The new sand is especially significant for Satellite Beach and Indian Harbour Beach. Those two beaches were left out of the larger federal sand-pumping projects from Cape Canaveral to Melbourne Beach over the past two decades, because the federal government protects the offshore coquina rock outcroppings there. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration designates the rocks as essential fish habitat. The rocks provide shelter for fish and substrate for Sabellariid, a somewhat rare marine worm. But after years of studies and permitting, the federal government allowed a dredging project, which offsets the 3 acres of the offshore coquina rock that the project will bury with a $10.6 million, 4.8-acre man-made reef. " - TRANSLATION SOMEONE GOT PAAAAAID! Sorry to hear this guys...... Middles and Blowhole never fully recovered up here from a project like this... and we dont even have natural reef bottoms.