Townsends Inlet Artificial Reef

Depth: 50-65 ft
Miss Doxsee     Howard Bahnsen  Bay Jack        Heavy Metal     Fishermans Dream Long Bay        Jill Adventure

reef Bay Jack
derelict on the Delaware River in 2001
Type:
artificial reef, tugboat - USACE
Built:
1941, Sturgeon Bay, WI as Escort
Specs:
( 56 x 14 ft ) 34 tons
Sunk:
November 2005 - Townsends Inlet Artificial Reef
Sponsor:
GPS:
39°06.450' -74°36.020'
Depth:
60 ft

reef Fisherman's Dream
Type:
artificial reef, trawler
Built:
2000 - Gulf Coast Steel, Bayou La Bâtre AL USA as Discover
Specs:
( 80 ft ) 143 gross tons
Sponsor:
Mr. Nam Win, Cape May County Charter and Party Boat Association, Sportfishing Fund
Sunk:
Tuesday May 30, 2017 - Townsends Inlet Artificial Reef
GPS:
39°06.500' -74°36.300'
Depth:
60 ft

reef Heavy Metal
Type:
artificial reef, tow boat
Built:
1956
Specs:
( 30 ft )
Sunk:
Tuesday July 18, 2006 - Townsends Inlet Artificial Reef
Sponsor:
Budget Towing - Point Pleasant / TowBoatUS / Friends of Margie Starns
Dedication:
Margie Starns
GPS:
39°06.306' -74°36.471'
Depth:


reef Jill Adventure
Type:
artificial reef, trawler
Built:
1980 - Master Boat Builders, Coden AL USA, as Tar Heel Tide
Specs:
( 71 ft ) 112 gross tons
Sponsor:
Friends of Donna, Atlantic Capes Fisheries
Dedication:
Donna's Star
Sunk:
Tuesday December 20, 2005 - Townsends Inlet Artificial Reef
GPS:
39°06.360' -74°36.300'
Depth:
60 ft

reef Long Bay
Type:
artificial reef, trawler
Specs:
( 77 ft )
Sponsor:
Townsends Inlet Fluke Tournament, Ann E. Clark Foundation
Sunk:
Tuesday April 10, 2007 - Townsends Inlet Artificial Reef
GPS:
39°06.476' -74°36.471'
Depth:
60 ft

reef Miss Doxsee
Type:
artificial reef, clam dredge
Built:
1970, MRK Corp. Wildwood NJ USA
Specs:
( 72 ft ) 125 gross tons
Sponsor:
Townsends Inlet Fluke Tournament, Ann E Clark Foundation
Sunk:
Monday August 13, 2007 - Townsends Inlet Artificial Reef
GPS:
39°06.605' -74°36.177'
Depth:
60 ft

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.


Summer Flounder

Paralichthys dentatus

to 37 " and 20 lbs.
usually much smaller

Profile by
Paul G. Scarlett
Principal Fisheries Biologist
Bureau of Marine Fisheries

Range:
Estuarine and coastal waters from Nova Scotia to Florida. Most abundant between Cape Cod, Massachusetts and Cape Fear, North Carolina.

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