04-30-2009, 08:22 PM
Four million cubic yards of rock will be deployed on nine New Jersey reefs over the next three years as part of the New Jersey's Artificial Reef Program. Previously released information regarding the deployment at Axel Carlson Reef no longer applies: deployments there are scheduled to begin on May 27, 2009.
The deployment schedule is subject to weather and sea conditions. Rock deployments commenced on 4/21/2009 at the Cape May, Great Egg, Deepwater, Wildwood, Townsends Inlet, Atlantic City and Garden State North Reefs. Rock deployments will commence on the Axel Carlson Reef on 5/27/2009 and the Shark River Reef during 2010.
The dredge rock ranges in size from basketball-sized pieces to boulders. The rock will be transported from areas along the Kill Van Kull, Arthur Kill and Newark Bay via tugboats and deployed by hopper scows at predetermined locations.
During these reef construction efforts the work will be continuous so boaters must constantly be aware of the reduced maneuverability of the tugs and allow them the right-of-way. Commercial fishers must relocate their gear to other areas not slated for deployment or risk gear damage.
For further information, including maps of the deployment sites, visit http://www.njfishandwildlife.com/news/20...ck4-09.htm on the NJ DEP Division of Fish and Wildlife's website.
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The deployment schedule is subject to weather and sea conditions. Rock deployments commenced on 4/21/2009 at the Cape May, Great Egg, Deepwater, Wildwood, Townsends Inlet, Atlantic City and Garden State North Reefs. Rock deployments will commence on the Axel Carlson Reef on 5/27/2009 and the Shark River Reef during 2010.
The dredge rock ranges in size from basketball-sized pieces to boulders. The rock will be transported from areas along the Kill Van Kull, Arthur Kill and Newark Bay via tugboats and deployed by hopper scows at predetermined locations.
During these reef construction efforts the work will be continuous so boaters must constantly be aware of the reduced maneuverability of the tugs and allow them the right-of-way. Commercial fishers must relocate their gear to other areas not slated for deployment or risk gear damage.
For further information, including maps of the deployment sites, visit http://www.njfishandwildlife.com/news/20...ck4-09.htm on the NJ DEP Division of Fish and Wildlife's website.
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