Axel Carlson Artificial Reef

2.0 Nautical Miles off Mantoloking
Depth: 65-80 ft
Manasquan Reef Rump          OWD III       Glory         Riggy         Delaware      Harbor Charlie Caterina.D    Middle        MRMTC9        Patrick McHugh Horseshoe Crab Ed Schmidiger Hail Mary     Colleen       Jim Lynch     Hillman       Austin        Captain Bill  Megan Sue     Brooklyn      Bay King      McGinty       Swensen       Barbara Ann   MRMTC8        Snug Harbor

Axel Carlson Artificial Reef

The Axel Carlson reef is situated in a trough next to an underwater hill known as the Manasquan Ridge. This is an area of silty mud bottom and usually has relatively poor visibility. Axel Carlson reef is sometimes referred to as the Mantoloking reef. It also contains a number of sunken army tanks ( not shown. ) Minimum clearance at mean low water is 40 feet.

The pink areas on the chart are the "Full Access Zones". These are the areas where commercial fishermen will continue to be allowed to set their traps and lines as of 2015. For the rest of us, those are more like "No Access Zones," but some sort of fair compromise needed to be reached with the commercial fishermen, some of whom could legitimately claim to have fished those spots for generations.

Axel Carlson Reef
Axel Carlson Reef side-scan
Side-scan image of the entire reef, back when it was largely empty
Much more recent side-scan, showing build-up of rock piles
NOAA





Type:
shipwreck, schooner barge
Depth:
75 ft

A typical smallish schooner barge wreck of unknown origin. Some anchor chain and decking spread out over a small area, with a few smaller pieces way off the main piece. Named after the fishing boat that found the spot.


MRMTC 9 reef
Cleanwater 12
Type:
artificial reef, barge
Specs:
( 178 ft )
Sponsor:
Manasquan River Marlin & Tuna Club, Ann E Clark Foundation
Sunk:
Friday Oct 3, 2006 - Axel Carlson Artificial Reef
GPS:
40°03.689' -73°59.165'
Depth:
80 ft


Printed from njscuba.net