PCB-Free Military Vessels

Prepared by Keith Mille February 7, 2017 Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Division of Marine Fisheries Management MARAD and NAVSEA Inventories

. MARAD National Defense Reserve Fleet Inventory (October 4, 2016) . 99 vessels . NAVSEA Inactive Fleet Inventory Sept 27, 2016) . 50 vessels

. June 5, 2013, ASMFC-GSMFC Artificial Reef subcommittee letter - requesting MARAD reconsider its new ship reefing policy of only allowing MARAD vessels newer than 1985 to be released for use as artificial reefs (making the case that with sufficient funds and resources to completely mitigate all PCB materials on an older MARAD ship, as was demonstrated for the U.S.S. Hoyt Vandenberg sunk off Key West in 2009, a state should have the option to request and take title to any MARAD inactive reserve fleet ship available for disposal. October 31, 2013 - MARAD replied stating that they would pursue the most cost effective methods for ship disposal available at the time. EX-STEPHEN W. GROVES (FFG-29)

. EX-STEPHEN W. GROVES (FFG-29) . Keel laid Sept 1980, Launched April 1981, Commissioned 1982 . 4,100 tons . Length: 453 ft . Beam: 45 ft EX-HAWES (FFG-53)

. EX-STEPHEN W. GROVES (FFG-29) . Keel laid Aug 1983, Launched Feb 1984, Commissioned 1985 . 4,100 tons . Length: 453 ft . Beam: 45 ft Disposal Reporting Letters . http://www.navsea.navy.mil/Home/Tea m-Ships/NAVSEA-21/Inactive- Ships/Ship-Dismantling/DLA- Combatant-Ship-Scrap-Sales/DLA-IFB- 15-0288/ .http://www.navsea.navy.mil/Home /Team-Ships/NAVSEA-21/Inactive- Ships/Ship-Dismantling/DLA- Combatant-Ship-Scrap-Sales/DLA- IFB-15-0288/ .http://www.navsea.navy.mil/Home /Team-Ships/NAVSEA-21/Inactive- Ships/Ship-Dismantling/DLA- Combatant-Ship-Scrap-Sales/DLA- IFB-15-0288/ .http://www.navsea.navy.mil/Home /Team-Ships/NAVSEA-21/Inactive- Ships/Ship-Dismantling/DLA- Combatant-Ship-Scrap-Sales/DLA- IFB-15-0288/ Thoughts?

Crowley Barge: San Juan

Oriskany Reef . 10 Year Anniversary . May 17, 2016 Save the Date! . AFS 2017 National Meeting . Hosted by FWC . Possible Artificial Reef Symposium

The Charleston Deep Reef

South Carolina’s Artificial Reef MPA

Robert Martore, South Carolina Dept. of Natural Resources Joint Meeting of the ASMFC‐GSMFC Technical Committees, Jacksonville, FL February 7, 2017 SAFMC Marine Protected Areas

Species of Concern found on the SC Memorial Reef

Snowy Grouper – Hyporthodus niveatus

Warsaw Grouper – H. nigritus

Misty Grouper – H. mystacinus

Yellowedge Grouper – H. flavolimbatus

Scamp Grouper – Mycteroperca phenax

Red Snapper – Lutjanus campechanus

South Carolina Artificial Reef MPA’s National Artificial Reef Workshop June 9-10, 2016 ◦ Alexandria VA

• Purpose: explore artificial reefs as a management tool to support and/or enhance sustainable fisheries • Topics: • Lessons learned in reef application • Opportunities/challenges in AR science & management • Potential future direction of PC: R. WIlson; National Geographic Open Source; AR in US waters http://www.outdooralabama.com/artificial-reefs

U.S. Department of Commerce | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | NOAA Fisheries | Page 1 Workshop Outcomes

• Production vs. aggregation is a continuum of variable importance • Establishing clear objectives is essential • Challenges include: materials procurement; monitoring; permitting • Needs include: standardization in design, testing

Participant perspectives on Federal role: • Coordinating not regulatory • Expanded information sharing – “data clearing house” • Science support for states • Permit streamlining

U.S. Department of Commerce | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | NOAA Fisheries | Page 2 Meeting materials including presentations and the workshop summary can be found at: http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/sfa/management/ recreational/artificial‐reef‐workshop.html Harwich Artificial Reef Established March 23, 2016

Update for the ASMFC Artificial Reef Committee Meeting Jacksonville, FL February 7,2017

Mark Rousseau MA Division of Marine Fisheries

February 24, 2017 Division of Marine Fisheries Slide 1 The MarineFisheries Artificial Reef Program

A DMF Project within the Fisheries Habitat Program. • Coastal permit project review • Habitat restoration • Habitat mapping • Mitigation guidance Artificial Reef Program - staff of one. • Coordinate reef projects (part time) • Rely heavily upon other agency staff to assist with projects • Funding for the program continues to be a limiting factor.

