- Type:
- artificial reef, work boat, USA
- Built:
- 1963, Paasch Marine Services, Erie PA, USA
- Specs:
- ( 53 ft )
- Sunk:
- Saturday, August 3, 2019 - Fire Island Artificial Reef
- Depth:
- 70 ft
- GPS:
- 40°35.711' -73°11.684'
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New York Artificial Reef Sites (4/6)
- Type:
- artificial reef, tugboat, USA
- Built:
- 1939 Wilmington DE USA
- Specs:
- ( 70x18 ft ) 65 tons
- Sunk:
- Wednesday, September 16, 2020 - Hempstead Artificial Reef
- Depth:
- GPS:
- 40°31.030' -73°31.800'
More: Jane ...
- Type:
- artificial reef, trawler, USA
- Built:
- Specs:
- ( 51 ft )
- Sunk:
- Tuesday Sept 11, 1990 - Shinnecock Artificial Reef
- Depth:
- GPS:
- 40°47.176' -72°28.355'
More: Lieutenant ...
- Type:
- artificial reef, trawler, USA
- Built:
- 1966 - Master Marine, Inc., Bayou La Bâtre AL USA
- Specs:
- ( 79 ft ) 129 gross tons
- Sunk:
- Sunday Sept 20, 1998 - Hempstead Artificial Reef
- Depth:
- GPS:
- 40°31.106' -73°33.439'
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- Type:
- artificial reef, trawler
- Built:
- 1983 - Newport Shipyard, Newport RI, USA
- Specs:
- ( 126x25 ft ) 198 gross tons
- Sunk:
- October 16, 1998 - Shinnecock Artificial Reef
- Depth:
- GPS:
- 40°48.133' -72°28.500'
More: Mandy Ray ...
- Type:
- artificial reef, trawler
- Built:
- 1968, Master Marine, Inc., Bayou La Bâtre AL USA
- Specs:
- ( 72x20 ft ) 131 gross tons
- Sunk:
- 1999-2000 - Shinnecock Artificial Reef
- Depth:
- GPS:
- 40°48.149' -72°28.501'
More: Marlu ...
- Type:
- artificial reef, pleasure boat, USA
- Built:
- Specs:
- ( 50 ft )
- Sunk:
- 1987 - Shinnecock Artificial Reef
- Depth:
- GPS:
- 40°48.171' -72°28.392'
More: Maroca ...
- Type:
- artificial reef, clam dredge, USA
- Built:
- 1950, JW Nolan & Sons, Erie PA USA
- Specs:
- ( 50x15 ft ) 14 gross tons
- Sunk:
- 2003 - Fire Island Artificial Reef
- Depth:
- 70 ft
- GPS:
- 40°35.996'-73°12.926'
More: Mary N ...
- Type:
- artificial reef, trawler, USA
- Built:
- 1927, F.G. Post, Mystic, CT USA ???
- Specs:
- ( 50 ft )
- Sunk:
- Wednesday October 28, 1992 - Shinnecock Artificial Reef
- Depth:
- GPS:
- 40°47.965' -72°28.049'
More: Mayflower ...
- Type:
- artificial reef, trawler, USA
- Built:
- 1978 - Quality Marine, Bayou La Bâtre AL USA
- Specs:
- ( 90 ft ) 168 gross tons
- Sunk:
- Friday November 6, 1998 - Moriches Artificial Reef
- Depth:
- GPS:
- 40°43.506' -72°46.461'
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Cetorhinus maximus
Size:
to 45 ft
Habitat:
open ocean
Notes:
harmless
The Basking Shark is second in size only to the Whale Shark, and much more likely to be spotted in our cool northern waters. Like the Whale Shark, the Basking Shark is a harmless plankton feeder. While the Whale Shark has a brown and cream checkerboard pattern on its back, the Basking Shark is more uniformly gray, making identification easy. It also differs in profile: while the Whale Shark has a broad square snout, the Basking Shark has a pointed conical snout, much like its cousin the Great White, for which it may be mistaken.
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