John C. Fitzpatrick ~ New Jersey Scuba Diving

John C. Fitzpatrick

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Type:: shipwreck, schooner barge, USA
Built:: 1892
Specs:: ( 242 x 39 ft ) 1277 gross tons, 5 crew
Sunk:: Friday April 3, 1903
holed by explosion - 5 casualties
Depth:: 130 ft

low debris field

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Atlantic Mackerel

Scomber scombrus

Size
to 22" and 7 lbs.

Description
The Atlantic Mackerel is typically an open ocean fish with voracious feeding habits. They travel in schools that often contain thousands of fish. The swift swimming mackerel has a streamlined body and swims at high speeds for extended periods of time searching for food. All individuals within a specific school tend to be the same size. Since cruising speed increases significantly with age and size, scientists believe that conformity of body size within a specific school is necessary to allow all fish to maintain identical swimming speeds. Mackerel may grow as large as 7-1/2 pounds and have a maximum age of about 20 years.

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