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“Our Underwater Desert”
In Martin County
Stuart Sailfish Club1st Reef Project in
1972
Martin CountyReef Program Since
1978
MCAC Reef Fund Organized 2002
Total of 61 Reefs
NEW 2009 Map
Reef Areas Named for “Reeftirees”
DONALDSON . . . Bill Donaldson ● Retired mayor and postmaster of Pontiac Michigan from 1954-72 ● Lead campaigns to build artificial reefs for 13 years
SIROTKIN . . . Captain Al Sirotkin ● Al Sirotkin, retired Sea Captain ● Encouraged artificial reefs in the deeper waters
ERNST . . . Dr. Edgar Ernst ● Retired dentist ● In I97I news articles report the hotel plumbing shallow reef, that even today
hosts large quantities of bait fish, 3 steel barges & 2 school bus bodies
ALL Members of The Stuart Sailfish Club
Old Hotel Plumbing The Miss ‘FIT’
June 1987October 1977
USS Rankin Evinrude Memorial Reef
MCAC REEF FUNDOUR GOAL
OBTAIN SUITABLE VESSELS AND MATERIALS
TO MAKE ARTIFICIAL REEFS IN THE DEEP WATERS OF MARTIN COUNTY
TO IMPROVE RECREATIONAL FISHING,
THE OFFSHORE ENVIRONMENT AND TOURISM.
MCAC Members include: John Burke, President
Dave Powell, VP - Stuart Sailfish Club
Karl Wickstrom, Florida Sportsman Magazine
Joe Lehner, Fisherman Extraordinaire
Curt Croteau, Martin County Anglers Club
Kerry Dillon, Sea Rover Services
THE WICKSTROMHeaded for the Sirotkin Reef Site
Deployed January 21, 2003
Wickstrom Wheelhouse
HBOI
“BRAGGIN’ BASH” Auction WinnerDr. Baratta’s Artificial Reef
Towers ready on the barge for deployment
SELLING THE NAMING RIGHTS PROVIDED THE FUNDS FOR DEPLOYMENT
• Dr. Bob Baratta “SIGHT-SEA-ER”• Debbie Schmidt• American Custom Yachts• Bausch American Towers
Underwater
Kerry Dillon, Diver Sea Rover Services
Reefs Deployed in 2008
SIX NEW REEFS DEPLOYED OFFSHORE
SOUTHERN MARTIN COUNTY
LOCATED MIDWAY BETWEEN ST. LUCIE AND JUPITER INLETS
DEPTH 65 FEET
June 11, 13 & 20, 2008
Donated to MCAC Fundby
American Custom Yachts
TUG BOAT “BIG AL”
2009 PROJECT
69’ TUGBOAT “BIG AL”
BIG AL - GLASRUD REEF PROJECT
GENERAL CLEANUP - $ 19,000
FUEL & OILY SCALE - $ 11,000
DEPLOYMENT - $ 7,000
TOTAL PROJECT COST - $ 37,000
PROP SALE & NAMING DONATION $ 38,000
ON THE FAR LEFT IS GEOFF BEISER THE ENGINEERING MANAGER FOR HARBOR BRANCH WHO ORGANIZES THE WORK AND THE DONATION TO OUR FUND. HE GREW UP IN THE BAHAMAS WHILE I WAS THERE FOR 14 YEARS AND I KNEW HIS FATHER WELL. WE HAVE WORKED TOGETHER ON EACH OF THE 11 SIGNS THAT THEY HAVE DONE FOR US. THE YOUNG LADY IS THE DRAFTSPERSON WHO WORKS ON OUR SIGNS . THE OTHER 2 GUYS I DON'T HAVE NAMES FOR, BUT THEY ARE THE WELDER AND PAINTER. FOR HARBOR BRANCH.
42’ VERTICAL PROFILE
69’ BIG AL - GLASRUD REEF
MCAC ARTIFICIAL REEF FUND
♦ ANNUAL FISHING TOURNAMENT
EVERY YEAR IN JULY ♦ SELLING THE NAMING RIGHTS
TO FUTURE OR EXISTING ARTIFICAL REEFS
♦ DONATIONS ALL FUNDS ARE FOR
ARTIFICIAL REEF ACTIVITIES
1st Place Kingfish Award The Conigiaro Family on “The Fuelish”
GLASRUD REEF
71. Clear Goal2. Winning Strategies3. Volunteers4. It’s a Business5. Partners6. Execute to High Standard7. Have FUN
OUR SPECIAL THANKS TO:FWC Grants
Florida Sea GrantsHarbor Branch Oceanographic
Martin County Anglers ClubStuart Sailfish Club
Safari I Deep Sea FishingMarine IndustriesMcCulley Marine
CBI ServicesKent Hughes
Joe EmickAmerican Custom Yachts
Martin County EngineeringSea Rover ServicesDimitrios Argyrious
NAMED REEF DONORSKarl Wickstrom
Bob BarattaDebbie Schmidt
Bausch American TowersAmerican Custom Yachts
Ann Marie SchusterDon Heap
Paul ShirleyMike Fogel
Mark MacDonaldLou Lentine
Ballantrea Anglers ClubSteve Moyinhan
Corinthian Yacht Club
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