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95 Reef Balls, MB-71

This site was developed using funds from the Mexico Beach 2000 grant. The site was put down in 2001 and the balls were clustered tightly together. Some are even stacked. Goliath Groupers are frequently spotted here, along with angelfish, butterflyfish, groupers, snappers, blennies, etc... The first time I dived this reef was only 3 days after it was deployed. The transformation over the last 9 years has been amazing to watch. It went from bare concrete balls with a few cigar minnows, to an amazing reef covered in life.
MB-71 in 2001
MB-71 in 2001		 MB-71 in 2010: Blue Angelfsh on the reef balls
MB-71 in 2010: Blue Angelfsh on the reef balls		 Goliath Grouper
Goliath Grouper		 Hard coral, tomtates,and a slippery dick
Hard coral, tomtates,and a slippery dick
Cubbyu
Cubbyu		 Someone lost an anchor
Someone lost an anchor		 Flounder
Flounder		 Triggerfish
Triggerfish
Face to face with a sheepshead--didn't I see those teeth in a novelty store?
Face to face with a sheepshead--didn't I see those teeth in a novelty store?		 Queen Angelfish
Queen Angelfish		 Juvenile Spotfin Butterflyfish and a Two-Spot Cardinalfish
Juvenile Spotfin Butterflyfish and a Two-Spot Cardinalfish

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