Manasquan Inlet Artificial Reef
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.
- Type:
- artificial reef, trawler, purse seiner
- Built:
- 1948, RTC Shipbuilding, Camden NJ, USA, as Absecon
- Specs:
- ( 140x25 ft ) 198 gross tons
- Sunk:
- Wednesday May 19, 2021 - Manasquan Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 40°05.010' -73°59.632'
- Depth:
- 75 ft
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- Type:
- shipwreck, schooner barge
- Built:
- 1922, Baltimore MD USA
- Specs:
- ( 215 x 36 ft ) 1160 tons
- Sunk:
- Monday December 5, 1927
foundered in storm - no casualties - Depth:
- 80 ft
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- Type:
- shipwreck, clam dredge, USA
- Sunk:
- Monday April 17, 1961
- Depth:
- 65 ft
wooden hull probably completely disintegrated by now
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This new feature inside the Manasquan Inlet reef site will be called the Maher Terminals Reef in recognition of the donated material by Maher Terminals, located in Port Elizabeth, NJ. The material consisted of 151 concrete forms, measuring 40 feet x 8 feet x 1.5 feet each. The forms, once used for shipping container inspections, were no longer needed and were slated for demolition and disposal. Center point coordinates are 40° 04.617' N and 073° 59.040' W.
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Depth: 60-75 ft
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Depth: 65-80 ft
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This is my modest proposal for a new reef site that could be shared between New York And New Jersey. This site has a lot of advantages:
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