New Jersey Scuba Diving

Susan Rose

Type:
artificial reef, trawler
Built:
1977, Steiner Shipyard, Bayou La Batre AL as Margaret Rose
Specs:
( 77 ft ) 142 gross tons
Sunk:
Thursday Feb 13, 2025 - Manasquan Artificial Reef
GPS:
NJDEP Private Fishing Hole
Depth:
75 ft

The Susan Rose is a secret reef, sunk with no public notice or announcement. It will no doubt be used for another "period of successional development and monitoring" like the Carrabassett since 2024 and the New England Coast since 2023. Here is the NJDEP contact form if you would like to inquire about the progress of these studies:

The GPS numbers were given to me by a reader, they have never been officially released.

Update:

I have no update. After over two years since the unannounced sinking, the numbers have never been released, and likely never will be. A fine use of public funds and donations.

The Susan Rose ran aground at Point Pleasant just before 5AM Friday November 17, 2023. It sank near the inlet almost immediately after salvage.
Raised from the bottom November 2024
Awaiting cleaning and re-sinking in Point Pleasant
The secret sinking

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Atlantic Menhaden

Atlantic Menhaden

Scientific Name:
Brevoortia tyrannus

Atlantic Menhaden:
A Profile

Family:
Clupeidae

Size:
12"-15"
1 lb.

Common Names:
menhaden, bunker, mossbunker, pogy, fatback, alewife, bugfish, skipjack

Although this herring is generally considered unfit for human consumption, the menhaden fishery is one of the most important and productive fisheries on the Atlantic coast. For years, it has provided coastal communities with a stable source of employment and the nation with a major source of protein on a renewable and environmentally sound basis.

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