Maryland Reef Ball Project(s)

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Mold Owners:
Oyster Recovery Partnership: 1 Pallet Ball, 1 Bay Ball, 2 Lo Pro: P.O. Box 6775 Annapolis, Md. 21401 410-990-4970 <smhepperle@oysterrecovery.org

Maryland Saltwater Sport fishermen's Assoc: 8 Lo Pro: 5205 Forge Rd. Perry Hall, MD 21128-9573 Attn: Bill Huppert

REEF BALL CONTRACTOR Maryland Environmental Service: 1 Pallet Ball, 7 Bay Balls, 7 mini-Bay Balls, 2 Lo Pro Balls, 1 Oyster Ball
 2011 Commerce Park Drive Annapolis, MD 21401 wayneyoung@arrows.com

Artificial Reef Coordinators for the State

Chesapeake Bay-Maryland Environmental Service

Tom Humbles
Maryland Environmental Service
259 Najoles Road
Millersville, Md. 21108
410-729-8344
thumb@menv.com

Offshore-OCEAN CITY REEF FOUNDATION

DeWITT MYATT
101 CHAPEL ROAD
EASTON MD 21601
dmyatt@bluecrab.org

Coordinates of Reef Ball Reefs

Delaware Center for the Inland Bays deployed the reef balls
July 20, 2004 in the Indian River Bay. Here are the coordinates for three of the reef balls

Northeast corner-  N 38-34.861   W 75-05.212
Northwest corner-  N 38-34.859   W 75-05.233
Southwest corner-  N 38-34.844   W 75-05.230

Chesapeake Bay Artificial Reef Sites, Placements since 1997

 

Cedar Point Reef Site

 

50 Reef Balls:

11/04

38 18.79'

 

18 Pallet Balls, 32 Bay Balls

 

76 22.55'

 

 

 

 

 

28 Reef Balls:

11/04

38 18.66'

 

8 Bay Balls, 20 Mini Bay Balls

 

76 22.67'

 

 

Maryland Chesapeake Bay Fish Reef Sites, 2006

 

Hackett Point

 

 

Placements (MES)

 

 

 

140 Reef Balls

Aug-06

38 59.467

 

 

 

76 24.235

 

Maryland Chesapeake Bay Artificial Reef Sites

 

Hollicuts Noose

 

 

Placements (MES)

 

 

 

Material

Date

Location (centerpoint)

 

32 Reef Balls: 2 pallet, 14 bay,

4-Nov

38 50.53'

 

14 mini bay, 2 low-pro

 

76 20.50'

 

(placed in a circular pattern around centerpoint)

 

 

 

 

 

 

27 Reef Balls with spat

Sep-05

38 50.631'

 

 

 

76 20.666'

 

 

 

 

 

42 Reef Balls

Sep-05

38 50.629'

 

 

 

76 20.667'

 

Chesapeake Bay Artificial Reef Sites

 

 

Little Cove Point

 

 

20 Reef Balls

Nov-03

38 20.42'

 

 

20 Mini Bay Balls

 

76 22.70'

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22 Reef Balls

Nov-03

38 20.40'

 

 

20 Mini Bay Balls, 2 Lo Pro

 

76 22.70'

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

40 Reef Balls

Nov-03

38 20.50'

 

 

40 Bay Balls

 

76 22.82'

 

 

Chesapeake Bay Artificial Reef Sites

 

 

Tilghman Island Reef Site

 

 

14 Reef Balls

Nov-04

38 41.58'

 

 

1 Pallet, 8 Bay, 4 Mini,

 

76 22.83'

 

 

1 Lo Pro

 

 

 

 

* center point

 

 

 

 

MEMORIAL REEF OYSTER SANCTUARY

REEF BALL PLACEMENT, OCTOBER 3, 2002

DNR/Maryland Environmental Service

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

39.12.453N

 

 

 

 

39.12.472N

 

 

 

39.12.488N

 

76.18.498W

 

 

 

 

76.18.448W

 

 

 

 

76.18.398W

 

Oval:   7 

S1
S1S1 S1

 

 

Oval:  7

 

 

 

Oval:   7

 

Oval:   5

 

 

Oval:  2

 

Oval:   4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oval:  5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oval:   7

Oval:   7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oval:   7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oval:   4

 

 

 

 

 

Oval:   7

 

Oval:   5

Oval:   5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oval:           5

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oval:  5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

39.12.438N

 

 

 

 

39.12.457N

 

 

 

 

39.12.473N

 

76.18.488W

 

 

 

 

76.18.440W

 

 

 

76.18.390W

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reef balls with spat plugs

 

 

NOT TO SCALE

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spat covered reef balls

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

broken reef balls, no spat

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No. of reef balls in circle

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Location of clusters, top to bottom (north to south), left to right (west to east):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Top row:

