FE327SS/89 -- OPR-C147-HE-89; CONTACT #15 FROM SURVEY H-10284/88; DIVER INVESTIGATION FOUND A 45 FT STEEL WRECK RESTING KEEL UP ON A HARD, SANDY BOTTOM; WRECK WAS INTACT BUT NO NAME OR MARKINGS COULD BE LOCATED; HIGHEST POINT ON WRECK WAS THE STERN ON ONE OF THE TWO SKEGS; TWIN PROPS REMAIN ON THE WRECK; WRECK RISES 4 FT OFF THE BOTTOM; 44 FT PNEUMATIC DEPTH GAUGE LEAST DEPTH. (REV. 3/22/96, SJV)
According to a survey conducted by the Division in 1993 and 1994, an average of $2.2 million is expended annually to construct and manage New Jersey's ocean reefs. The management portion of the project, which includes the salaries of State marine biologists who select reef sites, coordinate construction activities, and conduct biological and harvest surveys, and the costs of operating a research vessel and sampling equipment, amounts to approximately $215,000 each year. Funding for management is composed of $161,000 in federal Sportfish Restoration Funds, which are obtained from excise taxes on recreational fishing tackle, and $54,000 in state funding.
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