Parrot Head Reef Deployment Postponed Until 2026 

-Atlanta Parrot Head Club member, Josh Jones, wins national design contest for graphic to be used in all ongoing outreach for the Parrot Head Reef- 

-The Parrot Head Reef is organized by Eternal Reefs, Reef Innovations, the Reef Ball Foundation and Parrot Heads in Paradise and will be deployed off Key West in 2026 to honor Jimmy Buffett- 

SARASOTA, Fla. (June 2, 2025) – Due to operational and logistical challenges, the Parrot Head Reef deployment has been postponed until 2026. The project, originally announced in March 2025, was to have been launched on the two-year anniversary of Jimmy Buffett’s passing, September 1, 2025. Due to site changes and logistical challenges for individual Parrot Heads in Paradise (PHiP) clubs nationwide, organizers have pushed back and targeted September 1, 2026 for the inauguration of the project. 

In associated news, Josh Jones, a member of the original Parrot Heads in Paradise club in Atlanta, won the nationwide search to develop a project design that appropriately combined the fun vibe of Parrot Head music with the environmental benefit of this underwater reef project. He is the son of two other inaugural Atlanta club members, Bill and Tracy Jones, and grew up in the club, his parents often bringing him to concerts in his car seat. This early exposure instilled in Josh a love of music and art; he plays the guitar and is a freelance illustrator and designer. 

“I am so honored that the reef organizers picked my design…it was a blast to create something bright and bold and fun and funky all at once, including that saltshaker in the sand,” said Josh Jones, designer and Atlanta Parrot Heads in Paradise member. “I hope the vibe I created just makes everyone feel good and want to participate in this worthwhile project that can only help the ocean that Jimmy loved so well.”