Real estate company and nonprofit install artificial reefs in SWFL

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A real estate company teamed up with nonprofit Ocean Habitats to put in an artificial reef near the Port Sanibel Marina in Punta Rassa.

Experts say we need these projects more than ever after red tide devastated habitats in the Gulf last year.

Watch the video above for the full story above by WINK News Reporter Gina Tomlinson ahead of World Oceans Day.

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