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Artificial Reefs

Dutch Springs
Huntington Artificial Reef
Kismet Artificial Reef
Matinecock Artificial Reef
Mattituck Artificial Reef
New Reef
Port Jefferson Artificial Reef
Smithtown Artificial Reef
Yellowbar Artificial Reef

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March 28, 2025

"New" Artificial Reefs

March 28, 2025

I finally added two "new" artificial reefs, the Carrabassett on the Axel Carlson Reef and the New England Coast on the Shark River Reef. I have been waiting patiently for the numbers to be released, and was just informed that these two sites are undergoing "a period of successional development and monitoring" before publication. These studies were never announced at the time, in fact the New England Coast was kept out of the newspapers entirely, obviously so the science would not be tainted by the public. I imagine this study is a lot like this one, conducted by NJDEP fisheries biologists Jennifer Resciniti and Bill Figley over the course of 8 years, published in 2003.

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AC Wescoat

Type:: artificial reef, barge
Specs:: ( 60 x 25 ft )
Sponsor:: A.C. Wescoat Company, Fish America Foundation, Atlantic County Party & Charter Boat Association
Sunk:: Wednesday Oct 11, 1989 - Atlantic City Artificial Reef
GPS:: 39°15.540' -74°14.691'
Depth:: 80 ft

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AC Wescoat 2

Type:: artificial reef, barge
Specs:: ( 60 ft )
Sponsor:: AC Wescoat Bulkheads
Sunk:: Wednesday July 26, 2006 - Ocean City Artificial Reef
GPS:: 39°09.891' -74°34.310'

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Ada Adelia

Type:: artificial reef, trawler, USA
Built:: 1866, Eastport ME USA
Specs:: ( 65 x 20 ft )
Sponsor:: Adelia Inc. & Andy Applegate
Sunk:: Friday Oct 11, 1991 - Atlantic City Artificial Reef
GPS:: 39°15.500' -74°13.880'
Depth:: 85 ft

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AH Dumont YO-54

Type:: artificial reef, tanker
Built:: 1940, John H. Mathis, Camden NJ USA
Specs:: ( 247 x 38 ft )
Sponsor:: Spentonbush Red Star Company, Fisherman Magazine
Sunk:: Tuesday June 10, 1986 - Garden State North Artificial Reef
GPS:: 39°37.727' -74°01.079'
Depth:: 85 ft

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AJ McAllister YNT-12

Type:: artificial reef, tugboat
Built:: 1939, Southern Shipbuilding, Slidell LA as Rowen Card
Specs:: ( 106 x 26 ft ) 263 tons
Sponsor:: Ann E Clark Foundation
Sunk:: Thursday Sept 25, 2003 - Deepwater Artificial Reef
GPS:: 39°58.004' -74°10.721'

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Alan Martin YO-31

Type:: artificial reef, tanker, US Navy, YO-20 class
Built:: 1918, Todd Shipyards, New York NY USA, as YO-31
Specs:: ( 161 x 25 ft ) 335 tons light, 911 tons full-load
Sponsor:: Crystal Oil Corporation, Marine Trades Assn. of NJ, Fisherman Magazine
Sunk:: Thursday September 10, 1987 - Sea Girt Artificial Reef
GPS:: 40°06.440' -73°41.130'
Depth:: 125 ft

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Alec N

Type:: artificial reef, clam dredge, USA
Built:: ?
Specs:: ( 45 ft )
Sunk:: 1999 - Fire Island Artificial Reef
Depth:: 70 ft
GPS:: 40°35.961' -73°13.012'

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American

Type:: artificial reef, schooner
Built:: 1921, Arthur D. Story, Essex MA USA
Specs:: ( 125 x 18 ft )
Sponsor:: Cold Springs Dock
Sunk:: Monday June 3, 1985 - Atlantic City Artificial Reef
GPS:: 39°13.855' -74°12.332'
Depth:: 120 ft

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American Glory

Type:: artificial reef, mini-liner
Built:: 2002, Chesapeake Shipbuilding, Salisbury, MD USA
Specs:: ( 174 x 39 ft ) 1,267 gross tons
Sunk:: Monday, November 4, 2019 - Delaware #11 Artificial Reef
GPS:: 38°40.474' -74°43.726'
Depth:: 80 ft

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Miscellaneous Metals

These metals are of little interest as artifacts. They are, however, interesting for other reasons. Tin and zinc are used in copper-based alloys such as bronze, and the diver's favorite - brass. Aluminum, lead, and titanium are all used in the manufacture of many items of dive gear, not the least of which is tanks. And zinc is used in pure form in sacrificial anodes which protect the other metal parts of your dive boat from corrosion, while chromium and nickel are major constituents of many marine alloys. Wouldn't we all like to find a trove of silver and gold!

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