McAllister Artificial Reef

McAllister Artificial Reef

Depth: 50 - 53 ft
2.8 nautical miles south of Long Beach

McAllister Artificial Reef

Details:

McAllister Reef is built on the location of the 1959 McAllister Grounds reef. The original materials have mostly disappeared. Also known as the Fishing Line reef.

  • 28 foot steel workboat sunk Sept 28, 2000.
side-scan sonar image of McAllister Reef, click to enlarge
A power plant turbine sunk in 2021

37 ft crane barge
Type:
artificial reef, barges
Depth:
50- 53 ft
Name Description Sunk GPS
60 ft steel Tuesday (?)
Sept 28, 1999
40°32.120′
-73°39.605′
40 ft steel
dredge
Thursday
Sept 28, 2000
40°32.048′
-73°39.326′
40 ft steel
dredge
Thursday
Sept 28, 2000
40°32.015′
-73°39.295′
37 ft steel
crane
2003 40°32.162'
-73°39.481'



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.



Butterflyfish

Keeping aquaria is a hobby I have enjoyed for many years, and I have gained what I think is some useful experience on the subject. I also have a number of excellent books on aquaria, and a degree in Biology from a famous university which is slowly fading from memory ( the degree is fading, not the university. ) There is a great deal you can learn about this subject from books, and the people at your local pet store, and I will try to avoid duplicating that in detail. I will also spare you the chemical equations, most of which I used to know. My purpose here is to tell you what you won't find in books, and what your pet store guy may not tell you, as well as some of the pitfalls along the way that I have discovered by falling into.

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