Trawlers (5/6)

small commercial fishing vessel
A small commercial fishing vessel of unknown type, although the bushels on deck would imply that she was after some kind of shellfish.

There are three basic types of commercial fishing vessels found in the Mid-Atlantic region: trawlers, seiners/gill-netters, and long-liners. A trawler or "dragger" operates by towing its fishing gear across the bottom. Weighted nets take bottom fishes, while cage-like steel dredges take clams and scallops. A seiner uses a floating net to encircle schools of surface-swimming fishes such as herring and tuna. A long-liner sets out miles of buoyed line with baited hooks to catch sharks, tuna, and swordfish. One could also add lobster boats and charter fishing or "head" boats to this list. And of course, dive boats.

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Sea Transporter reef
Type:
artificial reef, trawler, USA
Specs:
( 135 x 36 ft )
Sponsor:
Cape May County Party & Charter Boat Association, Atlantic Cape Fisheries, Artificial Reef Association
Sunk:
Friday August 21, 1992 - Cape May Artificial Reef
GPS:
38°53.118' -74°40.190'
Depth:
70 ft

Snug Harbor reef
Type:
artificial reef, trawler
Built:
1954
Specs:
( 65 ft )
Sponsor:
Manasquan River Marlin & Tuna Club, Ann E Clark Foundation
Sunk:
Saturday January 28, 2006 - Axel Carlson Artificial Reef
GPS:
40°03.452' -73°59.985'
Depth:
80 ft

The pilot house belongs to the tugboat behind
Type:
artificial reef, trawler, USA
Built:
as Joseph & Lucia II in 1964, Somerset MA
Specs:
( 88 x 23 ft ) 179 gross tons
Sunk:
Thursday January 4, 2024 - Mattituck Artificial Reef
Depth:
~80 ft
GPS:
40°03.396' -72°34.186'


Type:
artificial reef, trawler
Built:
1967, Rockport Texas as Faneca
Specs:
( 95 ft ) 66 gross tons
Sunk:
Friday August 11, 2023 - Garden State North Artificial Reef
GPS:
39°37.249' -74°01.178'
Depth:
80 ft

Type:
artificial reef, trawler, USA
Built:
1975 - Master Marine, Inc., Bayou La Bâtre AL USA
Specs:
( 70 ft ) 147 gross tons
Sunk:
Tuesday October 9, 2001 - Moriches Artificial Reef
Depth:
GPS:
40°43.480' -72°46.503'


Winthrop reef
Type:
artificial reef, trawler, USA
Built:
1948, Bath Iron Works, Maine, USA
Specs:
( 117 x 24 ft ) 195 gross tons
Sponsor:
Eirek's Dock, Fish America Foundation
Sunk:
Wednesday July 12, 1989 - Cape May Artificial Reef
GPS:
38°50.825' -74°43.312'
Depth:
60 ft

Trawlers

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Shipwreck Black Warrior
Type:
shipwreck, steamer, USA
Built:
1852, New York NY USA
Specs:
( 225 x 37 ft ) 1556 gross tons
Sunk:
Sunday February 20, 1859
ran aground in fog - no casualties
GPS:
40°25.641' -73°51.135' (AWOIS 2003)
Depth:
35 ft

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