- Type:
- artificial reef, clam dredge, USA
- Built:
- Specs:
- ( 45 ft )
- Sunk:
- 1999 - Fire Island Artificial Reef
- Depth:
- 70 ft
- GPS:
- 40°35.961' -73°13.012'
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New York Artificial Reef Sites (1/6)
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- Type:
- artificial reef, trawler, USA
- Built:
- 1975 - Master Marine, Inc., Bayou La Bâtre AL USA
- Specs:
- ( 80 ft ) 147 gross tons
- Sunk:
- Friday July 12, 2002 - Moriches Artificial Reef
- Depth:
- GPS:
- 40°43.512' -72°46.598'
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The Artificial Reef Program used four types of obsolete Army armored vehicles as artificial reef materials off the New Jersey coast. These were cleaned at local military bases, loaded onto barges for transport, and pushed off at their final destination. Once the Army had disposed of its excess inventory, the program ceased, around 1999. The Artificial Reef Program has sunk almost 400 tanks altogether, far too many to list them here in this website.
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- Type:
- artificial reef, trawler, USA
- Built:
- 1947 Bath Maine USA
- Specs:
- ( 144x27 ft ) 393 tons
- Sunk:
- Wednesday April 17, 2002 - Moriches Artificial Reef
- Depth:
- GPS:
- 40°43.402' -72°46.659
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- Type:
- artificial reef, barges
- Depth:
- 55 - 64 ft
| Name | Description | Sunk | GPS |
| 80 ft steel | 40°31.884' -73°43.297' |
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| 85 ft steel | 40°31.942' -73°42.894' |
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| 100 ft steel | 40°31.631' -73°43.029' |
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| 140 ft steel | 40°31.736' -73°42.736' |
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| 150 ft steel | 40°31.903' -73°43.166' |
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| 150 ft wood | 40°31.762' -73°43.306' |
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| 75 ft steel | Thursday Nov 14, 2019 |
40°31.604' -73°43.611' |
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- Type:
- artificial reef, barges
- Depth:
- 62 - 73 ft
| Name | Description | Sunk | GPS |
| 110 ft steel | Thursday Sept 9, 1999 |
40°35.973' -73°13.242' |
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| Air Force Scow |
110 ft steel | Sunday Oct 14, 2018 |
40°35.914' -73°11.986' |
| Dump Scow DS-24 |
100 ft steel | Sunday Oct 14, 2018 |
40°35.838' -73°12.015' |
| Piano Scow | 30 ft steel | Sunday Oct 14, 2018 |
40°35.872' -73°12.022' |
| "Ocean Prince" Drydock #4 |
200 ft steel drydock |
Saturday Nov 29, 1986 |
40°35.704' -73°11.968' |
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- Type:
- artificial reef, barges
- Depth:
- 50 - 72 ft
| Name | Description | Sunk | GPS |
| 115 ft steel | 40°31.145' -73°31.736' |
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| 100 ft wood drydock |
1990 | 40°31.504' -73°31.914' |
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| Navy | 110 ft steel | 1993 | 40°31.077' -73°31.476' |
| 40 ft steel dredge |
Wednesday Oct 4, 2000 |
40°31.010' -73°32.501' |
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| 40 ft steel dredge |
Wednesday Oct 4, 2000 |
40°31.010' -73°32.501' |
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| DB-1 | 75 ft steel derrick |
Friday Aug 10, 2018 |
40°30.971' -73°32.971' |
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- Type:
- artificial reef, barges
- Depth:
- 16 - 25 ft
| Name | Description | Sunk | GPS |
| 85 ft | 1965 | 40°38.311' -73°12.435' |
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| 100 ft | 1965 | 40°38.280' -73°12.496' |
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- Type:
- artificial reef, barges
- Depth:
- 30 - 40 ft
| Name | Description | Sunk | GPS |
| 46 ft steel | Thursday Aug 22, 2019 |
40°54.604' -73°37.477' |
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- Type:
- artificial reef, barges
- Depth:
- 50- 53 ft
| Name | Description | Sunk | GPS |
| 60 ft steel | Tuesday (?) Sept 28, 1999 |
40°32.120′ -73°39.605′ |
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| 40 ft steel dredge |
Thursday Sept 28, 2000 |
40°32.048′ -73°39.326′ |
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| 40 ft steel dredge |
Thursday Sept 28, 2000 |
40°32.015′ -73°39.295′ |
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| 37 ft steel crane |
2003 | 40°32.162' -73°39.481' |
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Cost of Building Reefs
According to a survey conducted by the Division in 1993 and 1994, an average of $2.2 million is expended annually to construct and manage New Jersey's ocean reefs. The management portion of the project, which includes the salaries of State marine biologists who select reef sites, coordinate construction activities, and conduct biological and harvest surveys, and the costs of operating a research vessel and sampling equipment, amounts to approximately $215,000 each year. Funding for management is composed of $161,000 in federal Sportfish Restoration Funds, which are obtained from excise taxes on recreational fishing tackle, and $54,000 in state funding.
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