Larry Beggs President of Reef Innovations Board of Reef Ball Foundation NAUI Diver since 1988 over...

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Larry Beggs

President of Reef InnovationsBoard of Reef Ball Foundation

NAUI Diver since 1988 over __ dives

A Reef Ball

• Reef Balls are artificial reef modules placed in the ocean to form reef habitat.

• Constructed from:

• Benefits of:

Reef Ball Foundation

• Our mission is to rehabilitate our world's ocean reef ecosystems and to protect our natural reef systems using Reef Ball artificial reef technologies.

• We have placed Reef Balls™ in 59+ countries and our projects have a global reach of 70+ countries.

• We have conducted over 4,000 projects and deployed over 1/2 million Reef Balls.

• www.reefball.or

VolunteersEducators

ResearchersInternational Governments and Communities

ContractorsNon-profit Organizations

National, State & Local Governments

Reef Innovations

• Product and Services• Reef Ball Training and Quality Control• Worldwide Service• Reef Locations• Number of Modules• Working with Volunteers and Governments

Types of Projects

Planning and training.Mangrove Restoration.BreakwatersOyster ReefsFish Habitats, nearshore and offshoreUnder Dock HabitatsCoral reef and coral graftingStabilizing Sea WallsModule ConstructionReef Deployment

• Project Design & Consulting• Site Evaluation• Diving Services• Surveys • Monitoring• Reef Ball Training & Quality Control

RI Services

Life Cycle of a Reef Ball

• Design• Assemble• Mold Prep• Add Concrete• Pound• Remove the mold• Deployment• Dive• Succession

Full movie

Breakwater

Reef Ball breaking water clip

Coral

Oysters

1 Month 2 Months 4 Months

These were by NATURAL settlement and the growth is truly amazing.

Mangrove

Fish Habitats

Under Dock Habitat

Under Dock Habitats

Under dock clip

Stabalizing Seawalls

RI Products

Projects Worldwide