Florida Sea Grant and UF researchers conducted study on the economic benefits associated with artificial reef programs in a six-county region of southwest Florida, where they asked private boater and for-hire operators and clients about their artificial reef use during 2009. Results are summarized in these one page fact sheets:
- Manatee County http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/sg104
- Sarasota County http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/sg105
- Hillsborough County http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/sg106
- Pinellas County http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/sg107
- Charlotte County http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/sg108
- Lee County http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/sg109
- Southwest Florida http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/sg110