New Jersey Artificial Reefs (16/19)

New Jersey Artificial Reefs

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Snug Harbor reef
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

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'



Starcraft reef
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'



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.


New Jersey Artificial Reefs

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Bryozoans

Bryozoans are colonial animals of uncertain evolutionary descent. They may be related to freshwater rotifers. Bryozoans are found in the lower intertidal to subtidal zones, attached to a firm substrate, and also in brackish water. Individual animals are too small to see with the naked eye.

Bryozoan growth forms range from encrusting, forming coatings on hard surfaces, to bushy. An entire colony may bear a superficial resemblance to a hydroid colony, although bryozoans are internally more advanced than cnidarians. Bryozoan colonies grow to 3", and are occasionally larger.