39.12.459N

39.12.465N

39.12.470N

39.12.475N

39.12.470N

39.12.480N

39.12.486N

 

 

 

 

 

 

76.18.478W

76.18.460W

76.18.445W

76.18.420W

76.18.415W

76.18.410W

76.18.404W

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bottom row:

39.12.445N

39.12.440N*

39.12.470N

39.12.452N

39.12.460N

39.12.465N

39.12.466N

39.12.485N

39.12.480N

 

 

 

 

76.18.475W

76.18.480W*

76.18.470W

76.18.455W

76.18.445W

76.18.435W

76.18.425E

76.18.410W

76.18.402W

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Location of 1st spat covered reef ball, other 4 placed next to each other eastward.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

MILL HILL OYSTER SANCTUARY

REEF BALL PLACEMENT, AUGUST 9, 2002

DNR/Maryland Environmental Service

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

38.54.458N

 

 

 

 

38.54.458N

 

 

 

38.54.458N

 

76.12.924W

 

 

 

 

76.12.886W

 

 

 

 

76.12.848W

 

 

Oval: S1 S1S1
S1
S1
S1S1 S1

 

38.54.451

 

Oval: S4

 

38.54.458

 

Oval: M7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

76.12.907

 

 

76.12.890

 

 

38.54.455

 

Oval: S10

38.54.453

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

76.12.867

 

76.12.850

 

 

 

 

 

Oval: M5

 

 

2S, 2N, B

 

 

 

 

 

Oval: N2

38.54.445

 

38.54.452

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

76.12.907

 

76.12.887

 

Oval: N8

38.54.448

Oval: M11

38.54.447

 

 

 

 

2S, 3N

 

 

76.12.862

76.12.853

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3S, 2N

 

 

 

Oval: M3

 

 

 

 

 

Oval: S9

 

 

 

 

 

 

38.54.441

 

Oval: N6

 

38.54.440

 

38.54.441

 

Oval: N12

 

38.54.441

 

 

76.12.912

 

 

76.12.888

 

76.12.863

 

 

76.12.847

 

 

1S, 3N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

38.54.438N

 

 

 

 

38.54.438N

 

 

 

 

38.54.438N

 

76.12.924W

 

 

 

 

76.12.886W

 

 

 

76.12.848W

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOT TO SCALE

 

 

 

 

 

 

S: SHELL

 

 

 

Reef Balls placed in clusters of 5 unless otherwise noted.

 

 

 

N: NO SHELL, STONE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

M: MIXED

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

B: BROKEN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Horsehead (CBEC) Reef Ball Placement, March 17, 18, 2005

 

 

Site Diagram

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bay Balls (B):

54

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mini Bay (M):

74

 

 

 

 

 

 

Low Pro (L):

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total:

132

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

38 56.767

 

 

 

 

 

 

76 13.273

 

 

N

 

Oval: 8M Oval: 8m
2L 
Oval: 10M
 2L 
Oval: 12M Oval: 2B
8M 
Oval: 2B
12M 
Oval: 3B
7M 
Oval: 4B
4M 
Oval: 5B
2M 
Oval: 10B
2M 
Oval: 10B Oval: 15B Oval: 4B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

38 56.450'

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

76 13.235'

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

38 56.734

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

76 13.310

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

38 56.710'

 

 

 

 

 

 

76 13.270'

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Information

The Following Agencies provide funding for oyster recovery.

Tom Humbles
Maryland Environmental Service
2011 Commerce Park Dr.
Annapolis, MD 21410
410-974-7261
thumb@menv.com

Assateague Coastal Trust, P.O. Box 731, Berlin, MD 21811
Phone: (410) 629-1538 or Fax: (410) 629-1059 or mail@actforbays.org
Ron Piling

John Pawlus, 410 962 3975 john.j.pawlus@nab02.usae.army.mil

Roman Jesien, Maryland Coastal Bays Program science@mdcoastalbays.org


Authorized Contractors For the Area

Maryland Environmental Service


Reef Balls for the Chesapeake Bay and Maryland.  

wayne@reefball.com  

 

 

Sea Search of Virginia

We are Reef Ball authorized contractors with a specialized deployment boat including side scan sonar services. We do small (less than truckload) jobs in Maryland when MES needs fill in work and we do deployments too.


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

Reef Innovations, Inc.

Reef Innovations, Inc. (RI) is a worldwide mobile, authorized, licensed and insured Reef Ball Contractor providing turnkey construction and delivery of Reef Ball products worldwide. RI also offers Reef Ball mold training and finished module inspection services. Check our Website for more information. We do large (multiple truckload) jobs in Maryland when MES needs extra capacity.

Reef Innovations
2415 McMichael Road
St. Cloud, Fl 34771

larry@reefball.com 
Cell: (941)650-2519
Home: (407) 957-5821

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