New Jersey Artificial Reef Sites (11/19)

New Jersey Artificial Reefs

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Mantank reef
Type:
artificial reef, barge
Built:
1950, Dravo Corporation, Wilmington, DE USA
Specs:
( 224 x 38 ft ) 997 GT
Sponsor:
BassBarn.com, Ann E Clark Foundation, PSE&G Habitat Restoration Fund
Sunk:
Thursday Sept 5, 2002 - Deepwater Artificial Reef
GPS:
39°58.688' -74°11.410'
Depth:
120 ft


Mary C reef
Type:
artificial reef, barge, tank
Built:
1944, East Coast Shipyards, Bayonne NJ, as AOG-23 Ammonusuc
Specs:
( 240 x 38 ft )
Sponsor:
Eklof Marine Co., Fish America, Atlantic County Reef Society, Princeton Dive Club, Village Harbor Fishing Club, Fish Hawks
Sunk:
Tuesday October 30, 1990 - Garden State North Artificial Reef
GPS:
39°37.168' -74°01.720'
Depth:
80 ft



Megan Sue reef
Type:
artificial reef, tugboat
Built:
1960, Diesel Shipbuilding, Jacksonville FL, as Nomad
Specs:
( 61x17 ft )
Sponsor:
"4 of Clubs" - DVD, Ocean Wreck Divers, MRMTC, Ann E Clark Foundation
Sunk:
Sunday January 9, 2005 - Axel Carlson Artificial Reef
GPS:
40°03.181' -73°59.310'
Depth:
80 ft, top at 60 ft

Michael DePalma reef
Type:
artificial reef, barge
Specs:
( 70 x 28 ft )
Sponsor:
Creedon Tug & Barge Works, Friends of Michael DePalma, GDF, Cape May County Party & Charter Boat Association
Sunk:
Tuesday February 27, 1996 - Wildwood Artificial Reef
GPS:
38°56.970' -74°41.337'

GS Miller reef
Type:
artificial reef, barge
Specs:
( 90 x30 ft )
Sponsor:
Caldwell's Diving Company, Fish America Foundation
Sunk:
Tuesday October 10, 1989 - Garden State South Artificial Reef
GPS:
39°33.621' -74°06.528'


Bottlenose Dolphin

Tursiops truncatus

Size: to 12 ft

Habitat: oceanic

Notes: The largest dolphin in our waters. These occasionally stray into rivers and bays. There they are sometimes trapped in the winter, where they would die if not for the ensuing human rescue operations.