Austin

Austin reef
Type:
artificial reef, trawler
Built:
1956 Tampa FL USA
Specs:
( 65 ft ) 79 GT
Dedication:
John Grady III
Sunk:
Wednesday Sept 21, 2016 - Axel Carlson Artificial Reef
GPS:
40°02.900' -73°59.000'
Depth:
80 ft
Austin reef
Austin reef
Austin is sister to McGinty
Austin reef

Austin was originally used as a shrimp boat that fished the Gulf of Mexico from Florida to as far south as Campeche, Mexico. She was bought in 1966 by a local fisherman, brought to Point Pleasant, and converted to a trawler. She fished the local waters until she was decommissioned in 2013.


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Little Skate

Skates and rays are related to sharks. Unlike flounders, these fish are flattened and lie on their bellies. Skates are harmless. Stingrays have one or more dangerous barbed stingers in the tail and will use them if molested. Finally, the Torpedo is an electric fish and can generate enough voltage to be dangerous. Some skates give birth to live young, while others lay their eggs encased in a horned Mermaid's Purse.

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