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Annual Summaries of Marine Artificial Reef Activity

The following tables summarize the patch reef building activity on the marine artificial reef sites. Each table displays the reef site, month of deployment, material, and deployment coordinates in latitude and longitude for a specific calendar year. The corner coordinates for each reef site are also available as LORAN C TD's and latitude and longitude coordinates.

Artificial Reefs Built in 2004
Reef Site Month Material

Coordinates )LatitudeLongitude

Atlantic Beach January 15,400 cubic yards of red shale Multiple coordinates available upon request
Shinnecock February 720 tons of jetty stone 40°48.170'N
72°28.360'W
Shinnecock March 1,010 tons of jetty stone 40°48.171'N
72°28.356'W
Shinnecock March 705 tons of jetty stone 40°48.180'N
72°28.330'W
Fishing Line Reef
McAllister Grounds
May 27 foot steel hull workboat,
Evan Miller
40°32.141'N
73°39.595'W
Fisherman
Yellowbar
May 60 foot steel deck barge,
CorEW33
40°37.994'N
73°14.465'W
Shinnecock June 8 tons of concrete buoy anchors 40°48.137'N
72°28.404'W
Shinnecock June 10 tons of concrete buoy anchors 40°48.092'N
72°28.412'W
Moriches June 77 foot steel hull fishing vessel, Vickey 40°43.374'N
72°46.564'W

Artificial Reefs Built in 2003

Reef Site Month Material Coordinates
(Latitude
Longitude)
Fishing Line
McAllister Grounds
April Hancock Barge, a 37-foot steel crane barge 40°32.159'N
73°39.468'W
Fire Island October Mary N, a 50-foot steel clam dredge 40°35.997'N
73°12.926'W
Fire Island October Alec N, a 45-foot steel clam dredge 40°35.962'N
73°13.011'W
Moriches November J.J., a 90-foot steel Reinhauer tugboat 40°43.475'N
72°46.474'W
Atlantic Beach December 33,600 cubic yards red shale from the Howland Hook Wharf extension project Coordinates available upon request.


New Artificial Reefs Built in 2002
Reef Site Month Material Coordinates
(Latitude
Longitude)
Fishing Line
McAllister Grounds
December 2001 8,900 cubic yards of Red Shale 40°32.290'N
73°39.680'W
Moriches April 167 foot steel vessel The Boat 40°43.403'N
72°46.659'W
Fisherman
Yellowbar
May 48 foot vessel Peregrine 40°38.012'N
73°14.364'W
Moriches July 80 foot steel trawler Ana Palmira 40°43.514'N
72°46.598'W


Artificial Reefs Built in 2001
Reef Site Month Material Coordinates
(Latitude
Longitude)
Atlantic Beach (73*) January - June 179,900 cubic yards of bedrock Scattered over site
Fisherman
Yellowbar
January 62-ft fishing vessel, Connie F 40°38.000'N
73°14.490'W
Moriches February 100-ft steel deck barge 40°43.470'N
72°46.329'W
Moriches October 70-ft steel trawler, Two Friends 40°43.473'N
72°46.474'W

* Number reflects individual dredge rock deployments

Note: Total number of reef deployments: 76


Artificial Reefs Built in 2000
Reef Site Month Material Coordinates
(Latitude
Longitude)
Atlantic Beach February to December 254,000 cubic yards of dredged bedrock Scattered over site
Fishing Line
McAllister Grounds
June Concrete bridge sections 40°32.188'N
73°39.495'W
Fishing Line
McAllister Grounds
July Concrete bridge sections 40°32.195'N
73°39.508'W
Fishing Line
McAllister Grounds
August Concrete bridge sections 40°32.199'N
73°39.497'W
Fishing Line
McAllister Grounds
September 28 foot steel workboats and two 40 foot steel dredge barges 40°32.101'N
73°39.454'W
Fishing Line
McAllister Grounds
November 43 foot bi-metal sailboat, Beyond 40°32.150'N
73°39.333'W
Hempstead Town October Two 40 foot steel dredge barges 40°31.020'N
73°32.510'W
Fisherman
Yellowbar
November 12 inch concrete pipe (67 pieces)
15 inch concrete pipe (19 pieces)
eight foot section
40°38.000'N
73°14.441'W
Moriches March 112 foot steel clam dredge, Cape Fear 40°43.505'N
72°46.386'W
Moriches July 18 to 30 inch concrete pipe (115 pieces), eight foot sections Scattered over site
Shinnecock February and March 3,500 cubic yards of concrete bridge sections Scattered over site



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