Manasquan Inlet Artificial Reef ~ New Jersey Scuba Diving

Manasquan Inlet Artificial Reef

2 miles off Manasquan Inlet
Depth: 67-74 ft

The Manasquan Inlet Reef site is located 1.7 nautical miles southeast of the inlet, which is just north of Ocean County’s Point Pleasant Beach. When fully developed, it will occupy nearly one square mile of seafloor in water from 67 feet to 74 feet deep. The reef is part of a compromise reached in 2015 that settled fishing gear use and access to artificial reefs between recreational and commercial fishermen and restored federal funding to New Jersey’s artificial reef program.

Putting a fishing reef directly in the approaches of one of the busiest inlets on the East Coast doesn't seem like a great idea to me, but I guess I am wrong about that, because there it is. I think my "Pinta Reef" would have been a much better idea.

Delaware

Type:: shipwreck, steamer, USA, Clyde Lines ( see Mohawk )
Built:: 1880, Philadelphia PA USA
Specs:: ( 250 x 37 ft ) 1646 gross tons, 66 passengers & crew
Sunk:: Saturday July 9, 1898
fire below decks, burned to waterline - no casualties
Depth:: 75 ft

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Rock & Rubble

All manner of concrete, steel, and stone rubble from dredging, demolition projects, and other construction is used as artificial reef materials. This material is generally available at very low cost or free from construction companies who are more than happy to get rid of it. Transportation costs determine where this material is used by the Reef Program.

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Brunette

Type:: shipwreck, steamer, USA
Built:: 1867, Wilmington DE USA
Specs:: 274 tons (?), 9 crew
Sunk:: Tuesday February 1, 1870
collision with steamer Santiago de Cuba ( 1627 tons) - 2 casualties
Depth:: 75 ft