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((short description|Canadian non-profit to create artificial reefs for habitat enhancement and recreation ))
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The '''Artificial Reef Society of British Columbia''' ('''ARSBC''') is a registered non-profit society based in [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]] (BC), and has been a registered tax-deductible charity in [[Canada]] since 1992.<ref>((Cite web |date=2023-04-30 |title=T3010 Registered Charity Information Return |url=https://apps.cra-arc.gc.ca/ebci/hacc/srch/pub/dsplyRprtngPrd?q.srchNmFltr=The+Artificial+Reef+Society+of+British+Columbia&q.stts=0007&selectedCharityBn=139743397RR0001&dsrdPg=1 |website=Government of Canada))</ref>

Its aim is to create environmentally and economically sustainable 'artificial reefs' in British Columbia and around the world for the protection and enhancement of sensitive marine habitats, while also providing interesting destinations for the enjoyment of scuba divers.

Since its founding in 1991, eight ships and one Boeing 737 have been sunk off the west coast of BC.<ref>((Cite web |title=ARTIFICIAL REEF SOCIETY OF BC |url=http://artificialreefsocietybc.ca/ |access-date=2024-02-12 |website=Artificial Reefs ARSBC |language=en))</ref>

The Society has no paid employees, and consists of a volunteer Board of Directors and hundreds of volunteers from BC, Alberta, and the northwest United States who have worked on its projects. Its mission is to create and maintain [[artificial reefs]] for use by [[Scuba diving|scuba divers]] as a means to promote the local economy, the technology and safety procedures involved in creating artificial reefs, promote the use of artificial reefs to minimize the impact caused by scuba divers on other historically significant or ecologically sensitive sites, and to monitor all developments regarding their artificial reefs for environmental impact and diver safety.

== Artificial reefs ==
*Sunk August 11, 1991: MV G.B. Church off [[Portland Island (British Columbia)|Portland Island]], near Sidney, BC at 48°43.323′ N, 123°21.339′ W [http://www.google.ca/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=48+43.323%27+N,+123+21.339%27+W&ie=UTF8&om=1]
*Sunk December 5, 1992: ((HMCS|Chaudière|DDE 235)) (II)  off Kunechin Point, in [[Porpoise Bay Provincial Park|Porpoise Bay]], near Sechelt, BC at 49° 37.694' N, 123° 48.699' W [http://www.google.ca/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=49%C2%B0+37.694%27+N,+123%C2%B0+48.699%27+W&ie=UTF8&ll=49.628504,-123.810425&spn=1.328955,3.466187&om=1]
*Sunk September 16, 1995: ((HMCS|Mackenzie|DDE 261)) off [[Gulf Islands National Park Reserve|Gooch Island]], near Sidney, BC at 48°40.094′ N, 123°17.170′ W [http://www.google.ca/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=48+40.094%27+N,+123+17.170%27+W&ie=UTF8&om=1]
*Sunk June 22, 1996: ((HMCS|Columbia|DDE 260)) (II) off Maud Island, near Campbell River, BC at 50°8.031′ N, 125°20.152′ W [http://www.google.ca/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=50+08.031%27+N,+125+20.152%27+W&ie=UTF8&om=1]
*Sunk June 14, 1997: ((HMCS|Saskatchewan|DDE 262)) (II) off [[Snake Island (Nanaimo)|Snake Island]], near Nanaimo, BC at 49°12.96′ N, 123°53.070′ W [http://www.google.ca/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=49+12.96%27+N,+123+53.070%27+W&ie=UTF8&om=1]
*Sunk July 14, 2000: ((HMCS|Yukon|DDE 263)) off [[Mission Beach, San Diego|Mission Beach]], near San Diego, California at 32°46.80′ N 117°17.12′ W [http://www.google.ca/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=32+46.80N+117+17.12W&ie=UTF8&om=1]
*Sunk October 20, 2001: ((HMCS|Cape Breton|ARE 100)) (II) off Snake Island, near Nanaimo, BC at 49°12.88′ N, 123°53.067′ W [http://www.google.ca/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=49+12.88%27+N,+123+53.067%27+W&ie=UTF8&om=1]
*Sunk January 14, 2006: Xihwu Boeing 737-200 off [[Chemainus]], BC at 48°56.142′ N, 123°43.130′ W [http://www.google.ca/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=48+56.142N,+123+43.130W&ie=UTF8&om=1]
*Sunk April 4, 2015: ((HMCS|Annapolis|DDH 265)) off [[Gambier Island]] in [[Halkett Bay Marine Provincial Park]], [[Howe Sound]] BC at 49°26.95′ N, 123°19.85′ W [https://www.google.ca/maps/place/49%C2%B026'57.0%22N+123%C2%B019'51.0%22W/@49.4491667,-123.333022,785m/].<ref>((Cite web|title=Annapolis|url=http://artificialreefsocietybc.ca/annapolis.html|access-date=2020-07-06|website=Artificial Reefs ARSBC|language=en))</ref>

==References==
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== External links ==
*((Official website|http://www.artificialreefsocietybc.ca/))

((Underwater diving|speint))
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[[Category:Artificial reefs]]
[[Category:Environmental organizations based in British Columbia]]
[[Category:Non-profit organizations based in Vancouver]]
[[Category:Underwater diver organizations]]

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