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Sea Girt Artificial Reef

3.6 Nautical Miles off Sea Girt, 1.33 sq miles
Depth: 60-75 ft [download]

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Response reef
Type:
artificial reef, buoy tender
Built:
1969, Curtis Bay MD USA ?
Specs:
( 46 ft ) 37 GT
Sunk:
Tuesday January 8, 2008 - Sea Girt Artificial Reef
GPS:
40°07.931' -73°56.373'


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.



Ronde Joyce II reef
Type:
artificial reef, tugboat
Built:
1941, ? Pascagoula MS USA ?
Specs:
( 62 x 17 ft )
Sponsor:
Coffey, Graybowski, Clark's Landing Marina, Mercury Marine
Sunk:
Thursday August 5, 1993 - Sea Girt Artificial Reef
GPS:
40°06.486' -73°57.224'
Depth:
65 ft



Swenson barges I & II reefs
Swenson Barge I
Type:
artificial reef, barge
Specs:
( 130 x 30 ft )
Sponsor:
Shore Dock Company Inc.
Sunk:
I - Friday July 25, 1986
II - Wednesday September 16, 1987 - Sea Girt Artificial Reef
GPS:
40°07.305' -73°56.885'



Sea Girt Artificial Reef

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Rare mauve stinger jellyfish found at the Jersey Shore. Its sting is 'intense,' scientists warn.

By Brianna Kudisch
NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
Aug. 31, 2022

Mauve stingers are typically found in the open ocean, not along the coast, marine scientists said.
Provided by Maggie McGuire

Maggie McGuire was at Sea Watch Beach in Manasquan with her family Monday when they spotted something unusual in the water - a small, umbrella-shaped, purplish-pink jellyfish speckled with dots. They scooped one up with their bucket and let it swim around in the water before eventually releasing it on the other side of the beach, away from swimmers.

"The water was literally filled with them," McGuire recalled. Her kids caught and released probably a dozen, she estimated, and other kids were doing the same. She did a quick search online, found a Facebook group - New Jersey Jellyspotters - and posted photos of the jellyfish. Two marine biologists reached out and informed her they were mauve stingers, a species rarely found on New Jersey beaches.