Alabama artificial reefs

R.V. Minton East Artificial Reefs

An ADCNR nearshore reef zone off the Alabama coast with 46 listed reefs.

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Baldwin County

First look at R.V. Minton East off Alabama

The 2025 master list puts 46 reefs inside R.V. Minton East, a nearshore reef zone. About 325 acres (0.5 sq mi) fall inside it. Status: Reserved for AMRD Reef Deployments.

Placement years span 2013 to 2016. Listed depths run from 37 to 45 feet. Pyramid Cluster is the structure listed most often.

46reefs listed

325acres

37 to 45 ftlisted depth

2013 to 2016years placed

Plan with these positions, then confirm on your own electronics.

ADCNR Marine Resources Division public reef master list 2025 (KMZ; reef layer), read November 1, 2026. Coordinates are for information only, not for navigation.

Directions to Orange Beach

Reefs

Deployments inside R.V. Minton East

Reef	Structure and material	Placed	Listed depth	Position as listed
Eco 16-E01*	Eco Reef, Concrete & limestone eco-reef (Two) 3'-4' height X 4' diameter	2016	40 ft listed depth	N30° 14.218' W87° 32.156'
Eco 16-E02*	Eco Reef, Concrete & limestone eco-reef (Three) 3'-4' height X 4' diameter	2016	41 ft listed depth	N30° 14.211' W87° 32.169'
Eco 16-E03*	Eco Reef, Concrete & limestone eco-reef (Three) 3'-4' height X 4' diameter	2016	41 ft listed depth	N30° 14.124' W87° 32.052'
Eco 16-E04*	Eco Reef, Concrete & limestone eco-reef (Two) 3'-4' height X 4' diameter	2016	41 ft listed depth	N30° 14.112' W87° 32.042'
Eco 16-E05*	Eco Reef, Concrete & limestone eco-reef (Three) 3'-4' height X 4' diameter	2016	41 ft listed depth	N30° 14.047' W87° 32.168'
Eco 16-E06*	Eco Reef, Concrete & limestone eco-reef (Two) 3'-4' height X 4' diameter	2016	40 ft listed depth	N30° 14.041' W87° 32.155'
Eco 16-E07*	Eco Reef, Concrete & limestone eco-reef (Four) 3'-4' height X 4' diameter	2016	38 ft listed depth	N30° 13.907' W87° 32.167'
Eco 16-E08*	Eco Reef, Concrete & limestone eco-reef (One) 3'-4' height X 4' diameter	2016	39 ft listed depth	N30° 13.903' W87° 32.149'
Eco 16-E09*	Eco Reef, Concrete & limestone eco-reef (Three) 3'-4' height X 4' diameter	2016	41 ft listed depth	N30° 13.950' W87° 32.015'
Eco 16-E10*	Eco Reef, Concrete & limestone eco-reef (Two) 3'-4' height X 4' diameter	2016	41 ft listed depth	N30° 13.935' W87° 32.008'
Eco 16-E11	Eco Reef, Concrete & limestone eco-reef (Five) 3'-4' height X 4' diameter	2016	39 ft listed depth	N30° 14.270' W87° 31.624'
Poseidon Playground	Concrete, An assortment of concrete/limestone modules of statues and sea creatures	2014	41 ft listed depth	N30° 14.070' W87° 31.522'
Eco 13-E01*	Eco Reef, Concrete & limestone eco-reef (One) 3'-4' height X 4' diameter	2013	43 ft listed depth	N30° 13.801' W87° 31.474'
Eco 13-E02*	Eco Reef, Concrete & limestone eco-reef (One) 3'-4' height X 4' diameter	2013	42 ft listed depth	N30° 13.794' W87° 31.489'
Eco 13-E03*	Eco Reef, Concrete & limestone eco-reef (One) 3'-4' height X 4' diameter	2013	43 ft listed depth	N30° 13.814' W87° 31.467'
Eco 13-E04	Eco Reef, Concrete & limestone eco-reef (Two) 3'-4' height X 4' diameter	2013	38 ft listed depth	N30° 14.279' W87° 31.458'
Eco 13-E05	Eco Reef, Concrete & limestone eco-reef (Two) 3'-4' height X 4' diameter	2013	37 ft listed depth	N30° 14.308' W87° 31.493'
Eco 13-E06*	Eco Reef, Concrete & limestone eco-reef (One) 3'-4' height X 4' diameter	2013	40 ft listed depth	N30° 14.275' W87° 32.179'
Eco 13-E07*	Eco Reef, Concrete & limestone eco-reef (One) 3'-4' height X 4' diameter	2013	42 ft listed depth	N30° 14.297' W87° 32.147'
