The NJDEP Division of Fish and Wildlife will deploy a total of 325 reef balls on the
Garden State North and Garden State South Reefs on December 3, 2009 as part of the
Artificial Reef Program. The goal of the Artificial Reef Program is to provide
habitat for structure dependent fishes, create fishing grounds for hook and line
anglers, and create attractions for scuba divers.
Commercial fishers who set lobster and fish pots in the area of deployment should
remove their gear from the area or risk losing trawls by the deployments. The target
date for deployment is subject to weather and sea conditions.
For more information about the Artificial Reef Program, as well as reef site
coordinates visit
http://www.njfishandwildlife.com/news/2009/reefdeploy11-09.htm on
the division's website.
