- 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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New York Artificial Reef Sites (5/6)
- Type:
- artificial reef, houseboat?
- Specs:
- ( 48 ft )
- Sunk:
- 2002 - Yellowbar Artificial Reef
- Depth:
- 21 ft
- GPS:
- 40°38.030' -73°14.571'
More: Peregrine ...
- Type:
- artificial reef, tugboat
- Built:
- 1950 - Gulfport Shipbuilding Corp, Port Arthur, TX USA
- Specs:
- ( 102 ft ) 197 gross tons
- Sunk:
- Tuesday November 26, 2019 - 12-Mile Artificial Reef
- Depth:
- 125 ft
- GPS:
- 40°37.104' -72°31.388'
More: Relentless ...
- Type:
- artificial reef, tugboat, USA
- Built:
- 1930s, Syracuse NY USA
- Specs:
- ( 74 ft )
- Sunk:
- Thursday May 31, 2018 - Shinnecock Artificial Reef
- Depth:
- GPS:
- 40°48.064' -72°28.651'
More: Reliable ...
All manner of concrete, steel, and stone rubble from dredging, demolition projects, and other construction is used as artificial reef materials. This material is generally available at very low cost or free from construction companies who are more than happy to get rid of it. Transportation costs determine where this material is used by the Reef Program.
More: Rock & Rubble ...
- Type:
- artificial reef, trawler, USA
- Built:
- Specs:
- ( 55 ft )
- Sunk:
- Saturday April 23, 1994 - Shinnecock Artificial Reef
- Depth:
- GPS:
- 40°48.173' -72°28.489'
More: Sea Mist ...
- Type:
- artificial reef, trawler, USA
- Built:
- 1964, Somerset MA, as Joseph & Lucia II
- Specs:
- ( 88 x 23 ft ) 179 gross tons
- Sunk:
- Thursday January 4, 2024 - Mattituck Artificial Reef
- Depth:
- ~80 ft
- GPS:
- 40°03.396' -72°34.186'
More: Socatean ...
- Type:
- artificial reef, trawler, USA
- Built:
- 1979, Canaveral SB, Cape Canaveral FL
- Specs:
- ( 97 x 24 ft ) 185GT
- Sunk:
- Friday March 12, 1999 - Moriches Artificial Reef
- Depth:
- GPS:
- 40°43.439' -72°46.440'
More: St George II ...
- Type:
- artificial reef, tugboat
- Built:
- late 1920s?
- Specs:
- ( 40 ft )
- Sunk:
- Thursday May 31, 2018 - Shinnecock Artificial Reef
- Depth:
- GPS:
- 40°48.071' -72°28.655'
More: Canal Tender 6 ...
- Type:
- artificial reef, tugboat
- Built:
- late 1920s?
- Specs:
- ( 40 ft )
- Sunk:
- Thursday July 19, 2018 - Smithtown Artificial Reef
- Depth:
- GPS:
- #7: 40°55.977' -73°11.110'
#8: 40°55.958' -73°11.098'
More: Canal Tenders 7 & 8 ...
Decapterus macarellus
Size: to 12"
Habitat: coastal waters
Notes: Scads are diminutive Jacks. Late in the season huge schools of 3-4" babies may be found in the rivers and swarming around the inshore reefs. Note the detached rays on the dorsal and anal fins near the tail, forming a finlet like a mackerel. They are mainly harvested for bait but are also sometimes eaten dried or salted.
More: Mackerel Scad ...