New Jersey Artificial Reef Charts (1/2) ~ New Jersey Scuba Diving

Good Times and Queen Mary are plotted from 1989 LORAN numbers. Although the TDs are slightly different, the resulting conversions are identical. It doesn't matter, neither one is still there.

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5.1 Nautical Miles off Spray Beach, 0.74 sq miles
Depth: 55-65 ft [download]

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Great Egg Artificial Reef

American
Rothenbach II

7.2 Nautical Miles off Atlantic City, 1.03 sq miles
Depth: 50-70 ft [download]

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Little Egg Artificial Reef

Barge 199
Equity
Jessie C
Southwick's
Waldorf

4.0 Nautical Miles off Holgate, 2.05 sq miles
Depth: 50-60 ft [download]

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New Jersey Artificial Reef Charts

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The first purchases most new divers want to make are fins, a snorkel, and a mask. The mask and the fins are necessary for diving, but while snorkeling is easy in the clear, warm, shallow waters of the Caribbean, local conditions do not favor it, as the bottom is seldom visible from the surface. None of these items should be very expensive.

Mask
Fins

2016 Update

Not much has changed in the 20 years since I first wrote this guide. These were glass, silicone, and plastic back then, and they still are. Modern stuff may be sleeker than the old models that are pictured here, but really not much has changed. I still have the first mask I ever bought, and still use it. That comes from taking good care of your gear.

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