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Delaware Artificial Reefs

Delaware Artificial Reefs

Coverage of Delaware is restricted to just those sites that are in the ocean. 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.

Delaware Artificial Reef Charts

Delaware #09 Reef
Delaware #10 Reef ...

Delaware #11 Reef ...
DelJerseyLand Reefs ...

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 #09 Artificial Reef

Delaware #9 Artificial Reef

Depth: 50-60 ft

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Delaware #10 Artificial Reef

Delaware #10 Artificial Reef

Depth: 55-65 ft

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DelJerseyLand Artificial Reefs

DelJerseyLand Inshore Artificial Reef

Depth: 120-140 ft [download]

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Tamaroa WMEC-166

USCG Tamaroa reef

Type:: artificial reef, fleet tugboat, cutter
Built:: 1943, Commercial Iron Works, Portland, OR, as USS Zuni AT-95
Specs:: ( 205 x 38 ft ) 1,235 tons (light)
Sunk:: Wednesday, May 10, 2017 - DelJerseyLand Artificial Reef
GPS:: 38°31.144' -74°30.747'
Depth:: 125 ft

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TD-21 DPC-21

Type:: artificial reef, tugboat
Built:: 1944, Lawley & Sons, Neponset MA, as DPC-21
Specs:: ( 86 ft )
Sunk:: Saturday June 22, 2024 - Delaware #11 Artificial Reef
GPS:: 38°40.427' -74°43.073'

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American Glory

Type:: artificial reef, mini-liner
Built:: 2002, Chesapeake Shipbuilding, Salisbury, MD USA
Specs:: ( 174 x 39 ft ) 1,267 gross tons
Sunk:: Monday, November 4, 2019 - Delaware #11 Artificial Reef
GPS:: 38°40.474' -74°43.726'
Depth:: 80 ft

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Lobstering - Cooking Your Catch

Boiling

Lobster

The number of lobsters to be boiled determines the minimum kettle size. The water should fill the pot one-half to not more than two-thirds full. Bring water to a rolling boil over high heat. Place lobsters headfirst into the pot, completely submerging them.

Cover the pot tightly and return to a boil as quickly as possible. When water boils, begin counting the time. Regulate the heat to prevent water from boiling over, but be sure to keep the liquid boiling throughout the cooking time.

Boil a lobster for 10 minutes per pound, for the first pound. Add 3 minutes per pound for each additional pound thereafter. For example, a 2-pound lobster should boil for 13 minutes and a 1 1/2 pound lobster should boil for 11 1/2 minutes.

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