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The Monuments

The Monuments of the Imagination Reef Project

The creation of the Imagination Reef is made possible by using the reef as a memorial site and final resting place for those seeking a meaningful journey from Cremation to Creation through a return to the oceans. There are also opportunities to sponsor any of ten monuments dedicated to unique individuals that have brought us closer to the magnificent oceans. Be it the contributions in scuba diving, deep-sea exploration, swimming, surfing, fishing, boating, or Marine Biology, the monuments are dedicated to the lives, memories, and excellence of individual purpose, love of ocean sports, and ocean sciences. Finally, there is also a monument to all individuals that were lost at sea. RIP.

The monuments serve the purpose of making the Imagination Reef Memorial site for Cremated Remains a unique place for the final destination of a loved one that recognizes the peace and beauty of the ocean. Different from scattering services, the reef provides a permanent location for a loved one. Underwater, surrounded by living marine organisms, reef fish, and color, the Imagination Reef is comforting.

The message “Protect The Ocean” and “Save Our Reefs” is stated with emphasis when attached to an Artificial Reef Project of this size. Covering 10.7 acres and created thirty-five feet underwater, the reef is just over three miles offshore of Key Biscayne, Florida.

Information on Monument Sponsorships is available by calling. Please contact the office at 954-420-REEF for further details.

PRIMARY MONUMENT SPONSORSHIP​

Jacques Cousteau Monument

100 Feet X 100 Feet

Jacques Cousteau 

Father of Deep Ocean

Exploration & Science

SECONDARY MONUMENT SPONSORSHIP​

Don Aronow
Monument

75 FEET X 75 FEET​

Don Aronow

Offshore Racing Champion, 

World-Class Designer, Manufacturer

SECONDARY MONUMENT SPONSORSHIP​

Ernest Hemingway Monument

75 FEET X 75 FEET​

Ernest Hemingway 

Author, Adventurer, Reporter

Deep-Sea Fisherman

MONUMENTS TO THE SEVEN SEAS

South Atlantic Ocean

60 FEET X 60 FEET​

Lloyd Bridges

TV series Sea Hunt

Introduced us to SCUBA Diving

MONUMENTS TO THE SEVEN SEAS

South Atlantic Ocean

60 FEET X 60 FEET​

Duke Kahanamoku

Godfather of Surfing

AKA “The Big Kahuna”

MONUMENTS TO THE SEVEN SEAS

North Atlantic Ocean

60 FEET X 60 FEET​

Johnny Weissmuller

Olympic Gold Medalist Swimming

Actor, Philanthropist, TARZAN

MONUMENTS TO THE SEVEN SEAS

North Pacific Ocean

60 FEET X 60 FEET​

Dr. Ruth Gates

Marine Biologist

Mother of Assisted Evolution

MONUMENTS TO THE SEVEN SEAS

Southern Oceans

60 FEET X 60 FEET​​​

Dr. Sylvia Earl 

Diver, Explorer, Scientist

The Queen of Deepness

MONUMENTS TO THE SEVEN SEAS

Arctic Ocean

60 FEET X 60 FEET​​

The Lost at Sea Monument

A remembrance for seafarers lost at sea who returned to the waters where life began.

MONUMENTS TO THE SEVEN SEAS

Indian Ocean

60 FEET X 60 FEET​​

Marine Biologist Past

Present and Future

The front-line soldiers in the fight to Protect the Oceans and Save Our Reefs.