New Jersey Scuba Diving

Kismet Artificial Reef

Kismet Artificial Reef

100' barge
85' barge

120 yards north of South Beach, 0.01 sq miles
Between Kismet and National Seashore dock
This reef is very close to land, it could even be a shore dive
Depth: 16 - 25 ft

Kismet Artificial Reef

barges - Kismet

Rock & Rubble

Details:

Named for the nearby hamlet of Kismet on Fire Island. I didn't know that, anyway.

Reef site coordinates differ from NOAA Navigational Charts.

Not Shown:

1,000 tire units

This reef is very close to land, it could even be a shore dive

side-scan sonar image of Kismet Reef, west end, click to enlarge

side-scan sonar image of Kismet Reef, east end, click to enlarge

Rock & Rubble

rock reef — A hopper barge full of rock

All manner of concrete, steel, and stone rubble from dredging, demolition projects, and other construction is used as artificial reef materials. This material is generally available at very low cost or free from construction companies who are more than happy to get rid of it. Transportation costs determine where this material is used by the Reef Program.

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barges - Kismet Artificial Reef

100 ft barge

Type:: artificial reef, barges
Depth:: 16 - 25 ft

Name	Description	Sunk	GPS
	85 ft	1965	40°38.311' -73°12.435'
	100 ft	1965	40°38.280' -73°12.496'

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Clam Dredge — The Adriatic - an old clam dredge, Notice the "birds" hanging from the ends of the outriggers. These are lowered into the water while underway to stabilize the vessel.

A dredge is a vessel designed to remove sediment from the bottom, generally for the purpose of widening and deepening ship channels. However, the term is often applied to a specialized type of trawler. A clam dredge is a special type of trawler that takes clams from the sand. The device that actually does this is also called a dredge. Resembling a large steel cage, it is dragged across the sandy bottom, and rakes out the shellfish, along with rocks, debris, some bottom fish and lobsters, the occasional lost anchor, and anything else that is in its path.

Clam Dredges

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