New Jersey

Bill Figley’s last deployment

Projects

2010

Four Hundred Reef Balls Slated for Deployment on the Cape May Reef

2008

500 Reef Balls Slated for Deployment on the Great Egg and Little Egg Reefs


During the winter of 2008, a total of 330 reef balls were deployed on the Little Egg (LE) and Great Egg (GE) reefs. Reef ball locations on the LE Reef:

• 39º 28.500’ 74º 10.500’
• 39º 28.400’ 74º 10.800’

Reef ball locations on the GE Reef:

• 39º 14.300’ 74º 21.700’
• 39º 14.400’ 74º 21.500’

2007

Three locations on the OC Reef and four locations on the WW Reef were chosen for the reef ball deployments. The reef balls are dispersed around each location making them ideal spots for drift fishing.



Reef ball locations on the OC Reef:

• 39º 09.750’ 74º 34.750’
• 39º 10.900’ 74º 32.900’
• 39º 10.900’ 74º 32.725’

Reef ball locations on the WW Reef:

• 38º 57.900’ 74º 40.375’
• 38º 57.780’ 74º 40.400’
• 38º 57.600’ 74º 40.500’
• 38º 57.700’ 74º 40.350’

’Reef Ball Additions on the Ocean City and Wildwood Reefs in 2007

2006

700 Reef Balls Slated For Deployment on the Townsends Inlet Reef – August 23, 2006

17 Patch Reefs were built with Reef Balls. After putting New Jersey’s artificial reefs on the map, Figley and Preim chart new courses. During retirement, Figley plans to do a great deal of fishing and hunting. So, if you see him on the fishing grounds, say hello and thank him for all his good work.

Eternal Reef Balls

After putting New Jersey’s artificial reefs on the map, Figley and Preim chart new courses. During retirement, Figley plans to do a great deal of fishing and hunting. So, if you see him on the fishing grounds, say hello and thank him for all his good work.

Another member of the reef team, Barry Preim, a fisheries technician, re t i red after 35 years with the Division of Fish and Wildlife. In addition to work at sea during reef-building activities, he was responsible for
p reparing the charts, which now guide anglers and divers around the reef sites, and other published graphics that promoted the Reef Program and made it into success that it is today.

Side scan sonar image of the Veronica M tug sunk on the Axel Carlson Reef Site ( C o u rtesy of Vince Capone, Enviro Scan)
Bill Figley’s last deployment.