Artificial Reef Sites (12/27)

Artificial Reefs

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Hail Mary reef
The good side - the other side looks a lot worse
Type:
artificial reef, trawler
Built:
1993, Duyen Van Tran, Gautier MS USA as St. Martin IV
Specs:
( 63 ft ) 79 tons
Sponsor:
Greater Point Pleasant Charter Boat Association
Sunk:
Saturday November 4, 2006 - Axel Carlson Artificial Reef
GPS:
40°02.641' -73°59.218'


reef Heavy Metal
Type:
artificial reef, tow boat
Built:
1956
Specs:
( 30 ft )
Sunk:
Tuesday July 18, 2006 - Townsends Inlet Artificial Reef
Sponsor:
Budget Towing - Point Pleasant / TowBoatUS / Friends of Margie Starns
GPS:
39°06.306' -74°36.471'
Depth:




Holgate reef
Type:
artificial reef, trawler
Built:
? Holgate NJ ?
Specs:
( 65 ft )
Sponsor:
Farreny Boat Yard, Beach Haven Marlin & Tuna Club, ALO
Sunk:
Tuesday October 25, 1994 - Garden State South Artificial Reef
GPS:
39°33.404' -74°06.452'
Depth:
60 ft


Horseshoe Wrecks reef
The barge-load of wreckage that will become the "Horseshoe Wrecks." the wreckage was pushed off three sides of the barge, hence the horseshoe pattern.
Type:
artificial reef, barges, tugboat
Specs:
( huge junk pile )
Sunk:
Sunday December 23, 2012 - Sea Girt Artificial Reef
GPS:
40°08.203' -73°55.779'
Depth:
80 ft

Artificial Reef Sites

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Conger Eel

Conger oceanicus

Size
to 7 1/2 ft and 90 lbs., usually smaller

Description
The Conger Eel closely resembles the American Eel, Anguilla rostrata, but is distinguishable by its longer snout and the very large dorsal fin that originates much closer to the pectoral fins. The Conger is also larger, frequently attaining a weight of 10 to 20 pounds and a length of 5 to 7 feet. Its European cousin, Conger conger, is even more spectacular, occasionally tipping the scales at 130 pounds and measuring over 12 feet in length. The American Conger is gray above and white underneath. The dorsal and anal fins have broad black margins. Overall, the Conger appears much lighter than the freshwater eel, thus the common name Silver Eel. The species is distributed from Massachusetts to south Florida and in the Gulf of Mexico westward to Mississippi.