Cape Fear is headed for the bottom to become the latest addition to the Moriches Reef. Artificial reefs have long been used to enhance marine habitat and attract marine fish and other animals for harvest. Reefs are built of any hard, durable structure that simulate the habitat of particular species of fish, crustaceans or mollusks. Most artificial reefs in New York are made of rock, concrete, or steel, usually in the form of surplus or scrap materials. Our reefs were developed to provide new fisheries habitat and more accessible fishing grounds for anglers.
Divers also visit our reefs for nature observation, photography, and catching lobsters.
Listed below are the names and locations of reef sites in the waters around Long Island. One tire unit is configured into a 15-tire pyramid. Unconfirmed report of 16 auto bodies, probably disintegrated by now. Auto and truck bodies have disintegrated. Seven wooden barges placed over 20 years ago have mostly disintegrated.