New Jersey Artificial Reef Sites (15/18)

New Jersey Artificial Reefs

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Sea Transporter reef
Type:
artificial reef, trawler, USA
Specs:
( 135 x 36 ft )
Sponsor:
Cape May County Party & Charter Boat Association, Atlantic Cape Fisheries, Artificial Reef Association
Sunk:
Friday August 21, 1992 - Cape May Artificial Reef
GPS:
38°53.118' -74°40.190'
Depth:
70 ft



Smoke II 'Ed Bogaert'
Type:
artificial reef, fire boat
Built:
1958, New Orleans LA USA
Specs:
( 52 ft, 34 tons )
Sponsor:
FDNY, Ann E Clark Foundation
Dedication:
Ed Bogaert
Sunk:
Friday August 8, 2008 - Sea Girt Artificial Reef
GPS:
40°07.829' -73°56.379'

Snug Harbor reef
Type:
artificial reef, trawler
Built:
1954
Specs:
( 65 ft )
Sponsor:
Manasquan River Marlin & Tuna Club, Ann E Clark Foundation
Sunk:
Saturday January 28, 2006 - Axel Carlson Artificial Reef
GPS:
40°03.452' -73°59.985'
Depth:
80 ft

Butterick reef
Type:
artificial reef, barge
Built:
1989
Specs:
( 62 x 22 ft )
Sponsor:
Berman family, United Jewish Community Fund of Harrisburg
Sunk:
Friday Sept 13, 2002 - Little Egg Artificial Reef
GPS:
39°28.560' -74°11.300'


Spartan tugboat reef
Type:
artificial reef, tugboat, USA
Built:
1957, Chicago IL USA
Specs:
( 85 x 23 ft )
Sponsor:
Spentonbush Red Star Company
Sunk:
Friday January 31, 1986 - Sea Girt Artificial Reef
GPS:
40°06.158' -73°57.198'
Depth:
70 ft

Starcraft reef
Type:
artificial reef, barge
Specs:
( 150 x 40 ft )
Sponsor:
Eklof Marine, Ocean Wreck Divers club, Artificial Reef Association, Village Harbor Fishing Club
Sunk:
Wednesday May 11, 1994 - Garden State South Artificial Reef
GPS:
39°33.528' -74°06.309'

Steven McAllister reef
Type:
artificial reef, tugboat, McAllister Towing, USA
Built:
1949 - Oyster Bay NY USA, as Paterson
Specs:
( 95 x 25 ft )
Sponsor:
Hudson River Fishermen's Association of New Jersey
Sunk:
Friday September 22, 2000 - Sea Girt Artificial Reef
GPS:
40°06.883' -73°41.534'
Depth:
125 ft

New Jersey Artificial Reef Sites

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Manasquan Inlet
Low tide, winter.
Point Pleasant on the left /south
Manasquan on the right / north
Type:
tidal river inlet with stone jetties or bulkheads on both sides
Depth:
30 ft

This inlet has a long slightly L-shaped jetty on the north side and a longer straight jetty on the south side. Both jetties are made of large stones and concrete, and the ends are built out of man-made concrete "jacks", shaped like an H with a 90-degree twist in the middle.

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