- Type:
- artificial reef, crew boat
- Specs:
- ( 65 ft )
- Sponsor:
- Caldwell's Diving Company
- Sunk:
- Wednesday February 12, 1997 - Little Egg Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 39°28.501' -74°11.631'
More: Jessie C ...
Artificial Reef Sites (13/26)
- Type:
- artificial reef, tanker
- Built:
- 1944 Brooklyn NY (Bushey Yard)
- Specs:
- ( 156 x 30 ft ) 440 tons
- Sponsor:
- Cleanwater of New York
- Dedication:
- Captain Andy Applegate
- Sunk:
- Friday September 2 2005 - Atlantic City Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 39°13.850' -74°12.510'
More: Jet Trader YO-167 ...
- Type:
- artificial reef, trawler
- Built:
- 1980 - Master Boat Builders, Coden AL USA, as Tar Heel Tide
- Specs:
- ( 71 ft ) 112 gross tons
- Sponsor:
- Friends of Donna, Atlantic Capes Fisheries
- Dedication:
- Donna's Star
- Sunk:
- Tuesday December 20, 2005 - Townsends Inlet Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 39°06.360' -74°36.300'
- Depth:
- 60 ft
More: Jill Adventure ...
- Type:
- artificial reef, barge, tank
- Specs:
- ( 178 x 38 ft )
- Sponsor:
- GPPCBA, Clean Water of New York
- Sunk:
- Tuesday October 30, 2001 - Axel Carlson Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 40°03.840' -73°59.580'
More: Jim Lynch E-13 ...
- Type:
- artificial reef, tanker
- Specs:
- ( 165 x 35 ft )
- Sponsor:
- Friends & the McGraw Hill Foundation
- Dedication:
- John Dobilas
- Sunk:
- Tuesday August 20, 1996 - Garden State North Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 39°37.564' -74°01.341'
- Depth:
- 80 ft
More: John Dobilas YOGN-8 ...
- Type:
- artificial reef, freighter, purse seiner
- Built:
- 1944, JK Welding - Yonkers NY, as FS-355 (US Army)
- Specs:
- ( 166 x 32 ft ) 542 tons
- Sunk:
- Thursday, Jan 21, 2021 - DelJerseyLand Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 38°31.340' -74°30.671'
- Depth:
- 125 ft
John S Dempster Jr. is sister to Shearwater and Reedville, see those vessels for details, links in the sidebar. All three vessels were originally small Army transports, converted to Menhaden fishing by Omega Protein company. FS-355 was USCG-manned, and retained by USA as PVT Carl V. Sheridan (see below) until sold in 1972.
The aging Shearwater and Reedville were retired when Omega got two new modern vessels in 2017, but Dempster was kept as a reserve. Finally, almost 80 years old, the Dempster was sent to her reward as well. Another sister, Tangier Island, was reefed off Georgia in 2020. As of 2023, one old sister remains - Smuggler's Point, FS-400, launched in 1944!
More: John S Dempster Jr. (FS-355) ...
- Type:
- artificial reef, buoy tender
- Built:
- 1969
- Specs:
- ( 46' x 16' )
- Sponsor:
- USCG, New Jersey State Police
- Sunk:
- Thursday September 9, 1993 - Cape May Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 38°51.106' -74°42.170'
The Coast Guard classification for this type was BUSL, for 'boat utility stern loading'. These boats had facilities to maintain the crew for 48 hours. They were powered by a diesel engine driving a steerable propeller, which would have made them extremely maneuverable. They were replaced by a 49-foot model.
More: Johnny Buoy ...
- Type:
- artificial reef, barge, canal ( cut in two )
- Specs:
- ( 32 x 13 ft each piece )
- Sponsor:
- Ocean City Marlin & Tuna Club, Cape May County Party & Charter Boat Association
- Sunk:
- Wednesday/Thursday June 22/23, 1997 - Ocean City Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- Kathy: 39°10.719' -74°33.259'
- GPS:
- Maria: 39°10.814' -74°33.044'
More: Kathy & Maria ...
- Type:
- artificial reef, trawler
- Specs:
- ( 75 ft )
- Sunk:
- June 1983 - Sea Girt Artificial Reef
- Sponsor:
- Artificial Reef Committee
- GPS:
- 40°06.540' -73°56.827'
- Depth:
- 70 ft
More: Kiley B ...
- Type:
- artificial reef, tugboat, USA
- Built:
- 1956, Madisonville LA
- Specs:
- ( 100 x 27 ft ) 264 tons
- Sponsor:
- Ann E Clark Foundation, South Jersey Fishing Center
- Dedication:
- Allen R
- Sunk:
- Friday March 26, 2004 - Cape May Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 38°51.475' -74°42.029'
- Depth:
- 70 ft
More: Kings Point / Allen R ...
Percidae is the second largest family of fishes in North America, after Cyprinidae (Minnows). They are not related to saltwater Perches, which they superficially resemble.
Darters are diminutive perches that inhabit quiet or slowly flowing waters. They swim in hops and spurts, mainly just sitting on the bottom as they search for the small invertebrates on which they feed. The Tessellated Darter Etheostoma olmstedi ( right, to 4.5" ) is the commonest in the area. Many midwestern species are brightly colored, but we are not so lucky, all of ours are drab.
More: Freshwater Perches & Darters ...