iJl.g6
The .rt,j.f'icial reijf i!i. te propc~ed. 1\"lr th~ City of CJeu't;llttir by letter and
f(;~p c.n AUg'l1,3 t 30, 1961 to you:, d'fica iol4JS illYe!t:5.g:! told and discu.33ed. with
lacs.!. SP'.I.:'t. and comr:lCrcial fi3hermbn and Mr. .~. J. Murphy) Assistant 't.o
the City E'nginaer of Cl~arw.stt3r. The prc.ooe&d site, 2~OO _ JJOO yal'd~ off
Cle~"'"'ater Beach Islllnd. he:! b~oi1 di.sgpproved cecaUBe:, cOl!!milrci.sl tnuling
il[.tj nett:Lug for StlrLRp and fish ar~ dOf'R th..1re.. Th~ COn.18rY6t:i.un Depsrt-
1!,eIl";, recOiiIUKend.-d an 91t1Jrl'Wt,e rt'l'1'lf sit.e ~C.".!th!offliSt c.f the first sits. 11\11
~:f.;'" sit,e 18 a roeky area vh8r~ there is 1".0 trilwl1ne IJr nettip~. Hr.
Mt~pby hel., prlltpaI'oc & tip sho1Jling the new lCY:'tl ti on. I am athching the
n~w map &T~ lts e;:compan,y'ing letter, of NovEtmh~l" 7, 1961) which is sel1'-
il:lXp 1 sma tor;r , to If7 U~ll:s.1 form fOl' artificial r&ef reports.
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APPLICANT:
City of Clearwater
Box l.348
Clearwater, Florida
Pinellas
ADIJUiSS:
COUNTY :
u. S. C. & G. S. MAP: 1257, see map
cut prepared by Clearwater Engineering
Division.
Gulf of Mexico, northern end $400 yards ~f Clearwater Beach
Island, southern end ~ 6800 yards off Pinellas mainland. via
Olearwater (Little) Pus.
REEF LOCATION:
DISTANCE OFFSHcm:: $400 - 6800 yards
DEPTH: 16 feet
BOTTOM TYPE:
Rock
CURRENTS:
Northward current
TRAWLING (FISHING) OPERATIONS: None according to General Conservation Agent
Ray' Guess.
CONSTRUCTION MATPRIALS AND METHODS TO BE USED: Automobile bodies primar1l1' and
tires tilled with concrete. (Any additional information will
be supplied by the City of Clearwater when it submits a new
form for the new reet location.
DATE (SITE INVESTIGATION) I November 2, 1961
DATE (REPORT SUBMITTED TO FSBC MARINE LABORATORY): November 10, 1961
INVESTIGATOR: K. D. Woodburn and Ray Guess
CONCLUSION: An artificial reet in the described alternate location should
provide a valuable sit. tor sports fishing within sate running
distance from shore tor small b0atJ8.
RmOMMENDATIONSI 1'heCit;y otClearwater application tor State permit to construct
an artificial reef', when submitted tor this alternate site,
should be apprOYed. All auto bodies used sbould be cabled
together in cha1Ds of tour or five. No refrigerators or other
buoyant materials should be dropped. -
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Biologiat-In-Charge
Kenneth D. Woodburn
Bio1og1at
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AMOS G. SMITH JAMI:S H. WATKINS
ROBERT L, "BOB" WI:ATHl:ftLY
POST OFFICII: BOX ,a48
JAMES H. STII:WART. CITY MANAGER
H. H. BASKIN, J".. CITY ATTORNEY
OWEN 6, ALLBRITTON III. MUNICIPAL JUDGE
R. G. WHITEHEAD. CITY CLERK
C&.a7.c.valE!, 9f07.ida.
November 7, 1961
Mr. Ien WOodburn, Biologist
Florida State Board of Con~ervation Marine L.1borat":l!'Y
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St. Petersburg, Florida
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MAn.ING LIST - City of Clearwater - Artificial Reef-8ite and Preliminary
Investigation
1 COpy EACH TO:
2 COPIES EACH TO:
Mr. Seton Thompson
Regional Director
U. S. Fish & Wildlife Service
614 Don Ce-8ar Federal Center
st. Petersburg Beach, Florida
Mr. Van H. Ferguson
Director
Trustees of the Internal Improvement Fund
Tallahassee, Florida
Mr. Art Marshall
Field Supervisor
Bureau of Sport Fisheries & Wildlife
1031 Miracle Mile
Vero Beach, Florida
Mr. Jim Cating
Biologist
Bureau of Sport Fisheries & Wildlife
1031 Miracle Mile
Vero Beach, Florida
Mr . Alex Dragovich
Bureau of Commercial Fisheries
Biological Laboratar,y
7, 33rd. Avenue
st. Petersburg Beach, Florida
, COPIES TO TALLAHASSEE OFFICE
15 COPIES TO THE CITY OF CLEARWATER
% Mr. R. G. Whitehead
City Clerk
P. o. Box 1348
Clearwater, Florida
Mr. Gordon D. Marston
411 Belle Point Drive
st. Petersburg Beach, Florida
COPIES TO THE FOLLOWING:
70 MIMEOGRAPHED
41 DISTRIDUTED
10 SAVED TO BE BOUND
19 REMAINING
1 - Dr. R. F. Hutton
2 - K. D. Woodburn
3 - Wanda Phelps
1 - Senator Hodges
1 - Mr. Ernest Mitts
1 - Mr. R. M. Ingle
1 - Martin Mae
1 - FSBCML Book
1 - Artificial Reef Files
General Agent Raymond G. Guess
,0,4 38th Avenue N.
St. Petersburg, Florida
DATE OF DISTRmUTION: 1, November 1961
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