February 24, 2017 Division of Marine Fisheries Slide 2 5 permitted sites

February 24, 2017 Division of Marine Fisheries Slide 3 Hard / structured habitat is not limited in all areas

February 24, 2017 Division of Marine Fisheries Slide 4 The Harwich Artificial reef was funded through Massachusetts Saltwater License fees.

 Saltwater License revenues are divided 3 ways.

 1/3 goes to law enforcement  1/3 goes toward recreational fisheries research  1/3 goes to public access

February 24, 2017 Division of Marine Fisheries Slide 5 2016 Public Access Expenditures

• Bass River Yarmouth Pier • Fairhaven Pier Harwich Fishing Reef – Nantucket Sound • Small Grant – Plymouth: filet station and web camera of harbor – Rockport: maintenance to the Atlantic path – Marshfield: spotlight at Green Harbor ramp – Gloucester: replaced float at Magnolia Pier – Dennis: multiple new floats and a gangway at Uncle freeman’s Landing on Bass River

February 24, 2017 Division of Marine Fisheries Slide 6 The Harwich Reef Site

Background

 Site is located 2.2 nm south of Saquatucket Harbor on featureless bottom in approximately 30’ water  Reef site is 200m x 200m (9.9 acres)  Constructed of concrete rubble

February 24, 2017 Division of Marine Fisheries Slide 7 Regulatory Proposal

Rationale  Funded by recreational permit and should maximize recreational fishing opportunity.  Known presence of fish may encourage opportunistic commercial fishing effort.  Commercial fishing effort may result in user group and gear conflicts.  Fish pot gear could become ensnared in lines and caught in props.

Recommendation: Prohibit commercial fishing on reef site, as well as within a 100m buffer zone on each site. This would result in a 400m x 400m (39.54 acre) closed area.

February 24, 2017 Division of Marine Fisheries Slide 8 Project Purpose

 Add structure where structured habitat is limited  Increase benthic relief  Increase interstitial spaces

 Target recreationally important species  Black Sea Bass  Tautog  Scup  Others

 Provide additional recreational angling opportunities

February 24, 2017 Division of Marine Fisheries Slide 9 Material Acquisition

 1600 cubic yards of material loaded in New Bedford MA onto a 54’ x 160’ barge  1000 cubic yards of material from demolished Harwich High School. Material was set aside at the Harwich transfer station  Additional material provided by the project contractor

February 24, 2017 Division of Marine Fisheries Slide 10 Deployment Day! 03/23/2016

 Loaded barge moved from New Bedford Harbor to the reef site on Tuesday, 3/22/2016

 Work began offloading the barge at sunrise, approximately 6:45AM

 All material was offloaded from the barge by 09:55AM.

February 24, 2017 Division of Marine Fisheries Slide 11 The next day! 03/24/2016

February 24, 2017 Division of Marine Fisheries Slide 12 Monitoring and Research

 Monitoring visits  Ensure material stability  Monitor species presence  Document macro invertebrate species colonization / succession  Assess invasive species presence

 Year 1 Tasks  Deploy Onset HOBO temperature sensors to collect continuous time series bottom temperature  Deploy acoustic receiver to document presence of tagged fish  Set up a permanent geo- referenced photo monitoring station  Create a sitemap using site scan sonar to monitor material placement / movement

February 24, 2017 Division of Marine Fisheries Slide 13 First Site Visit 04/06/2016

 Material dispersed in two long strips at the southern extent of the site

 Macro invertebrates already present on structures

 All material conforms to permit height specification

 No material located outside the permitted site

February 24, 2017 Division of Marine Fisheries Slide 14 Second Site Visit 04/23/2016

Deployed long term monitoring equipment

 VEMCO acoustic receiver  Onset HOBO temperature monitors.  Time Zero benthic colonization/fouling baseline data

