1.   Except sunlight, which pours on the artificial reef in a steady burst of halide energy.

2.   ...an artificial reef stretching the length of the coast.

3.   As a rule, artificial reefs are deployed no closer than a quarter of a mile from a natural reef.

4.   Because most of the sea bottom off coastal Georgia is barren sand that provides little shelter for sea creatures, the state builds and maintains artificial reefs.

5.   A veteran diver and certified dive instructor, Koehler has helped to deploy several artificial reefs in deep waters off the St. Lucie Inlet in Martin County.

6.   Cars have been used to create artificial offshore reefs in the Gulf of Mexico.

7.   Commercial fisherman sometimes grumble about the artificial reefs because their nets get snagged and damaged by them.

8.   Even though the possibilities for materials to create artificial reefs are extensive, Army tanks are currently in vogue because of their novelty and resilience.

9.   Frustrated by an inability to raise money, Yadon half-seriously considered towing the Williamsburg to Florida and sinking it as an artificial reef.

10.   If the plan is approved, the subway cars would become part of an artificial reef that already includes two tugboats and a Navy barge.