[MAY 31, 2025] REEF INAUGURATION POSTPONED
The Parrot Head Reef will be dedicated to music’s beloved Jimmy Buffett, a passionate ocean conservation advocate. Organizers have targeted Tuesday, September 1, 2026, for the inauguration of the project, three years after his passing. The reef will be located off Key West, one of Jimmy’s most famously favorite and storied cities.
The marine area will become a dedicated space for underwater memorials featuring individual reef balls containing plaques paying homage to the original beach lover and ocean advocate. The reef will be comprised of two sizes of reef balls, ranging in size from about 600 to 1,600 pounds, and each will feature an 8-inch circular bronze plaque, custom designed by each entity which purchases the memorial.
The project is a collaboration between Parrot Heads in Paradise (PHiP), a network of more than 200 social and charitable clubs around the United States, Canada, Europe, Caribbean and Australia, along with Eternal Reefs, the Sarasota-based creative environmental memorial non-profit, dedicated to placing living legacies that help preserve the marine environment for future generations.
The Parrot Head Reef will be located in a site permitted by Florida’s Monroe County that is 10 miles off Key West and outside the sanctuary boundary. It will feature a dedicated space to honor Jimmy Buffett and a cause he held so dear – ocean preservation.
While anyone may purchase a memorial, pricing preference will be given to PHiP members and clubs. In the week leading up to September 1, the completed memorials will be displayed in Key West for viewing by individuals and clubs. Pending weather, the first memorials in the Parrot Head Reef will be deployed, targeting a Tuesday, September 1, 2026, date. Please note the date is weather contingent.
Plaques & Participation
We encourage personalizing memorial plaques with as much creativity as possible. We envision song names, PHiP club names and nicknames, humorous anecdotes, or all of the above. Anything that will fit on the 8” circular bronze plaque is fair game. Below are two examples to help get your creative juices flowing:
Bay Balls (2’x3’) = $2,500
Pallet Balls (3’x3’) = $3,000
*add $1,000 for non-PHiP members
*reef balls must be paid for in full at time of purchase.
*add 3% for credit card purchases
Contact PHiP@eternalreefs.com or ParrotHeadReef@eternalreefs.com for details.
Questions & more info
email PHiP@eternalreefs.com or ParrotHeadReef@eternalreefs.com
call 888-423-7333.
