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New Jersey Artificial Reefs (7/19)

New Jersey Artificial Reefs

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New Reef
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Fatuk

Type:: artificial reef, freighter
Built:: 1962, Tokushima Shipbuilding Sangyo - Komatsushima, Japan
Specs:: ( 160 x 25 ft ) 275 tons
Sponsor:: US Customs Service, Fish America, Sportfish Fund
Sunk:: Thursday October 27, 1988 - Garden State North Artificial Reef
GPS:: 39°37.609' -74°01.037'
Depth:: 80 ft

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First Lady

Leaving port as *Zulu* (1972-1974) later *Terra Nova*

Type:: artificial reef, clam dredge, USA
Built:: 1944, Somerset Shipyard, Somerset MA USA as Rosalie D. Morse
Specs:: ( 89 x 23 ft ) 153 GT
Sponsor:: M & P Boat Inc.
Sunk:: Wednesday July 3, 1985 - Atlantic City Artificial Reef
GPS:: 39°13.703' -74°12.486'
Depth:: 100 ft

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Fisherman

Type:: artificial reef, tanker barge
Specs:: ( 242 x 42 ft )
Sponsor:: Spentonbush Red Star Company, Sportfish Fund
Sunk:: Thursday August 7, 1997 - Sea Girt Artificial Reef
GPS:: 40°07.930' -73°55.942'
Depth:: 70 ft

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Fishermans Dream

Type:: artificial reef, trawler
Built:: 1973, Seaman Shipbuilding, Bayou La Batre AL
Specs:: ( 77 ft ) 132 gross tons
Sponsor:: Mr. Nam Win, Cape May County Charter and Party Boat Association, Sportfishing Fund
Sunk:: Tuesday May 30, 2017 - Townsends Inlet Artificial Reef
GPS:: 39°06.500' -74°36.300'
Depth:: 60 ft

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Francis Bushey

Type:: artificial reef, tanker, USA
Built:: 1957, Ira S. Bushey & Sons, Brooklyn NY USA
Specs:: ( 247 x 42 ft )
Sponsor:: Spentonbush Red Star Company
Sunk:: Sunday April 13, 1986 - Atlantic City Artificial Reef
GPS:: 39°14.203' -74°12.148'
Depth:: 100 ft

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Gary Smith

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Type:: artificial reef, barge
Specs:: ( 43 ft )
Sunk:: Sunday Sept 5, 2010 - Barnegat Light Artificial Reef
GPS:: 39°45.050' -74°01.400'

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Georgia

Type:: sport boat
Specs:: ( 35 ft )
Sponsor:: Elmer Dowd; Sportfish Fund
Sunk:: Saturday Oct 23, 1993 - Cape May Artificial Reef
GPS:: 38°51.700' -74°42.900'
Depth:: 70 ft

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Georgia Moran

Type:: artificial reef, tugboat, USA
Built:: 1949, Levingston Shipbuilding, Orange TX as Barbara Moran
Specs:: ( 100 x 27 ft ) 238 tons
Sponsor:: Ann E Clark Foundation, South Jersey Fishing Center
Sunk:: Friday March 26, 2004 - Cape May Artificial Reef
GPS:: 38°51.465' -74°42.016'
Depth:: 70 ft

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Golden Eagle

Type:: artificial reef, trawler
Built:: 1974, S & R Boat Builders, Bayou La Batre AL, as Brenda Jean
Specs:: ( 80 x 23 ft ) 114 gross tons
Sponsor:: Eagle Pharo Memorial
Sunk:: Friday December 19, 1997 - Sea Girt Artificial Reef
GPS:: 40°08.190' -73°56.100'

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Good Ship Lollipop

Type:: artificial reef, excursion boat
Built:: 1946, J.W. Nolan & Sons, Erie PA USA
Specs:: ( 62 ft ) 12 gross tons
Sponsor:: Beach Haven Marlin & Tuna Club
Sunk:: Wednesday May 4 2005 - Garden State South Artificial Reef
GPS:: 39°33.661' -74°06.204'

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Herrings

American Shad
( right )
Alosa sapidissima

Size: to 30" and over 9 pounds

Habitat: coastal and estuarine waters

Notes:

Oceanic adult herrings spend their days deep and come up to the shallows at night to feed, so you are not very likely to see them. Small ones may be more commonly found in inshore waters. Sometimes the marinas and inlets are full of tiny immature herrings known as "Peanuts." Saltwater herrings ascend rivers to spawn. All herrings are primarily filter-feeders, although larger ones may also be predatory on small fishes, squids, and other prey.

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