New Jersey Scuba Diving

Matinecock Artificial Reef

Matinecock Artificial Reef

40' steel barge
46' barge

0.5 nautical miles north of Peacock Point, 0.06 sq miles
Depth: 30 - 40 ft

Matinecock Artificial Reef

barges - Matinecock

Rock & Rubble

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

barges - Matinecock Artificial Reef

New York has a very successful 'flying barge' program

Type:: artificial reef, barges
Depth:: 30 - 40 ft

Name	Description	Sunk	GPS
	46 ft steel	Thursday Aug 22, 2019	40°54.604' -73°37.477'
	40 ft steel	Thursday July 25, 2024	40°54.613' -73°37.394'

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Rock & Rubble

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.

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Accessories

Here are some ideas on minor yet important details that get little consideration. These topics are especially important to gear-laden New Jersey divers; much less so to unencumbered warm water divers.

A light and a knife are the first two non-essential accessories that you should get. Actually, neither one is non-essential, and only a fool would dive around here without both. Goody bags are used to carry booty from the sea. This includes food, treasure, and a lot of rusty junk that you're going to pick up because it is there. They can also be used to carry tools down with you.

2016 Update

Knives and bags haven't changed much in twenty years, but lights sure have. That section has been re-written to reflect modern technology. Nothing else new here, except that solid brass snaps have gotten harder to find and a lot more expensive. So if you find one on the bottom, leave it there for me!

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