New Jersey Scuba Diving

Rockaway Artificial Reef

Rockaway Artificial Reef

  1. Charles Dunlap
  2. DS-109
  3. Mistletoe
  4. Rascal

1.6 nautical miles south of Rockaway Beach, 1.00 sq miles
Depth: 32 - 40 ft

Rockaway Artificial Reef

Not Shown:

  • 60 steel buoys
  • 2,000 tire units
side-scan sonar image of Rockaway Reef, 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 - Rockaway Artificial Reef

Many holes cut in sides.
It must cost a fortune to rent this giant derrick.
Type:
artificial reef, barges
Depth:
32 - 40 ft
Name Description Sunk GPS
Dump Scow
DS-109		 100 ft steel Tuesday
Oct 9, 2018		 40°32.614'
-73°50.098'

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Delaware Bay Reefs

Delaware Artificial Reefs

  1. Buchannon barge
  2. Cape Henlopen Buoy
  3. Golden Eagle
  4. P3/Dolphin
  5. pilot boat

Delaware has a string of artificial reef sites in the Delaware bay, but they are of little interest to divers. Most of the sites are quite shallow and perilously close to the shipping lanes, several of them were actually reduced for this reason. The conditions in the bay are hardly good for diving. The reefs consist mostly of concrete rubble from construction in Philadelphia and other cities on the river. Also shown is New Jersey's sole artificial reef in the bay.

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