It must cost a fortune to rent this giant derrick.
- Type:
- artificial reef, barges
- Depth:
- 32 - 40 ft
| Name | Description | Sunk | GPS |
| Dump Scow DS-109 |
100 ft steel | Tuesday Oct 9, 2018 |
40°32.614' -73°50.098' |
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Rockaway Artificial Reef
It must cost a fortune to rent this giant derrick.
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.
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These creatures are all of the order Gastropoda - having a single, often coiled, shell, as opposed to the bivalves, which have two matching shells. Most snails are hermaphroditic. Also, most snails have a right-hand twist to the shell, although there are exceptions.
Right:
X-ray image of a Channeled Whelk, showing internal structure.
Nudibranchs are a form of snail that has lost its shell, while Corollas and Sea Butterflies are snails that have abandoned not just their shells, but the snail-like existence entirely, swimming up into the water column as plankton.
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