- Type:
- artificial reef, cutter, US Coast Guard
- Specs:
- ( 120 x 22 ft )
- Sponsor:
- The Natoli family
- Dedication:
- Dr Tom
- Sunk:
- Thursday September 20, 2001 - Cape May Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 38°51.810' -74°40.590'
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New Jersey Artificial Reef Sites (8/17)
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- Type:
- artificial reef, barge
- Specs:
- ( 100 x 50 ft )
- Dedication:
- Sonta?
- Sunk:
- Thursday May 29, 2008 - Axel Carlson Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 40°02.970' -73°59.370'
- Depth:
- 80 ft
More: Hillman III ...
- Type:
- artificial reef, clam dredge
- Specs:
- ( 65 ft )
- Sponsor:
- Farreny Boat Yard, Beach Haven Marlin & Tuna Club, ALO
- Sunk:
- Tuesday October 25, 1994 - Garden State South Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 39°33.404' -74°06.452'
- Depth:
- 60 ft
More: Holgate I ...
- Type:
- artificial reef, barge
- Specs:
- ( 40 x 50 ft )
- Sponsor:
- Chris Wojcik
- Sunk:
- Thursday August 30, 2012 - Axel Carlson Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 40°01.700' -73°59.300'
- Depth:
- 80 ft
More: Horseshoe Crab Barge ...
- Type:
- artificial reef, barges, tugboat
- Specs:
- ( huge junk pile )
- Sunk:
- Sunday December 23, 2012 - Sea Girt Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 40°08.203' -73°55.779'
- Depth:
- 80 ft
More: Horseshoe Wrecks ...
- Type:
- artificial reef, barge (2)
- Specs:
- ( 40 ft )
- Sponsor:
- Kevin Coleman, Coleman Construction Co.
- Dedication:
- Joe Houston, Johnny Mesday
- Sunk:
- Tuesday Nov 28, 2006 - Barnegat Light Artificial Reef
- GPS
- Houston: 39°45.078' -74°01.146'
- GPS
- Mesday: 39°45.079' -74°01.445'
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- Type:
- artificial reef, barge (2)
- Specs:
- ( 90 x 28 ft )
- Dedication:
- Howard Bahnsen
- Sunk:
- Saturday June 12, 2010 - Townsends Inlet Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 39°06.543' -74°36.249'
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- Type:
- artificial reef, tugboat
- Built:
- 1952 Port Arthur TX USA
- Specs:
- ( 42 x 15 ft ) 27 tons
- Sponsor:
- Artificial Reef Association
- Sunk:
- Monday September 15, 1997 - Garden State North Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 39°37.757' -74°00.828'
- Depth:
- 80 ft
More: Jerry ...
- Type:
- artificial reef, crew boat
- Specs:
- ( 65 ft )
- Sponsor:
- Caldwell's Diving Company
- Sunk:
- Wednesday February 12, 1997 - Little Egg Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 39°28.501' -74°11.631'
More: Jessie C ...
- Type:
- artificial reef, tanker
- Built:
- 1944 Brooklyn NY (Bushey Yard)
- Specs:
- ( 156 x 30 ft ) 440 tons
- Sponsor:
- Cleanwater of New York
- Dedication:
- Captain Andy Applegate
- Sunk:
- Friday September 2 2005 - Atlantic City Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 39°13.850' -74°12.510'
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Scientific Name:
Brevoortia tyrannus
Atlantic Menhaden:
A Profile
Family:
Clupeidae
Size:
12"-15"
1 lb.
Common Names:
menhaden, bunker, mossbunker, pogy, fatback, alewife, bugfish, skipjack
Although this herring is generally considered unfit for human consumption, the menhaden fishery is one of the most important and productive fisheries on the Atlantic coast. For years, it has provided coastal communities with a stable source of employment and the nation with a major source of protein on a renewable and environmentally sound basis.
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