New Jersey Scuba Diving

Artificial Reefs History (6/6)

1970s

drydock reef
Drydock
Date Name Type Size Location
Feb 1979 Drydock barge 100' NJ Sea Girt *
1977 Railroad barge 200' NJ Sea Girt *
Jun 1973 Carlson II trawler 70' NJ Sea Girt *
Fran S tugboat 84' NY Atlantic Beach

* Predates current Artificial Reef Program

1960s

Date Name Type Size Location
1965 barge 85' NY Kismet
1965 barge 100' NY Kismet

These are the earliest reefs for which records exist

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Purse Seiners & Gill-netters

small purse seiner
A small purse seiner. Note the outboard skiff on the stern, used in setting out the net. The net itself is piled on the back deck. The boat's booms handle both the net and the skiff, while the crow's nest on the mast gives a bird's eye view of operations.

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