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West Wits Mining advances towards gold production at Qala Shallows

How artificial reefs can help Southwest Florida

On any given day along the Southwest Florida coast, people will see boaters, beaches and much more. But what they can't see just off the shore are the dozens of artificial reefs – underwater – some miles out in the Gulf of Mexico.

West Wits Mining nears new prospecting right approval as appeal dismissed

The importance of counting fish, in and out of the water: Dispatch from Kimberly's Reef

In the Gulf of Mexico, seven and a half miles due west of Bonita Beach and 30 feet below the surface grows an artificial reef and living classroom laboratory created by The Water School at Florida Gulf Coast University. This Dispatch from Kimberly’s Reef focuses on the fish who live in this new ecosystem and the scientists who are counting them.

Underwater research often starts in the benthic zone: Dispatch from Kimberly's Reef | WGCU PBS & NPR for Southwest Florida

Ever since since the FGCU Water School began deploying their underwater classroom and laboratory, scientific research has been underway at Kimberly’s Reef. Professors and students are studying the entire water column surrounding the villages. Already changes are being made by wildlife inhabiting the reef, starting at the bottom or benthic zone.