Download GPS Coordinates
Below you will find downloadable GPS coordinate files for various artificial reefs, sunken ships, platforms, structures, etc. These files are public data and storms can shift the locations of reef components over time, so GPS coordinates may not be exact.
Using Google - My Maps
You can view your GPS locations prior to loading in your chart plotter using Google - My Maps.
Step 1: Open Google My Maps at https://www.google.com/mymaps
Step 2: Create a new map or import your data file to an existing map as shown below:
Step 3: View and edit your locations as required
Texas
Texas Parks and Wildlife provides and interactive map for artificial reefs, buoys and platforms. The Artificial Reefs Interactive Mapping application enables the public to locate and query offshore artificial reefs along the Texas coast.
Click here or the image below for the interactive Map
Also, the following ArcGIS Application allows easy data download:
Artificial Reefs ArcGIS Interactive Mapping Application
Here are some GPS files from the above link that can be uploaded to your chart plotter or Google Maps, etc. Please see their website for the most up to date info.
Florida
Florida has one of the most active artificial reef programs among the 15 Gulf and Atlantic coastal states involved in artificial reef development. Since the 1940s, more than 4,300 planned public artificial reefs have been placed in state and federal waters off Florida’s coast.
Here are some GPS files that can be uploaded to your chart plotter or Google Maps, etc. as of 5/12/2024. Please see their website for the most up to date info.
Click the image below for the interactive Map:
Other Florida GPS resources:
Louisiana
The Louisiana Artificial Reef Program was established in 1986 to take advantage of the important habitat offshore oil and gas platforms, slated to be removed from the Gulf of Mexico, provide to many of Louisiana's coastal fishes. When these platforms were decommissioned and removed, this habitat was being lost. Through the Louisiana Artificial Reef Program, oil and gas companies donate decommissioned platforms to LDWF.
Click the image below for information:
Here are some GPS files that can be uploaded to your chart plotter or Google Maps, etc. as of 5/12/2024. Please see their website for the most up to date info.
Alabama
The Alabama Marine Resources Division (AMRD) has utilized a multitude of different materials over the decades to create ecologically productive reefs with decommissioned bridge spans, oil/gas platform jackets, limestone aggregate, pre-fabricated reef modules, army tanks, repurposed concrete culverts/manholes/pipes, ships, drydocks, barges and other materials of opportunity. Reefs from these materials have been constructed throughout the inshore waters of Alabama, within the nearshore waters of the Gulf of Mexico, and up to 55 nautical miles offshore.
Click the image below for information:
Mississippi
Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) Artificial Reef Program is responsible for artificial reef development in Mississippi’s marine waters and adjacent federal waters. Since the establishment of the program, 67 inshore reefs, 15 offshore reefs and eight rigs to reef sites have been created to enhance and support important marine species. The program also manages many projects, such as utilizing side scan sonar to detect objects on the seafloor and assisting with juvenile fish releases.
Click here or the image below for the interactive Map
Georgia
Georgia's inshore and offshore reefs provide habitat for recreationally, commercially and ecologically important finfish and other animals. These reefs enhance and support local and regional fisheries management efforts, increasing the accessibility of great locations to catch fish and SCUBA dive.
Click the image below for the interactive map:
