Yellowbar Artificial Reef

Connie F Charade  Peregrine CorEW33

Depth: 25 - 40 ft

Yellowbar Artificial Reef

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If anyone knows what the 'Yellowbar' name signifies, please share it. Also known as the Fisherman Reef.

side-scan sonar image of Yellowbar Reef, click to enlarge



rock reef
A hopper barge full of rock

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.




Steamer is an early term for any vessel power by a steam engine rather than sails.

Shipwreck Delaware
The Delaware, an 1880s screw steamer

Early steamers were propelled by large paddlewheels. "Side-wheelers", with the paddlewheels on each side, were more seaworthy, and therefore more common in ocean waters, while "stern-wheelers", with a single large paddlewheel at the back, were more common as riverboats. Later, these were replaced by more efficient screw (or propeller) vessels.

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