Our Mission

Casa Costera's goal is to work towards a more sustainable future for future generations to enjoy the same beautiful coastlines that we do. Keeping our energy close to home, we have partnered up with the Sarasota Bay Estuary Program and Reef Creations to help fund the creation and deployment of Artificial Reefs all over the Gulf Coast. 1% of each purchase goes towards maintaining and protecting coastlines 

Before setting this new goal of deploying artificial reefs all over the Gulf Coast, we were able to deploy over 50 Vertical Oyster Gardens in 2024 through your support. 

REEF BALLS 

A reef ball is a designed artificial reef module which mimics the structure and function of a natural reef. Made with special concrete additives, Reef Ball concrete, with a pH similar to that of seawater, ensures compatibility with marine environments and enhances its attractiveness to colonizing organisms. Hollow interior spaces provide habitat and shelter for marine species and the addition of coral plugs allows for quick initiation for growth and rescue of corals damaged by storms, dredging, etc. 

VERTICAL OYSTER GARDENS 

Vertical Oyster Gardens, or VOGs, are recycled oyster shells strung together to hang below docks. VOGs add habitat to our bays for important creatures like oysters, crabs, shrimps, and other critters. One oyster filters 50 gallons of water each day, so adding more habitats for them creates cleaner oceans one oyster at a time. So far, we have successfully deployed over 50 vertical oyster gardens.