February 24, 2017 Division of Marine Fisheries Slide 15 Third Site Visit 06/15/2016

https://youtu.be/Wjf6XyQPyhs

February 24, 2017 Division of Marine Fisheries Slide 16 Sidescan survey 8/3/2016

February 24, 2017 Division of Marine Fisheries Slide 17 Reef Dedication 8/04/2016

February 24, 2017 Division of Marine Fisheries Slide 18 Site Visit 11/03/2016

February 24, 2017 Division of Marine Fisheries Slide 19 Traffic Patterns (acoustic data)

Count of date date

Transmitter 5/15/2016 5/19/2016 5/29/2016 5/30/2016 6/1/2016 6/3/2016 6/4/2016 6/11/2016 6/13/2016 6/17/2016 6/18/2016 6/19/2016 6/25/2016 7/9/2016 7/20/2016 7/21/2016 10/15/2016 Grand Total A69‐1303‐11463 277 16 A69‐1303‐54175 4 4 A69‐9001‐20911 22 A69‐9001‐21638 18 18 A69‐9001‐21691 11 11 A69‐9001‐21695 33 A69‐9001‐21697 3 2 6 6 17 A69‐9001‐21699 16 16 A69‐9001‐21703 11 A69‐9001‐21705 1 1 A69‐9001‐21715 2 2 A69‐9001‐21731 8 8 A69‐9001‐21745 11 13 24 Grand Total1114813183222771661742123

Atlantic Sturgeon White Shark Striped Bass

February 24, 2017 Division of Marine Fisheries Slide 20 Traffic Patterns

Atlantic Sturgeon (n=1) 50

40 Striped Bass (n=11)

30 White Shark (n=1)

0 May June July August September October

February 24, 2017 Division of Marine Fisheries Slide 21 Research

 Year 2  Continue all year 1 sampling  Set up an acoustic array and catch and tag fish on site

 In the works  study channeled and knobbed whelk population structure in an un-fished location.  examine any size structure differences of the channeled and knobbed whelk population within a small closed area vs. the surrounding open area.

February 24, 2017 Division of Marine Fisheries Slide 22 Next Focus Area

February 24, 2017 Division of Marine Fisheries Slide 23 Thank You

Questions?

Acknowledgements Vin Malkoski, Ross Kessler, Kathryn Ford, John Logan, Jill Carr, Kate Ostrikis, Tay Evans, Brad Chase, Steve Voss, Neil Churchill, Terry O’Neil, Jim Rosignol, Matt Ayer, Wes Dukes, Holly Bourbon, Steve Wilcox, Derek Perry, Mike Trainor, Arne Carr, Dan McKiernan, Mike Armstrong, Kevin Creighton, Darlene Pari, Jared Silva…….

February 24, 2017 Division of Marine Fisheries Slide 24 Request for Special Management Zone (SMZ) designation for five artificial reefs in the EEZ- June, 2011- Infinity …………and beyond!*

*With apologies to Buzz Lightyear

 1. Enhance fish habitat by providing protective structure and trophic support for fish.  2. Increase invertebrate and fish biodiversity.  3. Increase invertebrate and fish biomass.  4. Provide hook and line fishing opportunities  1. Select sites with no existing structure, avoiding “live bottom”.  2. Avoid existing shipwrecks.  3. Avoid areas supporting existing commercial fishing (MAFMC)  4. Avoid navigational conflicts (Mariner’s Advisory Committee).  1. Sportfish Restoration Program Funds – Wallop-Breaux (USFWS). This constitutes 75% of program funding.  2. Mitigation for fisheries impacts (PSE&G).  3. In-kind donations of labor, services and materials to the program.  4. Cash donations, memorial gifts, etc.  5. The State of Delaware provides no tax payer funds for reef development. 

