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East of St. Augustine Florida, in about 85 feet of water, lies the remains of several Grumman A-6 Intruder aircraft. These fuselages are not the results of the jets crashing into the ocean, but in fact were placed here on purpose. Yes these aircraft bodies were deployed in the ocean to create marine habitat.

2011 has been an exciting and busy year for TISIRI. Some of our efforts included marine habitat creation projects, reef surveys, marine media production, and the introduction of our Reefs Revealed project. Below is a the picture from our 2011 holiday card.

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TISIRI's Joe Kistel describes near shore reef development efforts in the October issue of Coastal Angler Magazine. Click on the image below to view the article on page 29.

9-24-11Divers visited the Desco Shrimp Boat Wreck offshore St. Augustine to collect imagery for TISIRI's "Reefs Revealed" efforts. Below are some of the images captured.[nggallery id=76]Visability is hardly ever perfect for underwater imagery offshore north east Florida but the pictures above provide detail of the structures and...

9-24-11Moon jellyfish were a common sight offshore St, Augustine Florida today. TISIRI Divers were conducting "Reefs Revealed" photography and video efforts at various artificial reefs and spotted these creatures at every dive location. See a few pictures of the interesting animals captured by TISIRI marine photographer...

9-18-2011TISIRI, Divetalking.com, and JRRT join efforts in the international Coastal Clean-up event. The goal of the day was to clean trash and litter debris from the Little Jetties park near Mayport Florida. The participants did just that and found a surprising amount, and variety, of trash...

Please take a look at the start of our new "Reefs Revealed" map below. The map data is tied into an interactive Google maps interface that creates a much more interactive experience. Please explore the map and click on a few sites. We would appreciate any feedback or recommendations in the comments section at the bottom of this page. Thanks and enjoy.

TISIRI is proposing to build a reef much closer to the shoreline and create North East Florida’s first near shore reef destination.A near shore reef creates all the benefits of a traditional offshore reef but offers additional perks. Some of which include:

TISIRI participates in placing the Andy King memorial plaque on the Andy King Reef offshore St. Augustine Florida. See the brief video story below