New York Artificial Reef Charts (1/2) ~ New Jersey Scuba Diving

120 yards north of South Beach, 0.01 sq miles
Between Kismet and National Seashore dock
This reef is very close to land, it could even be a shore dive
Depth: 16 - 25 ft

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Matinecock Artificial Reef

40' steel barge
46' barge

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Mattituck Artificial Reef

Socatean

2.37 nautical miles northwest of Mattituck Inlet, 0.08 sq miles
Depth: 72 to 100 feet

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2.8 nautical miles south of Long Beach, 0.67 sq miles
Depth: 50 - 53 ft

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Moriches Artificial Reef

Moriches Artificial Reef (historical)

2.4 nautical miles south of Moriches Inlet, 0.54 sq miles
Depth: 70 - 75 ft

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Port Jefferson Artificial Reef

Lund's barge

1.79 nautical miles northeast of Port Jefferson Inlet, 0.08 sq miles
Depth: 88 to 94 feet

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New York Artificial Reef Charts

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For most of mankind's history, the world's oceans have been used as refuse dumps. Everything from sewage to everyday trash to medical, industrial, and chemical waste has been disposed of in the ocean, or in rivers that flow out to the ocean. In the vicinity of a major urban area like New York, you can bet there has been a lot of waste and dredge dumping, and much of it at sites that are alarmingly close to shore. All ocean dumping was finally banned by the EPA in 1988 after some massive fish kills, but not before many seafloor habitats were contaminated if not outright destroyed. The two major ocean dumping sites that have served the New York area since the mid-1800s are the 12 Mile Dumping Ground and the Mud Dump. Old dump sites are marked on the charts as orange areas.

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