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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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.
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