Eco 13-E08*	Eco Reef, Concrete & limestone eco-reef (One) 3'-4' height X 4' diameter	2013	40 ft listed depth	N30° 14.297' W87° 32.175'
Eco 13-E09*	Eco Reef, Concrete & limestone eco-reef (One) 3'-4' height X 4' diameter	2013	37 ft listed depth	N30° 13.792' W87° 32.142'
Eco 13-E10*	Eco Reef, Concrete & limestone eco-reef (One) 3'-4' height X 4' diameter	2013	37 ft listed depth	N30° 13.798' W87° 32.173'
Pat Jones Pyramids*	Pyramid Cluster, Concrete and limestone pyramids (Three) 6' height	2013	43 ft listed depth	N30° 13.851' W87° 31.644'
Pmid Cluster 13-E01	Pyramid Cluster, Concrete and limestone pyramids (Three) 6' height	2013	40 ft listed depth	N30° 14.263' W87° 31.986'
Pmid Cluster 13-E02	Pyramid Cluster, Concrete and limestone pyramids (Three) 6' height	2013	38 ft listed depth	N30° 14.263' W87° 31.838'
Pmid Cluster 13-E03	Pyramid Cluster, Concrete and limestone pyramids (Three) 6' height	2013	39 ft listed depth	N30° 14.214' W87° 31.898'
Pmid Cluster 13-E04	Pyramid Cluster, Concrete and limestone pyramids (Three) 6' height	2013	39 ft listed depth	N30° 14.222' W87° 31.759'
Pmid Cluster 13-E05	Pyramid Cluster, Concrete and limestone pyramids (Three) 6' height	2013	42 ft listed depth	N30° 14.155' W87° 31.972'
Pmid Cluster 13-E06	Pyramid Cluster, Concrete and limestone pyramids (Three) 6' height	2013	40 ft listed depth	N30° 14.146' W87° 31.842'
Pmid Cluster 13-E07	Pyramid Cluster, Concrete and limestone pyramids (Three) 6' height	2013	42 ft listed depth	N30° 14.089' W87° 31.905'
Pmid Cluster 13-E08	Pyramid Cluster, Concrete and limestone pyramids (Three) 6' height	2013	41 ft listed depth	N30° 14.090' W87° 31.776'
Pmid Cluster 13-E09	Pyramid Cluster, Concrete and limestone pyramids (Three) 6' height	2013	42 ft listed depth	N30° 14.025' W87° 31.977'
Pmid Cluster 13-E10	Pyramid Cluster, Concrete and limestone pyramids (Three) 6' height	2013	44 ft listed depth	N30° 14.022' W87° 31.835'
Pmid Cluster 13-E11	Pyramid Cluster, Concrete and limestone pyramids (Three) 6' height	2013	44 ft listed depth	N30° 13.973' W87° 31.918'
Pmid Cluster 13-E12	Pyramid Cluster, Concrete and limestone pyramids (Three) 6' height	2013	42 ft listed depth	N30° 13.970' W87° 31.777'
Pmid Cluster 13-E13	Pyramid Cluster, Concrete and limestone pyramids (Three) 6' height	2013	39 ft listed depth	N30° 13.859' W87° 32.044'
Pmid Cluster 13-E14	Pyramid Cluster, Concrete and limestone pyramids (Three) 6' height	2013	40 ft listed depth	N30° 13.856' W87° 31.979'
Pmid Cluster 13-E15	Pyramid Cluster, Concrete and limestone pyramids (Three) 6' height	2013	42 ft listed depth	N30° 13.855' W87° 31.915'
Pmid Cluster 13-E16	Pyramid Cluster, Concrete and limestone pyramids (Three) 6' height	2013	43 ft listed depth	N30° 13.855' W87° 31.841'
Pmid Cluster 13-E17	Pyramid Cluster, Concrete and limestone pyramids (Three) 6' height	2013	45 ft listed depth	N30° 13.858' W87° 31.777'
Pmid Cluster 13-E18	Pyramid Cluster, Concrete and limestone pyramids (Three) 6' height	2013	45 ft listed depth	N30° 13.857' W87° 31.708'
Pmid Cluster 13-E19	Pyramid Cluster, Concrete and limestone pyramids (Three) 6' height	2013	38 ft listed depth	N30° 14.146' W87° 31.646'
Pmid Cluster 13-E20*	Pyramid Cluster, Concrete and limestone pyramids (Three) 6' height	2013	40 ft listed depth	N30° 14.081' W87° 31.655'
Pmid Cluster 13-E21*	Pyramid Cluster, Concrete and limestone pyramids (Three) 6' height	2013	39 ft listed depth	N30° 14.035' W87° 31.649'
Pmid Cluster 13-E22	Pyramid Cluster, Concrete and limestone pyramids (Three) 6' height	2013	41 ft listed depth	N30° 13.961' W87° 31.645'
Pmid Cluster 13-E23*	Pyramid Cluster, Concrete and limestone pyramids (Three) 6' height	2013	42 ft listed depth	N30° 13.888' W87° 31.651'

