Teams around the world have built over 35,000 artificial reefs. The builds (generally) will have small bait fish in a matter of weeks. It takes about 6 months to a year to have a really healthy, functioning reef for fishing. Most often they use large, manmade structures like airplanes, as a major foundational part of [...]

Scientists from NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) and Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC) combined findings from various global, peer-reviewed publications that compared fish communities on artificial and natural reefs. Artificial reefs, which can be made from vessels, concrete pipes, and bridge pieces, are intentionally placed on the seafloor and can be effective [...]