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New Jersey Artificial Reef Sites (16/19)

New Jersey Artificial Reefs

Dutch Springs
New Reef
NJDEP Nacote Creek Research Station
SRYC

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Snug Harbor

Type:: artificial reef, trawler
Built:: 1954, N.R. Norton Welding Co, Bayou La Batre, AL USA
Specs:: ( 65 ft ) 50 GT
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

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Southwick's

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'

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Spaghetti Pile

Type:: artificial reef, steel communications cable
Sunk:: 2000 - 2005 - Atlantic City Artificial Reef
GPS:: 39°14.150' -74°13.100'
GPS:: 39°14.038' -74°13.150'

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Spartan

Type:: artificial reef, tugboat, USA
Built:: 1957, Calumet Shipyard & Drydock, 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

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Starcraft

Type:: artificial reef, barge
Built:: 1936, Port Richmond, NY USA
Specs:: ( 150 x 40 ft ) 684 GT
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'

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Steven McAllister

Type:: artificial reef, tugboat, McAllister Towing, USA
Built:: 1949, Jakobson Shipyard, 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

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Storm

Type:: artificial reef, trawler
Built:: 1967, Rockport Yacht & Supply Co. (RYSCO), Rockport TX as Faneca
Specs:: ( 95 ft ) 66 gross tons
Sunk:: Friday August 11, 2023 - Garden State North Artificial Reef
GPS:: 39°37.249' -74°01.178'
Depth:: 80 ft

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Strathmere barges

Type:: artificial reef, barge (3)
Specs:: ( unknown )
Sunk:: Thursday May 16, 2019 - Townsends Inlet Artificial Reef
GPS:: 39°06.446' -74°36.429'
39°06.479' -74°36.316'
39°06.452' -74°36.455'

There was never any public notice of these sinkings, although they appeared later in lists.

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Sulzer barge

Type:: artificial reef, barge
Specs:: ( 100 ft )
Sunk:: Friday May 25, 2007 - Ocean City Artificial Reef
GPS:: 39°10.032' -74°34.008'

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Susan Rose

Type:: artificial reef, trawler
Built:: 1977, Steiner Shipyard, Bayou La Batre AL as Margaret Rose
Specs:: ( 77 ft ) 142 gross tons
Sunk:: Thursday Feb 13, 2025 - Manasquan Artificial Reef
GPS:: NJDEP Private Fishing Hole
Depth:: 75 ft

The Susan Rose is a secret reef, sunk with no public notice or announcement. It will no doubt be used for another "period of successional development and monitoring" like the Carrabassett since 2024 and the New England Coast since 2023. Here is the NJDEP contact form if you would like to inquire about the progress of these studies:

https://dep.nj.gov/contact-form

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Bottom Composition

With rare exceptions, scuba diving is a bottom-fixated activity. In the region covered in this website, one may encounter many different bottom types, from rocky pinnacles around Block Island to white sands off Cape May to mud and oyster beds in any estuary. This variation is far greater and more interesting than is found in the tropics. Here is some explanation of what bottom compositions are found where and why:

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