The list also gives distances, for example Eco 16-E01*: 1.7 to the Perdido Pass buoy; 26.8 to the Sand Island light (as listed, no unit given).

ADCNR Marine Resources Division public reef master list 2025 (KMZ; reef layer), read November 1, 2026. Coordinates are for information only, not for navigation.

Materials

Pyramids, rubble and vessels in R.V. Minton East

Pyramid Cluster24 reefs
Eco Reef21 reefs
Concrete1 reef

Money behind the reefs of R.V. Minton East

NFWF Phase 111 reefs

ADCNR Marine Resources Division public reef master list 2025 (KMZ; reef layer), read November 1, 2026. Coordinates are for information only, not for navigation.

Ports

Port towns that serve R.V. Minton East

Orange BeachBaldwin County, 5 miles southeast from the zone centre
Perdido BeachBaldwin County, 8 miles south from the zone centre
Gulf ShoresBaldwin County, 10 miles east from the zone centre
ElbertaBaldwin County, 13 miles south from the zone centre
Bon SecourBaldwin County, 13 miles southeast from the zone centre

More ADCNR ramps close to R.V. Minton East

Boggy Point Boat Ramp on Terry CoveTerry Cove, 4 miles
Cotton Bayou boat rampCotton Bayou, 4 miles
Pirate's Cove boat ramp on Roberts BayouRoberts Bayou, 6 miles
Josephine Park on Roberts BayouRoberts Bayou, 6 miles

USGS GNIS domestic names (feature class and primary point), read November 1, 2026; ADCNR coastal boating access pages and public access site layer (ADCNR GIS), read November 1, 2026.

Red snapper

When red snapper may be kept from R.V. Minton East

Season	Opens	Closes	Rule as printed
Red snapper (private anglers, shore, state-licensed charter)	May 22, 2026	not set (quota)	Open 7 days a week until the end of the year or when Alabama's quota has been met; 2 per person per day, 16 inches TL minimum; 2026 private angler quota 664,552 pounds; report through Snapper Check.
Red snapper (federally permitted for-hire vessels)	June 1, 2026	October 26, 2026	Opens 12:01 a.m. local time June 1, 2026, closes 12:01 a.m. local time October 26, 2026 (147 days in federal waters).

Limits as printed by the ADCNR Marine Resources Division recreational size, creel and possession limits for state waters (MRD limits page), read November 1, 2026.

Red snapper season

Limits

Reef fish limits for R.V. Minton East

Species	Daily limit and size	Waters
Cobia (Ling)	1 per person, not to exceed 2 per vessel; 36" min. FL	state waters
King Mackerel	3 per person; 24" min. FL	state waters
Gag Grouper	2 per person; 24" min TL	state waters; see seasons
Red Grouper	2 per person; 20" min TL	state waters; see seasons
Scamp	4 per person; 16" min TL	state waters; see seasons
Greater Amberjack	1 per person; 34" min FL	state waters; see seasons
Gray Triggerfish	1 per person; 15" min FL	state waters; see seasons
Red Snapper	2 per person in state and federal waters; 16" min. TL	state waters; see seasons
Vermilion Snapper (beeliner)	10 per person; 10" min. TL	state waters; see seasons
Lane Snapper	Reef Fish aggregate; 10" min. TL	state waters; see seasons
Gray Snapper (mangrove, black)	10 per person; 12" min. TL	state waters; see seasons

State rows cover R.V. Minton East inside the boundary; outside it the federal rules decide.

Gulf reef fish: state waters extend 9 nautical miles from the beach (including Pelican/Sand Island); all other species: 3 nautical miles (MRD 2026 sheet).

Saltwater anglers 16 and older carry an Alabama saltwater license ($30.90 resident, $66.80 nonresident for 2026-27), plus the $10 Gulf Reef Fish Endorsement to keep reef fish such as red snapper.

