New York Artificial Reef Sites (5/6)

New York Artificial Reefs

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Type:
artificial reef, houseboat, replica Spanish galleon
Specs:
( 48 ft ) wood hull
Sunk:
2002 - Yellowbar Artificial Reef
Depth:
21 ft
GPS:
40°38.030' -73°14.571'

Type:
charter fishing/dive boat, USA
Specs:
( 41 ft )
Sunk:
Sunday November 17, 1985
sunk as artificial reef ( next to Black Warrior )
Depth:
40 ft

Rascal is not in any official reef area




rock reef
A hopper barge full of rock

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.





New York Artificial Reef Sites

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Bryozoans

Bryozoans are colonial animals of uncertain evolutionary descent. They may be related to freshwater rotifers. Bryozoans are found in the lower intertidal to subtidal zones, attached to a firm substrate, and also in brackish water. Individual animals are too small to see with the naked eye.

Bryozoan growth forms range from encrusting, forming coatings on hard surfaces, to bushy. An entire colony may bear a superficial resemblance to a hydroid colony, although bryozoans are internally more advanced than cnidarians. Bryozoan colonies grow to 3", and are occasionally larger.