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Sam Berman

Sam Berman reef

Type:: artificial reef, tanker
Built:: 1947, Ira S. Bushey & Sons, Brooklyn NY USA as Philip Lemler
Specs:: ( 160 x 30 ft ) 478 tons
Sponsor:: Crystal Oil Corporation, Marine Trades Assn. of NJ, Fisherman Magazine
Sunk:: Thursday September 10, 1987 - Sea Girt Artificial Reef
GPS:: 40°06.440' -73°41.180'
Depth:: 125 ft

Built in the Ira Bushey yard for Spentonbush Fuel

Sam Berman reef — Awaiting final disposition, next to the Alan Martin.

Sam Berman reef

Sam Berman reef — Just beginning to sink

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Shark River Artificial Reef

15.6 Nautical Miles off Manasquan, 0.83 sq miles
Depth: 120-140 ft [download]

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Basking Shark

Basking Shark

Cetorhinus maximus

Size:
to 45 ft

Habitat:
open ocean

Notes:
harmless

The Basking Shark is second in size only to the Whale Shark, and much more likely to be spotted in our cool northern waters. Like the Whale Shark, the Basking Shark is a harmless plankton feeder. While the Whale Shark has a brown and cream checkerboard pattern on its back, the Basking Shark is more uniformly gray, making identification easy. It also differs in profile: while the Whale Shark has a broad square snout, the Basking Shark has a pointed conical snout, much like its cousin the Great White, for which it may be mistaken.

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