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Cape May Artificial Reef (2/3)

Cape May Artificial Reef

8.5 Nautical Miles off Cape May, 5.34 sq miles
Depth: 50-75 ft [download]

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Georgia Moran

Type:: artificial reef, tugboat, USA
Built:: 1949, Levingston Shipbuilding, Orange TX as Barbara Moran
Specs:: ( 100 x 27 ft ) 238 tons
Sponsor:: Ann E Clark Foundation, South Jersey Fishing Center
Sunk:: Friday March 26, 2004 - Cape May Artificial Reef
GPS:: 38°51.465' -74°42.016'
Depth:: 70 ft

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Heritage Hull / Dr Tom's

Type:: artificial reef, cutter, US Coast Guard
Specs:: ( 120 x 22 ft )
Sponsor:: The Dr Tom Natoli family
Sunk:: Thursday September 20, 2001 - Cape May Artificial Reef
GPS:: 38°51.810' -74°40.590'

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Johnny Buoy BUSL

Tethered to the *Cape Straight* for sinking

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'

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King's Point

Type:: artificial reef, tugboat, USA
Built:: 1956, Equitable Equipment Company, Madisonville LA USA
Specs:: ( 100 x 27 ft ) 264 tons
Sponsor:: Ann E Clark Foundation, South Jersey Fishing Center
Sunk:: Friday March 26, 2004 - Cape May Artificial Reef
GPS:: 38°51.475' -74°42.029'
Depth:: 70 ft

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Laita

Type:: artificial reef, trawler, clam dredge, USA
Built:: 1948, Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, USA
Specs:: ( 117 x 24 ft ) 195 gross tons
Sponsor:: Eirek's Dock, Fisherman Magazine
Sunk:: Thursday October 16, 1986 - Cape May Artificial Reef
GPS:: 38°51.860' -74°42.965'
Depth:: 65 ft

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Lisa Michelle

Type:: artificial reef, barge
Specs:: ( 110 x 30 ft )
Sponsor:: McNeil's Marina, Cape May County Party & Charter Boat Association
Sunk:: Wednesday August 8, 1990 - Cape May Artificial Reef
GPS:: 38°53.505' -74°40.075'

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Miss Beth

Type:: artificial reef, trawler, USA
Built:: 1974, Andy International, Brownsville TX, USA as Southport II
Specs:: ( 80 x 20 ft ) 146 gross tons
Sunk:: Tuesday January 29, 2008 - Cape May Artificial Reef
GPS:: 38°53.237' -74°40.545'

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Ocean Cat

Type:: artificial reef, trawler, USA
Built:: 1968, Marine Builders, Mobile Alabama, USA as Brothers in Law
Specs:: ( 90 x 20 ft ) 135 gross tons
Sponsor:: South Jersey Artificial Reef Association
Sunk:: Friday August 11, 2023 - Cape May Artificial Reef
GPS:: 38°50.694' -74°42.715'
Depth:: 60 ft

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Onondaga

Type:: artificial reef, barge, USA
Name:: An Indian tribe of central New York state, the Onondaga sided with the English in the French and Indian war.
Specs:: ( 205 x 40 ft )
Sponsor:: Carbon Services Corp, Philadelphia Navy Yard, Artificial Reef Association, Cape May County Party & Charter Boat Association, Sportfish Fund
Sunk:: Monday July 19, 1993 - Cape May Artificial Reef
GPS:: 38°53.770' -74°39.975'
Depth:: 65 ft

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Peggy Diana LCM-6

Peggy Diana reef — Peggy Diana is the landing craft, not the tugboat.

Type:: artificial reef, LCM-6 (Landing Craft-Mechanized, see "Captain Henry")
Specs:: ( 56 x 14 ft ) 64 tons
Sponsor:: Army Transportation Corps
Sunk:: Saturday November 14, 1987 - Cape May Artificial Reef
GPS:: 38°50.830' -74°42.510'

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Cape May Artificial Reef

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Although they are both called basses, Stripers and Black Sea Bass are not closely related. Striped Bass are more closely related to ocean perches, while Black Sea Bass are related to tropical basslets and groupers. The Striped Bass is the largest member of the sea bass family, often called "temperate" or "true" bass to distinguish it from species such as largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass which are actually members of the sunfish family Centrarchidae. Porgies are much more highly compressed ( side-to-side ) than basses, and are not closely related.

Striped Bass

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