Limits as printed by the ADCNR Marine Resources Division recreational size, creel and possession limits for state waters (MRD limits page), read November 1, 2026.

Saltwater limits

Other zones

More reef zones beside R.V. Minton East

Zone	Distance	Class	Reefs listed	Acres
Trolling Corridor	6 miles south	Corridor	216
R.V. Minton West	7 miles west	Nearshore	92	727
Alabama Gulf Coast Reef and Restoration Foundation	8 miles south	Nearshore	106	17,919
Alabama Charter Fishing Association	10 miles southwest	Nearshore	100	6,388
Dr. Stephen Szedlmayer	13 miles southwest	Nearshore	37	4,030

ADCNR Marine Resources Division public reef master list 2025 (KMZ; reef layer), read November 1, 2026. Coordinates are for information only, not for navigation.

All Alabama reef zones

Nearby

Within an easy Alabama drive of R.V. Minton East

Gulf page for R.V. Minton East

Alabama Gulf watersstate waters

Bays behind R.V. Minton East

Alabama towns within a drive of R.V. Minton East

Orange Beach6 miles
Elberta10 miles
Gulf Shores11 miles

Paid trips on R.V. Minton East from our list

Fish Orange Beach (Intimidator)charter, Orange Beach, 251-747-2872
Orange Beach Fishing Associationcharter, Orange Beach, (251) 981-2300
Orange Beach Sailing Charters and Sunset Cruisescharter, Orange Beach, (251) 981-7245

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Photos

Pictures of the fishing water around R.V. Minton East

Orange Beach, Alabama — Orange Beach 5.8 mi
Photo: Jody Claborn, Public domain

Gulf Shores, Alabama — Gulf Shores 11 mi
Photo: nola.agent, CC BY 2.0

Perdido Pass, Alabama — Perdido Pass 3.4 mi
Photo: Chris Palmer, CC BY-SA 2.0

Alabama Gulf waters, Alabama — Alabama Gulf waters 20 mi
Photo: blgrssby, CC BY-SA 2.0

Answers

R.V. Minton East: answers for an Alabama fishing day

Where is R.V. Minton East?

Run about 5 miles from Orange Beach.

How many structures does ADCNR list in R.V. Minton East?

There are 46 reefs across about 325 acres.

How much water is over R.V. Minton East?

The list shows 37 to 45 feet.

Are there pyramids in R.V. Minton East?

You will find Pyramid Cluster (24), Eco Reef (21) and Concrete (1).

What is the snapper limit at R.V. Minton East?

Red snapper (private anglers, shore, state-licensed charter): opens May 22, 2026, closes not set (quota). Red Snapper: 2 per person in state and federal waters; 16" min. TL.

Does a visitor need a license for R.V. Minton East?

Saltwater anglers 16 and older carry an Alabama saltwater license ($30.90 resident, $66.80 nonresident for 2026-27), plus the $10 Gulf Reef Fish Endorsement to keep reef fish such as red snapper.

When were the reefs in R.V. Minton East placed?

Between 2013 and 2016.

Can I navigate to R.V. Minton East with these positions?

Use them to plan; confirm with your own electronics.

Where else can I fish reefs near R.V. Minton East?

Next door: Trolling Corridor, 6 miles.

Put R.V. Minton East on the offshore list

Check the forecast and the season before running out.

Saltwater limits All Alabama reef zones

R.V. Minton East Artificial Reefs

First look at R.V. Minton East off Alabama

Deployments inside R.V. Minton East

Pyramids, rubble and vessels in R.V. Minton East

Money behind the reefs of R.V. Minton East

Port towns that serve R.V. Minton East

More ADCNR ramps close to R.V. Minton East

When red snapper may be kept from R.V. Minton East

Reef fish limits for R.V. Minton East

More reef zones beside R.V. Minton East

Within an easy Alabama drive of R.V. Minton East

Gulf page for R.V. Minton East

Bays behind R.V. Minton East

Alabama towns within a drive of R.V. Minton East

Paid trips on R.V. Minton East from our list

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R.V. Minton East: answers for an Alabama fishing day

Where is R.V. Minton East?

How many structures does ADCNR list in R.V. Minton East?

How much water is over R.V. Minton East?

Are there pyramids in R.V. Minton East?

What is the snapper limit at R.V. Minton East?

Does a visitor need a license for R.V. Minton East?

When were the reefs in R.V. Minton East placed?

Can I navigate to R.V. Minton East with these positions?

Where else can I fish reefs near R.V. Minton East?

Put R.V. Minton East on the offshore list