 1. Area of the Atlantic continental shelf off the Delaware coast…………2,323 square nautical miles.  2. Area of Delaware’s 5 permitted reef sites (EEZ) ……………………………..4.6 square nautical miles. 3. Percentage of the area impacted by SMZ designation …………….<0.2%...... (1/500th). 4. None of this area had existing structure, live bottom or existing fisheries prior to reef development. 5. Commercial pot fishing is quota-based and if SMZs were designated, the activity would be limited to the other 499/500ths of the continental shelf (99.8+%).  1. Delaware and New Jersey made two presentations to the MAFMC in 2007 regarding gear conflicts and the possibility of a future SMZ request, as provided for in the BSB Plan.  2. The meeting was informational, no formal request was made. We were referred to the “demersal committee “ for any future interactions. Eventually, this turned out to not be a part of the process.  3. Though the conflict had been getting worse for 8 years, there was not compelling need to trigger a request at that time and neither state moved forward. 1. Commercial pots and lines foul hook and line fishing gear resulting in lost rigs and making drift fishing impossible. Ghost pots go on fouling hook and line gear after active pot fishing ends. 2. Conflicts at reef sites in state waters are caused by commercial toadfish potters. 4. Conflicts at reef sites in the EEZ are caused by commercial sea bass, lobster and conch potters. 5. The USFWS is aware of these conflicts and has informed states in July, 2008 that they must be able to control gear types on their reefs in order to use Sportfish Restoration funds for reef development activities. 6. At reef sites in state waters, control of gear types is done by state regulations. At reef sites in the EEZ, control of gear types is done by SMZ designation, through the MAFMC.  1. Dr. Organ made the states of Delaware and New Jersey aware that commercial gear was in conflict with the intended recreational goals for Wallop-Breaux funded projects.  2. Should progress toward controlling gear types on reef sites in state and federal water not be made, the USFWS would first terminate funding for a state reef program’s development efforts.***  3. A second sanction might be the requirement for a state to be required to repay federal funds used for reef development.  4. A final sanction available to the SFR Funding Office might be the loss of all SFR funding.

 *** In April, 2010, New Jersey’s SFR funds for reefs were suspended due to failure of legislation to correct gear conflicts. Because these funds covered staff salaries, the entire NJ reef Program was terminated.  1. Delaware House Bill 270 was passed by the 145th General Assembly and signed by Governor Markell in April, 2010, giving the Division of Fish and Wildlife authority to manage gear types on permitted reef sites in state waters by regulation.  2. Regulation 3536, section 5.0 states:- “It shall be unlawful to take or attempt to take any finfish within the geographical boundaries of any artificial reef site under Delaware jurisdiction by any means other than hook and line or spear.” This regulation went into effect in the fall of 2011.  1. The origin of Special Management Zones in Federal waters is the Snapper-Grouper Plan (SAFMC). SMZ’s are common in the south Atlantic. More than 50 SMZs have been in place for more that 20 years.  2. The Black Sea Bass Plan contains language allowing reef permit holders to petition the MAFMC for SMZ designation to address conflicts on their permitted sites.  3. Once a reef site has been designated an SMZ, gear restrictions can be used to eliminate conflicts with recreational and commercial hook and line fishing.  4. Delaware initiated the process with MAFMC with an official request June 13, 2011. 2006-2010 2008-2010 2009-2010 2010 DE-NC 13% 9% 7% 4% NJ 42% 35% 33% 28%  1. Elimination of gear conflicts resulting in the enhanced hook and line fishing opportunities, a goal of the Reef Program.  2. Hook and line and pot fishermen are not competing on a level playing field. Potters are harvesting 11” fish a year before they would recruit into the recreational fishery at 12.5”.  3. Delaware’s tautog stock would benefit from the elimination of quota-based out-of-state fish potters, using Delaware ocean reef sites. Delaware commercial hook and line anglers are limited to recreational harvest measures.  4. With SMZs in place, Delaware could continue to manage ocean reefs for both recreational and commercial hook and line fishermen and conduct many other surveys and activities, essential to fisheries management, with Sportfish Restoration Funds.  1. Joel Macdonald, NOAA General council  2. Paul Perra, NOAA, NERO  3. Rich Seagraves, MAFMC  Scott Steinbeck NMFS, NFSC fisheries economist  Six evaluation criteria:-  1. Fairness and Equity  2. Promotion of Conservation  3. Avoidance of Excessive Shares  4. Consistency with BSB FMP, MSA, other law.  5. Natural bottom in and around SMZ  6. Impacts on historic uses  (Specified in the Magnuson Act)  1. Using Vessel Trip Reports gear conflicts were documented at sites 11 and 13.  2. The value of landings was estimated at $34,000. annually, 0.6% of total landings from NJ,DE and MD  3. The value of the recreational fishery, based on the aerial flight survey exceeds $1.5M annually (Sites 11 and 13).  4. SMZ status would not impact a significant number of entities.  5. SMZs are well established in the south east.  6. The Monitoring team provided a range of SMZ measures, including no action, seasonal and full time SMZ status and SMZ status for only certain sites.  1. The BSB Advisory Panel was convened and made recommendations.  2. Three public hearings were held in Ocean City, MD (6 attendees), Lewes, DE (51 attendees) and Toms River, NJ (14 attendees).  3. MAFMC asked Dr. John Organ of USFWS SFR Funding Office which SMZ measures would meet Delaware’s needs for continued funding. His response indicated:-  a. All ocean sites must be SMZs  b. SMZ status must be year round, not seasonal  c. Fishing must be limited to hook and line and spear.  1. Discussion brought out that this is a gear limitation request, not an attempt to restrict commercial fishing. Commercial hook and line would not be affected.  2. The MAFMC voted 11-3 to support Delaware’s request by sending it to John Bullard NMFS Northeast Regional Administrator.  3. This request was made by letter from Chris Moore, MAFMC , to John Bullard, on 2/26/13.  How long does it take NERO to answer a yes-no question?  The steps in the process are unknown to those outside the regional office but apparently include a serious amount of PONDERING

