Franklin County commissioners have agreed to act as the government body on a proposed artificial reef site about 32 miles off the east end of Dog Island.
The commission delayed the action by two weeks to insure that the new reef will not impact any other fisheries, particularly shrimpers.
The Apalachicola Reef Association which recently began work on a reef about 8 miles off the Bob Sikes Cut is now planning a second artificial reef in much deeper water.
They are calling it the Franklin County 30 mile reef and it would be located in about 100 feet of water.
The reef area will be about one a a half nautical miles by about a half nautical mile with about 12 reef drop zones on the site.
By serving as the government body, Franklin County will sign off on permits as each section of the reef is created just as it has for the Buddy Ward reef off the Bob Sikes Cut.
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