3D-printed concrete reef placed in Florida Oceanographic Society's Gamefish Lagoon

Florida’s coral reefs have been having a tough time in nature, so a Treasure Coast business has teamed up with a well-known environmental group to see if their man-made concept of a 3D-printed reef can help.

At the Florida Oceanographic Society Coastal Center in Stuart. There are 300 creatures in the Gamefish Lagoon and now one 3D-printed reef.

“Something that would initially serve as habitat for smaller critters that need to get out of sun, and possibly away from flying birds, that like to come around the lagoon,” Hascup said. “Really exciting. It was a super long journey.”