 1. NOAA will publish a proposed rule granting SMZ status to 5 Delaware reef sites in the EEZ, including a 500yd. buffer, permitting only hook and line, spear and hand harvest of fish and lobsters. Public comment will be taken for 60 days, as part of information gathering.  2. An EA will be produced considering the expected impacts of this action. (said to be a 3 month process)  3. Sometime in the future, the final rule will be published by NOAA and the gear conflict will be resolved at Delaware reef sites in the EEZ. 1. On June 9, 2015, NOAA published the “Final Rule” in the federal register. 2. The Rule went into effect on July 9, 2015, just 1,511 days after the original request to the MAFMC. 3. Four of five sites were granted year-round SMZ status allowing harvest by only hook-and-line, spear and hand methods of take. Delaware requested no buffer zone around the perimeter of the sites. Commercial hook-and-line fishing is permitted. SFR funding for reefs may continue.

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Division of Fish and Wildlife Reef Program Peter Clarke Fisheries Biologist NJDEP [email protected] 609-748-4334 New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Division of Fish and Wildlife Reef Program Staff • *Hugh Carberry* • Peter Clarke • Bill Maxwell • Anthony Mauro Five Part Presentation:

1. Revitalization of NJ’s Reef Program:

A) Resolution for State Waters

B) Policy development allowing NJ Reef Program to Work with Non- Profit Organizations to Build Reefs (501-C-3).

C) Memorandum of Agreement for Reef Material Providers allowing the NJ Reef Program to accept donations to the Program.

2. Sportfish Restoration Funding Reinstated to NJ Reef Program-June 2016.

3. Request for Special Management Zone (SMZ) regulations –Status

4. Deployments in 2016.

5. Future Projects Exiting State Reefs- blue

New State Reefs- Purple NJ Reef Building Hiatus • 2011: – Federal Aid Grant removed from the NJ Reef Program due to gear conflicts on reefs. • Conch, Lobster, Fish Pots: – pot gear prohibited the successful angling of recreational fishermen. • Cease and Desist Order: – Sportfish Restoration Funds could not be used for reef work until gear conflict was resolved. • After 5 years of negotiations, a resolution was passed for the 2 reefs in State waters (<=3 nm). Resolution for Reefs in State waters • Commercial and Recreational Compromise: – Reinstated NJ Reef Program funding in 2016.

• Full Access Zones (FAZ) in State waters (Sandy Hook and Axel Carlson Reefs).

– Commercial fishermen fishing State waters reefs can only set gear within FAZ on Sandy Hook and Axel Carlson Reefs.

– Pots can be set individually or in strings not to exceed ten pots (10).

– Gear can only be tended between sunrise and sunset.

– Must call the NJ Marine Law Enforcement Office two hours prior to hauling. - Sandy Hook Reef - Full Access Zone (FAZ) Red Shaded Area

FAZ have no Federal Aid Deployments - Axel Carlson Reef - Full Access Zone (FAZ) Red Shaded Area

FAZ have no Federal Aid Deployments Working with Non-Profit Organizations and Reef Material Providers • Reef Material Provider (RMP) is required to sign a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) – This ensures the RMP is responsible and liable for the material until it reaches the sea floor at a location designated by the Department

• RMP and NPO work out all cost associated with funding the project. The Division of Fish and Wildlife is not involved in negotiations.

