Artificial Reef Locations
Map and Coordinates
DEC manages 11 artificial reefs in the marine district. All are located near harbors or inlets for easy access to fishermen and divers and are found on both the north and south shores of Long Island:
- Two reefs in Long Island Sound
- Two reefs in Great South Bay
- Seven reefs in the Atlantic Ocean off the south shore of Long Island.
For more detailed information and the locations of the individual artificial patch reefs within each site, contact Chris LaPorta at (631) 444-0438.
Site details and GPS coordinates can be found in the table below. The latitude and logitude coordinates pinpoint the corners of the artificial reef sites.
Print a copy of New York's Artificial Reef Map and Coordinates (PDF) (199 kB) to bring along on your next diving or fishing trip. You can also download the locations as a .csv file from NYS Open Data portal (Leaves DEC's website).
| SITE NAME | LATITUDE/LONGITUDE COORDINATES | SITE DETAILS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NW Corner | NE Corner | SE Corner | SW Corner | ||
| Rockaway Reef |
40°32.730 73°51.210 |
40°32.730 73°49.920 |
40°32.200 73°49.920 |
40°32.200 73°51.210 |
Location: Atlantic Ocean, 1.6 nautical miles south of Rockaway Beach Size: 413 acres (2000 yards X 1000 yards) Depth: 32 to 40 feet Materials: 6,000 tires in 3-tire units; 60 steel buoys; rock; concrete slabs, pipes, culvert, decking and rubble. Comments: Rock rubble is scattered throughout the reef site. * Fish pots banned by State Law * |
| Atlantic Beach Reef |
40°32.020 73°43.700 |
40°32.020 73°42.400 |
40°31.530 73°42.400 |
40°31.530 73°43.700 |
Location: Atlantic Ocean, 3.0 nautical miles south of Atlantic Beach Size: 413 acres (2000 yards by 1000 yards) Depth: 55 to 64 feet Materials: 30,000 tires in 3-tire units; 404 auto bodies; 10 Good Humor trucks; 9 barges; the tug Fran S; a steel lifeboat; steel crane and boom; surplus armored vehicles; rock; concrete slabs, pipes, culvert, decking and rubble; 530,000 cubic yards of rock from a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dredging project. Comments: Auto and truck bodies have disintegrated. Rock drop along north boundary of site. |
| Fishing Line (McAllister Grounds) |
40°32.300 73°39.700 |
40°32.300 73°39.200 |
40°32.100 73°39.200 |
40°32.100 73°39.700 |
Location: Atlantic Ocean, 2.8 nautical miles south of Long Beach Size: 115 acres (925 yards X 600 yards) Depth: 50 to 53 feet Materials: Concrete bridge rubble; 4 steel barges; 2 steel workboats; sailboat; 8,900 cubic yards of rock. * Fish pots banned by State Law * |
| Hempstead Town Reef |
40°31.250 73°33.350 |
40°31.500 73°31.370 |
40°30.920 73°31.550 |
40°30.670 73°33.520 |
Location: Atlantic Ocean, 3.3 nautical miles south of Jones Beach State Park Size: 744 acres (3000 yards X 1200 yards) Depth: 50 to 72 feet Materials: 11 vessels; a drydock; surplus armored vehicles; concrete rubble; 2 steel barges. |
| Fire Island Reef |
40°36.100 73°13.500 |
40°36.100 73°11.500 |
40°35.600 73°11.500 |
40°35.600 73°13.500 |
Location: Atlantic Ocean, 2.0 nautical miles south of the Fire Island Lighthouse Size: 744 acres (3000 yards by 1200 yards) Depth: 62 to 73 feet Materials: 1500 tires; 10 barges; 2 boat hulls; 2 steel clam dredges; 2 drydocks; sailboat; surplus armored vehicles; coal ash blocks (experimental); rock; concrete cesspool rings, slabs and rubble. * Fish pots banned by State Law * |
| Moriches Anglers Reef |
40°43.470 72°46.640 |
40°43.540 72°46.360 |
40°43.470 72°46.330 |
40°43.400 72°46.615 |
Location: Atlantic Ocean, 2.4 nautical miles south of Moriches Inlet Size: 14 acres (450 yards by 150 yards) Depth: 70 to 75 feet Materials: 2 small boats; 4 steel barges; 5 steel trawlers; 2 steel vessels; 90 foot steel tugboat; surplus armored vehicles; 600 tires; 112 foot steel clam dredge; concrete pipes. * Fish pots banned by State Law * |
| Shinnecock Reef |
40°48.167 72°28.667 |
40°48.217 72°28.300 |
40°48.083 72°28.333 |
40°48.033 72°28.717 |
Location: Atlantic Ocean, 2.0 Nautical miles south of Shinnecock Inlet Size: 35 acres (680 by 250 yards) Depth: 79 to 84 feet Materials: 3,000 tires in 3-tire units; 3 barges; a tug; a wood drydock; 2 wood boats; a steel cruiser; a steel and concrete tower; 2 steel trawlers; surplus armored vehicles; steel and concrete bridge rubble; 2,400 tons of jetty stone. Comments: Charted dimensions and location are different from permitted ones. *Fish pots banned by State Law* |
| Fisherman (Yellowbar) Reef |
40°37.954 73°14.595 |
40°38.051 73°14.354 |
40°38.016 73°14.327 |
40°37.918 73°14.569 |
Location: Great South Bay, 900 yards east of the Robert Moses Fixed Bridge Size: 7 acres (400 yards by 85 yards) Depth: 25 to 40 feet Materials: 100 concrete Reef Ball units; concrete pipes; 2 wooden vessels; steel cruiser; steel barge. * Fish pots banned by State Law * |
| Kismet Reef |
40°38.140 73°12.938 |
40°38.310 73°12.329 |
40°38.285 73°12.317 |
40°38.115 73°12.926 |
Location: Great South Bay, 120 yards north of the South Beach, between Kismet and the National Seashore dock Size: 10 acres; (1000 yards by 50 yards) Depth: 16 to 25 feet Materials: 4000 tires in 3-tire units; 2 barges; 24,000 cement blocks; concrete slabs, culvert and rubble. Comments: Charted dimensions are different from permitted ones. * Fish pots banned by State Law * |
| Smithtown Reef |
40°55.975 73°11.170 |
40°56.005 73°11.070 |
40°55.955 73°11.035 |
40°55.920 73°11.140 |
Location: Long Island Sound, 1.6 nautical miles northwest of Stony Brook Harbor entrance Size: 3 acres (150 yards by 100 yards) Depth: 38 to 40 feet Materials: 22,000 tires; 5 barges; 6 concrete-filled steel cylinders. Comments: Tires are scattered around site. * Fish pots banned by State Law * |
| Matinecock Reef |
40°54.579 73°37.741 |
40°54.689 73°37.250 |
40°54.581 73°37.210 |
40°54.479 73°37.701 |
Location: Long Island Sound, 0.5 nautical miles north of Peacock Point Size: 41 acres (800 yards by 250 yards) Depth: 30 to 40 feet Materials: unknown Comments: Undeveloped. Charted dimensions are different from permitted ones. * Fish pots banned by State Law * |