New Jersey Scuba Diving

Long Branch Pier

Long Branch Pier Rubble — Remains of the pier still standing in October 1997; it was demolished in June-July 2001

Type:: oceanfront pier
Built:: 1911
Depth:: 15 ft?

Long Branch Pier Rubble — Aerial view of the pier and adjacent jetty in the 1960s, prior to development as an amusement park.

Long Branch Pier Rubble — Ablaze - Monday, June 8, 1987
The cause was determined to be a gas leak.

Long Branch Pier Rubble — Coast Guard cutters helped fight the fire.

Long Branch Pier Rubble — The fire destroyed many shore-front businesses and blighted the town for a decade. The area has since been redeveloped very nicely.

Shore Diving in New Jersey

A number of piers have stood at this site since the early 1800s, serving a steamboat connection to New York. Several were destroyed by storms. This was the third or fourth pier built and was completed in 1911. When the steamboat service lapsed, it was converted to a fishing pier, and later built over as an amusement park. The park atop the pier burned down in 1987, and the remains of the structure were finally demolished in 2001, leaving a field of concrete pilings and debris just beyond the surf zone.

For detailed directions, see Shore Diving in New Jersey

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Spiny Dogfish

Spiny Dogfish

Spiny Dogfish
Squalus acanthias

Size:
to 3ft (male)
to 4 ft (female)

Habitat:
cool coastal waters, midwater, and bottom, but seldom at the surface

Notes:

The Spiny Dogfish has two distinguishing features: rows of small white dots that run along its sides, and a sharp spine that is found in front of each of its two dorsal fins. The spines of the Spiny Dogfish are formed from material much like that of our teeth. Other distinguishing features include the lack of an anal fin, and the rounded, un-notched tail, unlike the Smooth Dogfish. In the water, the white spots are the thing most likely to jump out at you for identification, although they fade away in some older individuals.

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