• NJDEP Reef Program is responsible for ensuring that all reef materials are clean of contaminants, schedules all USCG inspections, provides advice on preparing and protocol for deployment. Working with Non-Profit Organizations and Reef Material Providers

Reef Material Provider - Must Sign NJDEP Memorandum of Agreement before Deployment

1) Liability Insurance Requirement.

2) State of NJ does not accept ownership of the reef material until it lies on the seafloor in the correct position. Sport Fish Restoration Funding for New Jersey’s Artificial Reef Program

• On June 1st, 2016 $159,000 of SFR funding was restored to New Jersey’s Artificial Reef Program. This is a five year grant cycle.

• This amount may increase in the future as we move forward with SMZ regulations for the 13 Reefs in Federal waters. In the past the Reef Program received $250,000.

• One component of the Reef Program that had to be cut in year 1 was reef ball production. Special Management Zone Request to the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC)

• In December 2015, NJ Division of Fish and Wildlife officially requested Special Management Zone Regulations for all NJ permitted reefs in Federal waters (13 total in addition to the 2 in State waters).

• The MAFMC placed NJ’s request on the 2016 Implementation Plan.

• The Council’s “Monitoring Team” evaluated NJ’s request.

• MAFMC October 2016 – Council recommended NJ receive SMZ status for all reefs in Federal waters. – Went to Public Hearings in NY, NJ, and DE.

• MAFMC November 2016 – Council voted to recommend to NMFS that all NJ reefs located in Federal waters receive SMZ status. – NMFS is currently reviewing that process, hopeful we receive confirmation in 2017 though likely to take longer than that. Deployments of 2016 NJ Deployments of 2016

*5 Vessel Deployments

*9 concrete Deployments Tobacco Point - Atlantic City Reef -

Sponsors Dimensions • Thesportfishingfund.org • Length – 95 feet • Dedicated to Richard Reina • Beam – 27 feet • Height – 36 feet Tobacco Point - Atlantic City Reef -

Sponsors Dimensions • Thesportfishingfund.org • Length – 95 feet • Dedicated to Richard Reina • Beam – 27 feet • Height – 36 feet Tobacco Point - Atlantic City Reef – Deployed June 16th 2016 Location: 39°14.038’ x 74°12.567’

Sponsors Dimensions • Thesportfishingfund.org • Length – 95 feet • Dedicated to Richard Reina • Beam – 27 feet • Height – 36 feet Ohio Dredge - Ocean City Reef -

Sponsors • Strathmere Fishing and Environmental Club Dimensions • Thesportfishingfund.org • Length – 80 feet • Dedicated to Jack Clements - Frank B. Smoot - • Beam – 30 feet Joseph A. Coffey Jr • Height – 15 feet Ohio Dredge - Ocean City Reef – Deployed June 16, 2016, Location: 39° 09.993’ x 74° 34.095

Sponsorship • Strathmere Fishing and Environmental Club Dimensions • Thesportfishingfund.org • Length – 80 feet • Dedicated to Jack Clements - Frank B. Smoot - • Beam – 30 feet Joseph A. Coffey Jr • Height – 15 feet Harbor Charlie - Axel Carlson Reef -

Dimensions Sponsorship: Manasquan River Marlin and Tuna Club Length: 65 feet thesportfishingfund.org Beam: 15 feet Height: 13 feet Harbor Charlie - Axel Carlson Reef – Deployed August 9, 2016, Location; 40 03.788 x 73 59.380

Harbor Charlie Video

Sponsorship: • Manasquan River Marlin and Tuna Club Dimensions • thesportfishingfund.org • In Memory of Jack Murray, Past Length: 65 feet President Beam: 15 feet Height: 13 feet F/V AUSTIN - Axel Carlson Reef – Deployed September 21, 2016, Location; 40 02.906 x 73 59.076

Sponsorship: Dimensions • John and Agatha Grady • Greater Point Pleasant Charter Boat Association Length: 68 feet • Ocean Reef Foundation Beam: 19.5 feet • Dedicated to John “Shady” Grady Height: 25 feet F/V AUSTIN - Axel Carlson Reef – Deployed September 21, 2016, Location; 40 02.906 x 73 59.076

