New Jersey Scuba Diving

Delaware Artificial Reefs

Delaware Artificial Reefs (and a few New Jersey reefs)

  1. USS Blenny
  2. Buchannon barge
  3. Cape Henlopen Buoy
  4. Golden Eagle
  5. P3/Dolphin
  6. pilot boat

Coverage of Delaware is restricted to just those sites that are in the ocean and vessels in the bay. Siting reefs has been tricky for Delaware, as they must be kept clear of the shipping lanes. This doesn't leave a lot of places that are both located in usefully deep water and a convenient distance from shore. Cape May Reef belongs to New Jersey, but is within range of Delaware, and lately seems to have received material from Delaware. I have also included the USS Blenny, to the south - drag the chart.

Delaware Artificial Reef Charts

The 5 Delaware reefs shown here total approximately 7.2 square miles.

Twin Capes
Shearwater
Shearwater
USS Radford
USS Radford
Gregory Poole
YO-93
USCG Tamaroa
two tugboats
two tugboats
Frieda Marie
American Glory
American Glory

Delaware Artificial Reef Sites

Delaware has eight permitted reefs in the Delaware Bay, and another way offshore that is undeveloped and will likely stay that way.

Site #8 has a 70' tugboat "Golden Eagle". Site #6 has a 120' barge. Site #1 has a 40' pilot boat. Other than that, the Delaware Bay reefs are all concrete rubble.

Delaware #11 Artificial Reef

Delaware #11 Artificial Reef

  1. American Glory
  2. Bay Tide
  3. Cittie Point
  4. Crazy Horse
  5. Delilah
  6. Fells Point
  7. Frieda Marie
  8. Mayor J Harold Grady
  9. Margaret
  10. Margie Ann
  11. Reedville
  12. Sandy Point
  13. TD-21
  14. Texas Star
  15. William C Snow
  16. YC-1479
  17. YOG-93

15.5 Nautical Miles from Indian River Inlet, 1.52 sq miles
Depth: 70-90 ft

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Delaware #10 Artificial Reef

Delaware #10 Artificial Reef

  1. Mr G
  2. old wreck
  3. Rusty Pusher
  4. Southern Sword
  5. YC-725
  6. YON-80

5.5 Nautical Miles from Indian River Inlet, 1.31 sq miles
Depth: 55-65 ft

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DelJerseyLand Artificial Reefs

DelJerseyLand Inshore Artificial Reef

  1. Atlantic Mist
  2. Beth Drydock No. 5 (763)
  3. Beth Drydock No. 5 (764)
  4. Beth Drydock No. 5 (765)
  5. Calcasieu Pass
  6. Gregory Poole
  7. Hvoslef
  8. John S Dempster
  9. USS Moonstone
  10. USS Radford (main)
  11. USS Radford (bow)
  12. Shearwater
  13. Tamaroa
  14. Twin Capes

26 Nautical Miles from Indian River Inlet, 1.51 sq miles
Depth: 120-140 ft [download]

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William C Snow

Delaware Artificial Reef #11
Fells Point leads the string, Cittie Point in the middle, and William C Snow brings up the rear
Type:
artificial reef, tugboat
Built:
1962, Southern Materials Co, Norfolk VA USA
Specs:
( 50 ft )
Sunk:
Monday June 2, 2008 - Delaware #11 Artificial Reef
GPS:
38°40.540' -74°43.957'

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Charts, Dive Sites,

Eastern Pickerel

Eastern Pickerel

Esox niger

Size
to 39"

Eastern or 'Chain' pickerels are deep olive-green on the back, shading to a creamy yellow on the belly. Olive green blotches are present within distinct black chain-like or interwoven markings on the sides. There is a distinct dark, vertical bar below the eye. The cheek and gill covers are completely covered by scales. The underside of the lower jaw has 14-17 branchiostegal rays. There are no recognized subspecies. However, they hybridize readily with redfin pickerels. They are distantly related to trout and salmon.

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