Tod Sirod Reef

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Tod Sirod Reef
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Location
Location	Gulf of Mexico
Coordinates	26°7.771′N 82°2.290′W / 26.129517°N 82.038167°W / 26.129517; -82.038167
Country	United States
Geology
Type	artificial reef

Tod Sirod Reef, formerly known as Collier 1 Reef is an artificial reef in the Gulf of Mexico, off the coast of Collier County, Florida. It is part of a network of artificial reefs off the coast of the county.

Construction of the reef was done by a public-private partnership in 2015.^[1] In total 36 artificial reefs off the Collier County coastline has been created in six new reef areas.^[2]

The reef is composed of pyramid-shaped limestone reef modules and old concrete benches.^[2]

Since their installation, the reef structure has been colonized by many forms of marine life including giant anemones and symbiotic cleaner shrimp, wing-oysters, tunicates, soft coral, algae, variegated and rock-boring urchins, and sea cucumbers. Fish observed at the reef include mangrove and lane snappers, sheepshead, spadefish, jack-knifefish, butterfly fish, grouper, angelfish, wrasse, and grunts.^[3]