Sponsorship: Dimensions • John and Agatha Grady • Greater Point Pleasant Charter Boat Association Length: 68 feet • Ocean Reef Foundation Beam: 19.5 feet • Dedicated to John “Shady” Grady Height: 18 feet F/V AUSTIN - Axel Carlson Reef – Deployed September 21, 2016, Location; 40 02.906 x 73 59.076

AUSTIN VIDEO

Sponsorship: Dimensions • John and Agatha Grady • Greater Point Pleasant Charter Boat Association Length: 68 feet • Ocean Reef Foundation Beam: 19.5 feet • Dedicated to John “Shady” Grady Height: 18 feet F/V LISA KIM - Wildwood Reef – - Will be Deployed in October during next suitable weather window -

Dimensions Sponsorship: Dan Lavechia Length: 115 feet LaMonica Find Foods, Cape May Beam: 25 feet Height: 27 feet F/V LISA KIM - Wildwood Reef -

Dimensions Sponsorship: Dan Lavechia Length: 115 feet LaMonica Find Foods, Cape May Beam: 25 feet Height: 27 feet Concrete Deployments in 2016

• Sandy Hook – 4 barge Loads • Sea Girt – 3 barge loads • Axel Carlson - 2 barge loads • Each load is 1,200 tons - Sandy Hook Reef – 4 barge loads - Weeks Marine – Brooklyn Navy Yard - Sandy Hook Reef – Weeks Marine 4 Deployments 1. 40 22.300 x 73 56.500 2. 40 22.250 x 73 56.450 3. 40 22.100 x 73 56.500 4. 40 22.150 x 73 56.400 - Sea Girt Reef – 3 barge loads Reicon Marine Group Domino Sugar Factory in Brooklyn, NY - Sea Girt Reef – Reicon Marine Group Domino Sugar Factory in Brooklyn, NY

3 Deployments 1. 40 08.100 x 73 56.200 2. 40 07.450 x 73 56.950 3. 40 07.300 x 73 57.000 - Axel Carlson Reef – 2 barge loads Reicon Marine Group Domino Sugar Factory in Brooklyn, NY - Axel Carlson Reef – 2 barge loads Reicon Marine Group Domino Sugar Factory in Brooklyn, NY

2 Deployments 1. 40 01.300 x 73 59.800 2. 40 00.900 x 73 59.800 Concrete Deployment Video Concrete Habitat Video Future Deployments 1. Zuni Tamaroa Tug (206 ft) – DelJerseyLand Reef. 2. F/V Mt. Sinai (90 ft dragger) – Monmouth or Ocean County. 3. Pleon Tug (95 ft) – Shark River Reef or Undetermined. 4. Relentless Tug (93 ft) – Shark River Reef or Undetermined. 5. Caisson Doors (110 ft) – Deepwater Reef. 6. Caisson Doors (110, ft)- Deepwater Reef. 7. Caisson Doors (170 ft)-Cape May Reef. 8. 50 foot Barge – Little Egg Inlet Reef. 9. 160 foot barge – Townsends Inlet Reef. 10. Army Tug (107 foot) – Garden State North. 11. 350,000 cubic yards of dredge rock. South Jersey Reefs. 12. F/V Vigorous (88 ft) 13. F/V Bay Head (85 ft) 14. F/V Bay Star (80 ft) 15. F/V Enterprise (73 ft) 16. F/V Blue Point (90 ft) Zuni Tamaroa- Del Jersey Land - 206 ft long, 39 ft wide - – Participated in the attack on Iwo Jima when it was a US Navy ship and was the vessel in the “Perfect Storm” movie that saved the USCG Helicopter Rescue team. F/V Mt. Sinai - 90 foot dragger Monmouth or Ocean County - Pleon Tug - 95 foot Shark River Reef - Relentless Tug - 93 foot Monmouth / Ocean County - 3 Caisson Doors - 110, 110, 170 foot; 2 Deepwater Reef, 1 Cape May Reef - 3 Caisson Doors - 110, 110, 170 foot; 2 Deepwater Reef, 1 Cape May Reef - 3 Caisson Doors - 110, 110, 170 foot; 2 Deepwater Reef, 1 Cape May Reef - 2 Barges - 50 ft and 160 ft - Army Tug - 107 ft, Garden State North - 5 Clam Boats

Vigorous (88 ft) Bay Head (85 ft) Bay Star (80 ft) Enterprise (73 ft) Blue Point (90 ft) - Clam Boats; All in Atlantic City- Thanks & Questions

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