63rd Street, Miami Beach Proposed Submerged Reef Ball Breakwater

Proposed

Submerged Reef Ball

Breakwater

R-45

R-46

63rd Street, Miami Beach Proposed Submerged Reef Ball Breakwater

From: DRAFT Environmental Assessment

63rd Street, Miami Beach Proposed Submerged Reef Ball Breakwater

32nd Street, Miami Beach. From Palm Beach Chapter

63rd Street, Miami Beach Proposed Submerged Reef Ball Breakwater

Some Talking Points

• Safety concerns• Cost of Monitoring• Potential cost of removal• Downdrift beach erosion• Destruction of a well-known local surf break• Potential for future projects of this nature• Threat to turtle habitat and potential negative impact

on nesting• Complexity of seeding with coral plantings for timely

establishment a full coral community