New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife

For more information contact:
Bill Figley at 609-748-2020

The ultimate reef book, "A Guide to Fishing and Diving New Jersey Reefs" is now available by mail and at bait and tackle shops statewide. The publication is a cooperative effort between the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection's Division of Fish and Wildlife, the Artificial Reef Association and The Fisherman Magazine.

The 64-page reef guide is made of waterproof and tear-proof plastic pages, designed specifically for use on small boats, in bad weather and at sea. It contains:

• LORAN C and DGPS charts of New Jersey's 14 ocean reef sites, depicting the locations of more than 1,200 reefs for use by anglers and divers.
• LORAN C and DGPS coordinates of all named reefs.
• Information on how reefs are colonized by marine life.
• Details on how to sponsor a reef.
• Additional sources of reef information.

To order by mail, enclose a check or money order for $20 ($17.95 plus $2.05 postage and handling for EACH book), payable to the Artificial Reef Association, P.O. Box 16, Oceanville, NJ 08231.

The Division of Fish and Wildlife administers the state's Artificial Reef Program. New Jersey has a network of 14 ocean reef sites, which are evenly spaced along the coast and available to anglers and divers from Sandy Hook to Cape May.