Yellowbar Artificial Reef

Yellowbar Artificial Reef

900 yards east of the Robert Moses Fixed Bridge, 0.01 sq miles
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.





All of these bivalves are filter feeders. The other major group of mollusks is the Gastropods or snails. Squid and octopus ( cephalopods ) are mollusks too, but they don't behave like other mollusks, so I included them elsewhere. Teredos are bivalves that have evolved a worm-like wood-boring habit.

Clam Anatomy
Typical bivalve anatomy