New Jersey Scuba Diving

Matinecock Artificial Reef

Matinecock Artificial Reef

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

Matinecock Artificial Reef

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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March 28, 2025

"New" Artificial Reefs

March 28, 2025

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New England Coast, sunk July 2023

I finally added two "new" artificial reefs, the Carrabassett on the Axel Carlson Reef and the New England Coast on the Shark River Reef. I have been waiting patiently for the numbers to be released, and was just informed that these two sites are undergoing "a period of successional development and monitoring" before publication. These studies were never announced at the time, in fact the New England Coast was kept out of the newspapers entirely, obviously so the science would not be tainted by the public. I imagine this study is a lot like this one, conducted by NJDEP fisheries biologists Jennifer Resciniti and Bill Figley over the course of 8 years, published in 2003.

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