Sarasota Sportsman Reef, M-17
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About this site
Sarasota Sportsman Reef, also known as M-17, sits in the Gulf of Mexico off Sarasota, Florida. It reaches a maximum depth of around 18 metres. As with many artificial reef sites along this stretch of the Gulf coast, it was established to provide hard structure on an otherwise sandy sea floor.
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Tube CoralCladocora arbusculaReported here · unconfirmed
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