In 1998 and 1999, we built 30 4m{+2} reefs of shell and 30 4m{+2} reefs of shell/concrete blocks
at depths of 17 to 21 m, in the Gulf of Mexico, 14 to 25 km south of Dauphin Island, Alabama. Each
The red snapper Lutjanus campechanus is a potentially large and long-lived species which can
achieve ages approaching 60 years and weights of over 22 kg. In the northern Gulf of Mexico, oil
Red snapper, Lutjanus campechanus, has been an economically important reef fish in the Gulf of Mexico (Gulf) for over 150 years and is currently overfished.
