New Jersey Scuba Diving

Rockaway Artificial Reef

Depth: 32 - 40 ft

Rockaway Artificial Reef

barges - Rockaway

Rock & Rubble

Not Shown:

60 steel buoys
2,000 tire units

side-scan sonar image of Rockaway Reef, click to enlarge

Rock & Rubble

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.

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barges - Rockaway Artificial Reef

Many holes cut in sides.
It must cost a fortune to rent this giant derrick.

Type:: artificial reef, barges
Depth:: 32 - 40 ft

Name	Description	Sunk	GPS
Dump Scow DS-109	100 ft steel	Tuesday Oct 9, 2018	40°32.614' -73°50.098'

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Overview of Higher Animals

Bullfrog

"Higher animals" is a catch-all term for vertebrates other than fish. This is rather self-congratulatory, since the so-called "lower animals" - fishes and invertebrates - are actually the dominant species on the planet, both in numbers and diversity! The four classes of higher animals are:

Amphibians - class Amphibia
Reptiles - class Reptilia
Birds - class Aves
Mammals - class Mammalia

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