Artificial Reef Charts (4/4)

Artificial Reefs

The pink and white areas are shipping lanes. 'Natural' shipwrecks are depicted with a wreck symbol.

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Shark River Artificial Reef

15.6 Nautical Miles off Manasquan
Depth: 120-140 ft


Shinnecock Artificial Reef

Depth: 76 - 84 ft
2.0 Nautical miles south of Shinnecock Inlet


Artificial Reefs

Every fisherman has his favorite fishing area and thinks that it would be the perfect spot for an artificial reef. "Why don't you build a reef here?" they ask.

Obviously, the State could never satisfy every New Jersey angler with his own pet reef. Besides that, there are many constraints that limit both the number and location of ocean reef sites. New Jersey now has a network of 15 reef sites, evenly spaced from Sandy Hook to Cape May. In its original plan, the Reef Program estimated that 14 or 15 sites would be needed to provide access to anglers and divers from every New Jersey inlet.


16-Fathom Artificial Reef

Depth: 85 to 103 feet
13 nautical miles southwest of Fire Island Inlet


Smithtown Artificial Reef

Depth: 30 - 40 ft
1.6 nautical miles northwest of Stony Brook Harbor


Townsend's Inlet Artificial Reef

Depth: 50-65 ft


12-Mile Artificial Reef

Depth: 123 - 143 ft
12.0 nautical miles from Moriches and Shinnecock Inlets


Wildwood Artificial Reef

4.5 Nautical Miles off Wildwood
Depth: 40-65 ft


Yellowbar Artificial Reef

Depth: 25 - 40 ft
900 yards east of the Robert Moses Fixed Bridge


Artificial Reef Charts

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There are many types of worms, but most species are either too small or too secretive to be found by casual scuba divers. Nudibranchs are shell-less snails that resemble worms, while Teredos are nearly shell-less bivalves that also resemble worms.

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