New Jersey Scuba Diving

Sam Berman

Sam Berman reef

Type:: artificial reef, tanker
Built:: 1947, Ira S. Bushey & Sons, Brooklyn NY USA as Philip Lemler
Specs:: ( 160 x 30 ft ) 478 tons
Sponsor:: Crystal Oil Corporation, Marine Trades Assn. of NJ, Fisherman Magazine
Sunk:: Thursday September 10, 1987 - Sea Girt Artificial Reef
GPS:: 40°06.440' -73°41.180'
Depth:: 125 ft

Built in the Ira Bushey yard for Spentonbush Fuel

Sam Berman reef — Awaiting final disposition, next to the Alan Martin.

Sam Berman reef

Sam Berman reef — Just beginning to sink

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Shark River Artificial Reef

Shark River Artificial Reef

15.6 Nautical Miles off Manasquan, 0.83 sq miles
Depth: 120-140 ft [download]

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Manasquan Dive Sites Chart

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Greater Amberjack

Amberjack

Seriola dumerili

Size
to 60" and 175 lbs. in the tropics

Description
The coloration of the greater amberjack is characterized by a dark stripe on the head which extends from the origin of the first dorsal gin through the eye. The back is blue or olivaceous, and the sides and belly are silvery-white. Occasionally there is an amber or pinkish cast to the body. Juveniles have five or six dark vertical bars along the sides.

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