Smithtown Artificial Reef
1.6 nautical miles northwest of Stony Brook Harbor, 0.05 sq miles
Depth: 30 - 40 ft
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| Name | Description | Sunk | GPS |
| 190’ wood | 1979 | 40°55.977' -73°10.921' |
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| 350’ steel | 1981 | 40°55.943' -73°10.955' |
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| 270’ wood | 1982 | 40°55.876' -73°11.111' |
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| 340’ steel | 1984 | 40°55.991' -73°10.950' |
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| 80’ wood | 1984 | 40°55.972' -73°10.872' |
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| 80’ steel (226) | 2021 | 40°55.970' -73°11.048' |
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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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Spider Crabs Libinia emarginata are scavengers. Although they are fearsome-looking, they are actually slow-moving, and their usual claws-out threat display is mostly bluff. Spider Crabs have relatively small round bodies (to 4"), long legs, and rather weak claws. They are found subtidally to at least 160 ft, on any type of bottom, and are very common in rivers and inlets. They often cover themselves with detritus for camouflage, and can also burrow in soft sediments.
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