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New Jersey Artificial Reefs (8/19)

New Jersey Artificial Reefs

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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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Good Times

Type:: artificial reef, charter boat
Specs:: ( 52 x 14 ft )
Sunk:: Wednesday August 15, 1984 - Garden State North Artificial Reef
GPS:: gone (LORAN 26873.0 43192.5 = 39.61944° -74.01639° (1989)
Depth:: 80 ft

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Ha Long Bay

Type:: artificial reef, trawler
Built:: 1971, Intracoastal Shipyard, Panama City FL, as Storm
Specs:: ( 70 x 19 ft ) 132 gross tons
Sponsor:: Townsends Inlet Fluke Tournament, Ann E Clark Foundation
Sunk:: Tuesday April 10, 2007 - Townsends Inlet Artificial Reef
GPS:: 39°06.476' -74°36.471'
Depth:: 60 ft

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Hail Mary II

Hail Mary reef — The good side - the other side looks a lot worse

Type:: artificial reef, trawler
Built:: 1993, Duyen Van Tran, Gautier MS USA as St. Martin IV
Specs:: ( 63 ft ) 79 tons
Sponsor:: Greater Point Pleasant Charter Boat Association
Sunk:: Saturday November 4, 2006 - Axel Carlson Artificial Reef
GPS:: 40°02.641' -73°59.218'

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Harbor Charlie RTC 1

Type:: artificial reef, patrol boat
Specs:: ( 53 ft or 65 ft )
Sponsor:: Ann E Clark Foundation / Sportfishing Fund
Sunk:: Monday Aug 9, 2016 - Axel Carlson Artificial Reef
GPS:: 40°03.788' -73°59.380'
Depth:: 80 ft

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Heavy Metal

Type:: artificial reef, tow boat
Built:: 1956
Specs:: ( 30 ft )
Sunk:: Tuesday July 18, 2006 - Townsends Inlet Artificial Reef
Sponsor:: Budget Towing - Point Pleasant / TowBoatUS / Friends of Margie Starns
GPS:: 39°06.306' -74°36.471'
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Helis YO-153

Type:: artificial reef, tanker, U.S. Navy
Built:: 1943, Ira S. Bushey & Sons, Brooklyn NY USA
Specs:: ( 156 x 30 ft ) 370 tons (empty) 1000 tons (full)
Sunk:: Tuesday May 17, 2005 - Garden State North Artificial Reef
GPS:: 39°37.856' -74°00.986'
Depth:: 80 ft

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Heritage Hull / Dr Tom's

Type:: artificial reef, cutter, US Coast Guard
Specs:: ( 120 x 22 ft )
Sponsor:: The Dr Tom Natoli family
Sunk:: Thursday September 20, 2001 - Cape May Artificial Reef
GPS:: 38°51.810' -74°40.590'

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Hillman III

Type:: artificial reef, barge
Specs:: ( 100 x 50 ft )
Sunk:: Thursday May 29, 2008 - Axel Carlson Artificial Reef
GPS:: 40°02.970' -73°59.370'
Depth:: 80 ft

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Holgate I

Type:: artificial reef, trawler
Built:: ? Holgate NJ ?
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

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Freshwater Perches & Darters

Percidae is the second largest family of fishes in North America, after Cyprinidae (Minnows). They are not related to saltwater Perches, which they superficially resemble.

Darters are diminutive perches that inhabit quiet or slowly flowing waters. They swim in hops and spurts, mainly just sitting on the bottom as they search for the small invertebrates on which they feed. The Tessellated Darter Etheostoma olmstedi ( right, to 4.5" ) is the commonest in the area. Many midwestern species are brightly colored, but we are not so lucky, all of ours are drab.

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